History will recall that the New York Times, that bastion of "the liberal media," on July 4, 2024 chose to give prime space on their op-ed page to a theocratic absolutist who argued that people shouldn't vote, even though he himself has voted in the last 2 elections (but nowhere is that mentioned).
When I first saw this I thought "no, that can't possibly be true." But alas, the Times did indeed choose today of all days to publish a right winger's recycled piece about how they don't vote, failing to mention that the author basically thinks absolutist theocracies are cool.
I hear that. I also hear "I have zero clue what's on the line or how that might impact me/my fam, but fuck it... I'm good at complaining after the fact, so..."
yup - it makes me crazy how willing folks are to be gullible. I've listened to a few fam membs, bitchily (when confronted) huff to me how busy they are (don't I know) (like they're the only ppl who are busy) and that they don't have time, using anger and mild bullying to try to get past it.
