I saw a woman tweet a picture of herself with her “I Voted” sticker, proudly announcing that, at 31, she voted for the first time, a straight blue ballot.
That’s nice, but you’re 31 and you’ve never voted? She isn’t an immigrant who recently gained the right to vote. She just stood by and watched all this time? I’m not impressed.
@RABallentine you would be shocked to know there is a lot of us like her. This time around makes only the sixth time I have voted and I am nearly 60. All my life I believed the bs that I don't have to bother voting. My vote won't matter. Plus raising 4 kids and being a slave wife while working full time + to give my kids a better life left no time to vote when younger. I am mad at myself for that, trust me. But have made it my mission to vote now, while I still can. #politics #vote
@RABallentine yes, but it is also the message that has been drilled into us for decades. All part of the plan to destroy Democracy. The only way to keep Democracy is to participate in it. #politics
@GamingGal @RABallentine In all fairness, I suspect the 31-year-old in question doesn't have four kids, and statistically speaking, more likely none.
@KarlFuzz @RABallentine they could. I had my 5th child at the age of 28. My first was at 19. Try having 3 in diapers at the same time, working 40+ hours a week nightshift and do all the housekeeping and cooking for a family of 6 and let me know where time would have been for voting. Hell I was lucky to get 3 hours sleep a day back then. It was domestic slavery. I am shocked my body isn't more broken than it is tbh. #vote
@GamingGal Not shocked. Americans are terrible at voting, being informed, and critical thinking in general. Too many say “My vote won’t matter.” That’s what fascists count on.