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submitted 8 months ago by randy@lemmy.ca to c/politics@beehaw.org

"My experience is that most of the people who get really upset about the current leadership of our nations tend to be folks who haven’t spent much time either as an activist or as someone working for a candidate. What happens instead is they immerse themselves in on-line news and commentary."

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[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 7 points 8 months ago

Of course people don't participate when you turn politics into a full time job. They already have a full time job.

Especially when activists turn it into a "No True Scottsman" situation. Just more, more, more.

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