Mine is when a lib says that a socialist leader is filthy rich because le ebil dictator owns literally everything in the country.

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I mean you can but it’s just not effective.

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What is their incentive to listen to you if you make it clear you’ll vote for them unconditionally

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Most are terrified of their constituents. If there are mass protests and people pressuring constantly they will listen even if this vote was unconditional.

But this is why they work so hard to keep us just poor enough we can’t afford to revolt but not so poor that we have nothing left to lose.

Like I said ineffective but not impossible.

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I feel like the systemic response to BLM completely negates your assertion. If mass riots don’t get even token police reform as a result, then it’s pretty clear that our leaders don’t give a shit about anything short of someone putting a gun to their head.

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They’re terrified of their electorate not voting for them. If everyone has already committed to voting for them regardless there’s no leverage to exert pressure

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