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[–] argv_minus_one 1 points 1 year ago

Then it's their responsibility to vote in the Democratic primary and yank the Overton window back where it belongs. Throwing up their hands and refusing to vote is a tacit endorsement of the very status quo they think they're rebelling against.

And these are young, energetic people with the knowledge of the world at their fingertips, so what's their excuse for not realizing this? I realized the importance of voting when I was their age, and I didn't have the benefit of Wikipedia and insightful online commentary to guide me to that conclusion.