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I keep seeing people say things like this: "You know what does matter to the politicians, even more than us voting for them? When we DON’T vote for them."
No, absolutely not. This is not how the US electoral system works. Under the current system, only votes cast matter. Only people who are going to vote matter to campaign strategists.
The last election, less than 20% of my district voted. The 80+% of the people who abstained? Their opinions on the results don't matter. The system does not take them into account. They gave up their right to have a say. Some strategists for future elections might look at the numbers and say: wow, why didn't those people vote, and can we GET them to vote? But ultimately, the system is designed so that if only one person votes, that person gets to decide the winning candidate. You get the representatives voted on by whoever shows up to the poll.
If a candidate thinks you cannot be swayed to vote (because, for example, you've joined a weird anti-voting movement), then ther campaign is not going to cater to you. Their strategists won't care about you. Someone in the next cycle might try for your vote, but you are giving up your right to have a voice for this cycle.... and voters with a history of voting are more promising targets for any campaign strategies.
(Your actual vote is a secret, but they DO monitor that you have voted. This will affect how much annoying campaigning materials you will get, because they do target active voters.)
Also, "if I don't vote, that will make a point!" is just a stupid take in general. If you don't vote in November, and then Trump wins, what have you really done? Do you think the Biden admin will care, as they're leaving office? Do you think the Trump admin will care, as they enter office? Republicans want fewer people to vote! Your abstention will be nothing but a footnote in history about how Trump won.
#'is this vote shaming?' this is a made up and useless term#voting is your RIGHT which i encourage you to USE. i will never encourage you to give up your rights.#i would yell at you to vote even in a less important election#i yell at coworkers and friends every november!!#(actually i just write up a voting guide for our area. but same mood)#greatest hits
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Morrigan + her friendship with the warden
#gamingedit#daedit#daedits#morrigan#dragon age#dao#dragon age origins#mine#mine: da#dailygaming#useravallachs#calebwidgast#shadowglens#ilysm :((( <3#can you believe we never get the opportunity to call her our sweet baby angel and we only get to say ''you're my friend'' and that like onc#a crime of the greatest degree#1k
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thought of the day: the way that everyone forgets noah and yet will be forever influenced by his presence in their lives is kinda appropriate for TRC as a coming of age story. do any of us truly, consciously know each person, event, or place that shaped us into the people we are today? though our consciousness forgets, their memory is inseparable from the way we go about life.
#and we honor that memory just by living our lives!#(well of the good stuff anyway)#will articulate this better at some point#but like…we all have forgotten childhood friends or encounters#it doesnt mean they weren’t meaningful#and forgetting noah was of course supernatural but its not like it erased all traces of him from their minds!#just bc they dont know his name doesnt erase his friendship w ronan his playfulness w blue his companionship w gansey his quiet allyship#w adam. Like his presence MATTERED and that feeling of deep understanding and friendship is something you feel in your bones#greatest hits
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how embarrassing -winton
#overwatch#junker queen#junkerqueen#kiriko#kiriko kamori#foxqueen#kirikoqueen#kiriqueen#my art#yeah this might have inspo from that she ra scene#with catras cat#let’s just say spirit animals are our best friends but greatest enemies
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I could not get myself to watch Grian's video yet because I've been busy all day, only to realize that Joe's streaming. and I just gotta say. HOW. on earth has Joe been streaming for the last 16 years. Can we all go binge watch Joe Hills
