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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I would be totally behind raising awareness of proper vote counting with paper ballots; except that is what I did for years in my state, at first inside the Democratic Party ; then later when that had no traction, outside of it.

There is zero demand or push for better vote counting that I saw in the progressive wings of the Democratic Party. And equally few cares given by people in the republican side.

I spoke to activists in minority communities and there is zero momentum there, and no appetite to take that on.

In fact, it was such a sad experience for me, that it’s what inspired me to become a communist.

I’ve experienced trying to raise awareness and it only raised my awareness, not others.