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Jawa
@jawa
Lefties who are tired of election āpanicā: whatās the alternative? When was the panic not warranted? Iām serious in my asking.
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Sean Bonner š„
@seanbonner.eth
Itās not a question of warranted or not, itās positioning. We can both agree X is bad, but if your entire messaging is X is bad then you arenāt really offering anything just stoking fears. If your messaging is āhereās why Y is betterā thatās something positive that people can rally behind. Using panic and fear is lazy and exhausting, people are not supposed to be in a state of panic 24/7 but it gets headlines and donations so politicians fall back on it time and time again. Itās much harder to show what alternative you are offering, but thatās actually the good stuff. If your entire message is āthe other guy sucksā then at some point people are going to realize you donāt actually have a message.
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Jawa
@jawa
I dig this answer. I see the situations as largely unchanged in the 2016, 2020 & now 2024 elections. Iām not bothered by similar messaging but I see others are. I think you hit on key points that matter though particularly in offering solutions instead of complaints.
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littleshrimp
@littleshrimp
This is why I say vote no matter what. You can write in a name but if people donāt show up the only message they get is from the 2 major parties which are always pretty close together. And they just keep churning out the same.
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