#infodumping to my friend kite about joe. hi kite.#IM SO NOT NORMAL ABOUT HIM and i think he should be adored as the greatest. entertainer of our time#joe hills#hermitcraft#mcyt#mika-posts
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for @yoohyeon ♡
#thank you for being one of the greatest friends ever#thank you for all of our little chats#see this as me sending you a postcard from the other end of the world (not literally but you get the idea :D)#ghibli#totoro#postcards#my neighbor totoro
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I support girls but NAH THIS IS REACHING “if you look carefully LIKE REALLY CAREFULLY 🤓☝️”
#the same people who would shriek like the witch of the north melting her skin off if I tell you haikaveh / kavetham isn’t implied because#if you actually look into our culture they’re being normal and not everyone having rivalry and caring about each other means they’re 💅#in fact Arabs are some of the worlds most hospitable people alhaitham letting kaveh live with him#is the most Arab thing I’ve ever seen#heck if kaveh was a stranger it wouldn’t be unusual for an Arab to let him in their house ☠️#goddamn#“if you look in the internet you can see how they’re implied!🤓☝️”#maybe if you had any respect for my culture or any desire to be educated when I’m handing this to you for free you wouldn’t be your mistake#your mums greatest mistake 🤗🤗🤗*#dora daily#if only ppl dedicated this level of detail to actual culture compared to pulling out their microscope at level 100x magnification lens to#observe robins spots under her eyes the world would be a better place 🙀#let me tell you btw this whole I hate you meh meh meh ( I’m so in love with you ) trope is the most whitest booktok millennial plant growing#basement dweller nonesense I have ever heard in my life don’t do that to my pookies ☹️#( the pookies in fact were 11 and 9 years older than her respectively )#guys my dad is the straightest man alive ( oh the trauma lowkey wish he wasn’t ) and he legit was putting his hand on his best friends lap#LMAOOO even I as a very logical person was like bro this is so zesty rn I am SO uncomfortable#anyways live laugh love boothill x Baizhu they’re the most canon things I’ve ever seen in my life#<- this is a joke btw it’s an ironic ship I saw on tiktok ☠️
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2013⇒2016⇒2020⇒2021
#RM#jhope#SUGA#Kim Namjoon#Jung Hoseok#Min Yoongi#sope#bts rapline#BTS#방탄소년단#sketchbook#hoseok roulette art challenge#rapline karaoke through the ages#covering all the greatest hits of our age:#dynamic duo solo#homme 밥만 잘 먹더라#bts vmin friends#bts butter#:'D
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If the character didn’t have black hair, grey eyes, and pale skin Tolkien was too ashamed to tell us what they looked like.
#I know he sometimes tells us they’re blonde#And there was that one time we got a whole description of Frodo!#But apart from this#We only ever shy near Legolas’ appearance when he’s standing in the dark#so any possibly offensive hair colour is covered by the night#Tolkien explicitly states that there are black roots in Saruman’s hair; even he wasn’t free from it#Our brown-haired friend Boromir is promptly villainised#Meanwhile his raven brother gets a dramatic kiss in which his hair plays a unique part#The man had something big against brunettes#Not to mention all of the Noldor being of that colouring. It takes Indis and earwen to make blonde children#Mahtan produces a few free radicals but majority of nerdanel’s kids are still raven#The entire house of Nolofinwe is a noldoran stereotype#Luthien! And all her kids!#The house of Bëor#Meanwhile the house of Haleth which possibly contains brunettes is only described with greatest discomfort as#‘Of like colouring’ or something to the house of Bëor and ‘lesser stature’#Tolkien politely refuses to comment on the hair of either Huor or Eärendil#both of which are most likely blond given their ancestry#Anyway#silm shitpost#tolkien shitpost#tolkien#jrr tolkien#lotr#lord of the rings#tolkien legendarium#tolkien lore#silmarillion#silm#the silmarillion
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One of the most beautiful things about being a Christian is the fact that I can take my sorrows, my worries, my pain, my joys, my desires, my hope--all of it!--directly to God. And he cares about it. Even when it's small and personal, and even when it's so big I can't deal with it myself. I can take all of it to him, and I know he will take care of it.
