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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I’ve think voting in the USA is a faith driven social event, mixed with a mentality of watching sports.

It’s like a purification ritual , and is a descendant of the big tent Christian rivivals seen in the 1800s.

“Have you been saved” and “have you voted” are inflected the same ways in speech patterns.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

fwiw: it's adherence is like a faith driven event in that a very large percentage don't even engage but pretend that they do.

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