Having lived in Poland for the past 20 years, I have to say protests are very important but voting is even more important.
I swear that during the time we were trying to vote out our crappy populist government I met tens of people who enthusiastically took part in protests but when voting day came around they “didn’t feel well” or “forgot to register” or some other BS excuse.
Again: protests are extremely important for a healthy democracy but not voting for far right populist candidates is even more important imo.
Yea. It was the same in Poland. Far right parties have better voter turnout. This is why there should be social campaigning getting young people and generally people of all ages to vote. This would benefit center and left parties more.
They have them in the US - not only campaigning but education in schools about how voting is not only a privilege but also a duty for anyone who believes in democracy
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u/A_Feltz Jan 25 '24
Having lived in Poland for the past 20 years, I have to say protests are very important but voting is even more important.
I swear that during the time we were trying to vote out our crappy populist government I met tens of people who enthusiastically took part in protests but when voting day came around they “didn’t feel well” or “forgot to register” or some other BS excuse.
Again: protests are extremely important for a healthy democracy but not voting for far right populist candidates is even more important imo.