#there is so much peace even when I have a lot to trouble me#i was absolutely devastated today to learn something (it doesn't directly affect me but it hurts me to know about it)#and I couldn't deal with it myself#and I haven't been the greatest at keeping actively in prayer recently#but this was so big I had to take it to God right away#and the peace I have now that I've done that is so great#sometimes it feels like “WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING”#and i don't for a second want to dissuade someone from doing something if they have the means and the abilities and the backing to do it#BY ALL MEANS IF THE LORD WILLS IT GO AND DO IT#but some things are beyond our abilities#beyond us in every way#but if it still bothers us we can take it to God and rest assured that in taking it to him#we have done more than if we had personally tackled the issue ourselves#because what is impossible even for the most powerful person on earth is not impossible with God#and we are promised that if we pray in accordance to his will he will answer those prayers#so i have taken my pain to God and I came back feeling renewed#what a friend we have in Jesus#how blessed to be able to take my sorrow to the GOD OF THE UNIVERSE#i am so grateful for being the uniquely Christian ability to approach our God and speak to him directly#he is so so good
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was telling a friend about the double today and got to the part where jiang li stops xue fangfei from killing herself by saying she has to live because she can't get revenge if she's dead. and my friend was like wait what french novel does this remind me of? and i was like babe. it reminds you of the count of monte cristo. the double is better though.
#SOURCE: I SPENT THREE MONTHS OF MY LIFE READING THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO TO MYSELF OUT LOUD#<-thing i never shut up about#no but i had such a great time reading the count of monte cristo. the double is better though 😇#i mean really they can't be compared and cmc is better at many things but i am currently watching and obsessed with the double#so that is what is most important to me at this moment in time lol#anyway i WILL put this in the cmc tag because i do think people who like cmc may like the double#it's a chinese drama airing currently and available with english subs on viki and youku <3#may i also suggest to cmc fans. nirvana in fire. which is another chinese drama available on viki. and one of the greatest shows of our age#the double#the count of monte cristo#my posts#anyway we took a beach day trip AND I GOT FARMSTAND STRAWBERRIES!!! the most important thing about summer day trips#actually my friend got them for me because. i couldn't walk properly lol#we got rained on and then i made the mistake of sitting down to eat my lunch. which caused me to lose much of my range of motion#in my leg muscles. because in my old age if i get cold and stop walking my hips and quads stop working <3 i love having a physical form <3#she wanted to go to another seaside town afterward and i was like once i get in that car i am not going to be able to get back out#so we are in it for keeps until we get to my building babe
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Hi, hello, I hope everyone is having a good day
Juste wanted to ask if you had any pandas you would be willing to share with the world.
we suppose we can share an occasional bear or two
#Occasional bears#we would like to inform everyone that we are actually not accepting criticism critique or any commentary regarding our classification#of pandas as occasional bears at the present time#or at any point in the foreseeable future#any such commentary or critiques will only result in immense irritation for the team#and further diminished willingness to occasionally post occasional bears#please be respectful of the team’s wishes friends#and you may occasionally get more occasional bears :)#sorry for the tag rant friends#but the team is responding to this ask with the greatest hesitation#please don’t make us regret it#ask
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🎉✨💙💖 Maril and Mina 💖💙✨🎉
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @fairymistrose !! ily ily ily 💕
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#happy birthday to one of my dearest and bestest friends ever!!#gosh tasha the past how many years now you have truly been one of the greatest lights of my life#I don't think I can ever put into words just how grateful I am to have met you#nor can I thank you enough for the kindness and care you show me constantly#you are so wonderful and special and your friendship has been so deeply impactful#never forget how loved and cherished you are#lemme not get too mushy gushy haha not like I'm not telling you constantly what I feel in my heart for you and everything you do#I love ya. I hope you're able to have a really special day#I'm so honored I get to celebrate another year with ya#and with our favorite cotton candy girlies no less!! >:3#💖💙✨🎉💖💙✨🎉#my art#maril highwind#friend oc#kingdom hearts
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There’s this trend toward kind of villainizing self sacrifice going on and it’s honestly kinda baffling
#i think maybe because the concept of sacrifice mixed with the atmosphere of loss of personal dignity#in which people assume they are worthless and throw themselves away with sacrifice as an excuse#but you know what. if someone loves someone enough to sacrifice for them#they are not at the point of thinking of themselves any more#they are completely wrapped up in the other person#and saying they are WORTH it#i don’t think I’ve seen anyone legitimately try the self sacrifice move as a way of throwing themselves away#usually it’s something else#i kinda think it’s our fear of loss and suffering talking more#but idk#like one must sacrifice and one must grieve and suffer in hope! the sacrifice ISNT easier when you actually have to try it!!! but the grief#isn’t easy either!#that’s why you got Christ on the cross and his mom and best friend there#in the act of redemption#they were participating! they were THERE in the middle of it! it was in a way their sacrifice too as well as the greatest gift that could#ever be given them!#idk idk just some musings#sacrifice is different than being thrown away and very often sacrifice is not done as a means of throwing away#idk if you can if it comes down to it
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in light of the 'Judith is stupid' allegation. I will not deny it, also I think if she isnt careful she'd forget her name so. . .
