Post by @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

2026-10-30 03:23 UTC

People who immigrated to the US from nations where they didn't get to vote are rightly aghast to see others who can vote refuse. But it's not just people from other countries who've been denied that right. Of course, horrific voter suppression continues; that's the point of the articles. I know many people will be denied their vote no matter how hard they try. But her example is always important, and even more so this year.

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@cykonot@mas.to 2026-10-30 03:27

@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social my grandparents, who participated in sit-ins to desegregate swimming pools among other activities, also keep informed and consistently vote. They KNOW how important and impactful voting can be.

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@kerravonsen@mastodon.au 2026-10-30 03:53

@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social I'm not from a nation where I can't vote; I'm from a nation where I MUST vote -- and I'm STILL aghast at seeing people refuse to vote. Voting isn't a right, it is a duty (and I will happily pay the fine if I have slacked off in this duty.) (I did that once, local council elections, the snails ate my ballot paper, but the election officials didn't consider that an acceptable excuse, and that's fair enough, since the snails would not have had an opportunity to eat my ballot if I had emptied my mailbox a few days earlier...) #Voting

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