• TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.comOP
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    1 year ago

    This is a near-useless critique. It’s on the level of “If people stopped doing bad things and did good things, society would be perfect.” Sure, individual responsibility is all well and good, but why do the young people in the United States have such a reliably low turnout? It’s not just Gen Z, the other generations had similarly low turnout when they were in the same age range. Could this point to a systemic issue that causes young people to be less likely to vote? Ah no, it’s just laziness. Also, to be clear, elections are not term limits. China, Russia, and North Korea all hold elections, and yet I would bet money none of those leaders are going to be leaving office anytime soon.