#◜𝑱 ◞ ⸻ ⃰ ooc.#tbd.#* i was doing replies on my other blog but ended up just calling my friend lol#* she uses all of her brain power to remember her name#* she can name the greatest philosophers of our time and discuss insigthful existentialist concepts but forgot her age and dont know her#*birthday anymore and likely forgot where she lives AGAIN#* but also she is a professor at ur university and part times as a tutor sometimes#* the future is sooo bleak but didnt we have fun?
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hi! this is my small, gentle reminder that you don’t have to be like other people. I know the best parts of other people are beautiful and exciting and just so cool, but you don’t need to be everything. it’s okay not to be as good at watercolor as your sister or not give good advice like your mom does and it’s okay to love qualities in other people. sometimes other people’s words or their idiosyncrasies or the way they part their hair is so wonderful that you want to join, you want to feel the way about yourself, about the not-as-great parts of yourself that you do about the best parts of them. and it’s okay if you start listening to The Killers because it’s your brother’s favorite band or if you decide you want to get red converse like the ones your best friend has. but it’s okay if you can’t “keep up” with their grades or will never be able to do eyeliner as well as they can or maybe it seems like they just love life more than you do. I just want you to know that there are unattainable parts of you too. you can like things about other people that you don’t have, and you don’t have to give a compliment thinking god I wish I was like that. you don’t have to be like that. it’s okay to just be the things you are. you don’t have to be everything.
#found this in my drafts from a couple years ago & thought it was still pretty relevant haha#this isn't at anyone other than myself but#sometimes i look at the people i love and think !!!!! this part about them is so wonderful!!!!!#i want to be wonderful in the same way!!!! because i love it in them and so i want to love it in me too#but you can't have every quality and you can't be good at everything#it's okay to be what you already are#not to say that you can't try to emulate your role models don't take pieces of your loved ones for yourself#we are collages of every person we've ever loved ever known#but you don't have to#you don't have to take everything you don't have to be everything#you don't have to be like someone you love#someone you know is loveable#to be loveable too.#you can. i started listening to the magnus archives because of my friends and i like to try my hand at aus i loved reading#and those things bring me a lot of joy!!! and i love them!!#but sometimes it can turn into. why isn't this as good as theirs why can't i look like them or have as cool clothes as them or whatever#'i'm so sick of myself / rather be rather be / anyone anyone else'#'i know their beauty's not my lack / i know their win is not my loss'#maybe this is a very selfish mindset. it feels like it and ha#i wish i wasn't as selfish a friend as my friends are#do you see how this works#hm. this probably doesn't make much sense.#i just. you don't have to be everything#you are already the things you are and that's already enough#fiona speaks#i just think comparison#comparison and shame are at the root of so many of our problems. they are one of the greatest enemies to us#take pieces but. ha a uquiz told me once that your fuel does not have to be shame#idk just. yeah. what other people have is not your lack#idk
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