Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis: For the record: voting matters. So does turning up to school board meetings. Community board meetings. Planning and zoning board meetings. Making public comments on pending rules. Contacting public officials. Protesting. Running for office yourself.

For years they've said that the only way to be a participant in democracy is to vote and now they're saying don't even do that

For the record: voting matters. So does turning up to school board meetings. Community board meetings. Planning and zoning board meetings. Making public comments on pending rules. Contacting public officials. Protesting. Running for office yourself.

If voting didnt matter certain actors wouldn't be working to supress the votes of those they feel will vote against them.

Anyway journalism is supposed to be the fourth pillar of US democracy. And theres evidence that where theres good journalism there's less governmental corruption. Kind of interesting that NYT has openly positioned itself as anti- democracy imho.

Also, if you're wondering who this asshat is...he also wrote this www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Where I Live, No One Cares About COVIDwww.theatlantic.com Outside the world inhabited by the professional classes in a handful of major metropolitan areas, many Americans are leading their lives as if COVID is over.

Yeah. They have chosen a side for sure, I guess keeping with their roots? Thanks for the info

Why does this man not simply move to the Vatican and leave us alone

Seriously. You will often be the only member of the public at public meetings, so your voice will be outsized.

Having been to god knows how many local government meetings, I find this to be very true. Simply showing up can make a big difference.

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