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This is why you vote in every election.
And that changes the above in what way? The vast majority of people don't care about privacy, so you're back to square one of individualism.
Are there even candidates who care about privacy where you live?
The would candidates care if people bring up the issue.
If lots of people let their voices be heard, the pols will listen.
You can wait around for the perfect candidate to come along, or you can work to make the change happen.
People are bringing up the issue and they're being told to vote lol
Vote for what? Both parties in the world's largest military party completely support the PATRIOT act and condemn the actions of Edward Snowden. "Vote" is not a solution to privacy.
If voting doesn't matter, why is Trump so mad about automatic voter registration?
You not voting makes Donnie and his friends happy.
I never shared my feelings on whether or not voting matters broadly. I'm talking about the specific subject of privacy. Neither of the major parties in my country are pro-privacy. I'm not sure what Donald Trump has to do with it.
Then I'll explain it.
Laws decide what large companies can and can not do to gather data. Politicians decide those laws. Who you vote for decides what policies are enacted. If the current parties aren't working to help you, you might have to go out and search for better candidates.
If you're not American, substitute any pro-Fascist candidate you choose for 'Donald Trump.'
what the fuck world do you live in where that take reflects reality?
*everybody *knows the TSA is bullshit that doesn't help anything and yet nobody would dare suggest getting rid of it despite how deeply unpopular it is. Weed isn't federally legal despite a majority of americans supporting decriminalization in some form. Universal healthcare is also >50% support and they won't legislate it.
there are similar issues and cases in all liberal democracies, you understand nothing about how politics actually work.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/marijuana-decriminalization-white-house-joe-biden/index.html
Almost as if voting works.
lol you might want to read past the headline on that one chief
which party do i
for if i want antitrust suits brought against tech companies and which party is running candidates who know how to write hello world in any programming language?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/tech/ftc-sues-amazon-antitrust-monopoly-case/index.html
Amazon antitrust lawsuit going on as we speak.
where are the rest of them
I gave up on voting when I realized the last however many times I did it changed nothing. I want a real solution, not a distraction.
In 1968, a bunch of hippies opened up a 'Dick Gregory for President' office. They had enough money for the first month's rent and phone, and figured that they would make a small impact. Somehow, someone kept paying the office rent and phone for months.
You not voting is exactly what the people you hate want you to do.