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Cake day: December 31st, 2023

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  • In my mind you go to a protest to sign 16 petitions, add your signature to people who want to run for office, and register to vote/join a party/etc. I’m always a little discouraged when I go to one and see none of this. There’s a reason they group these rights together in the constitution, they are meant to go hand in hand. DSA has a decent presence where I live but I’ve never seen the actual democratic party out talking to people. Protests are filled with people asking ‘whats next’, and the Democrats keep failing to show up and answer the question.











  • Yup. Often best to use phrases like ‘oh my understanding was x, am I missing something’ or ‘Wait I don’t see how you’re accounting for x, what am I missing?’ or ‘i looked at the source a few times and it seems to be indicating x, not y, am I misunderstanding the impact of z?’. Basically, people are much more willing to admit err when you are. If you start a ‘debate’ by recognizing you could be wrong you immediately soften the ground for both parties. Plus, everyone walks away feeling like ‘we’ won since we ‘beat the problem’ . Also, sometimes you actually are missing something and now when it’s explained to you you don’t feel like a jerk. Good vibe kinda shit