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by Vraxx
2741 days ago
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and if you are a member of that group, and they paid X dollars to target that group with an attempt at disenfranchising them then we arrive at an estimated cost of $(X/population of group) to target you (among the others in the group as well). The emphasis on individual vs group only serves to distract, groups don't target individuals with disenfranchisement because it's just easier to target entire groups. They still don't want you to vote, they just use a single piece of your identity to decide that you fall into the group of people they don't want to vote. If someone is willing to pay to make sure you (among other people) don't vote, then clearly your vote is worth both the concern and the price of the group targeting you (among other people). Vote, and preferably against the group of people that uses voter suppression as a tactic for winning an election in a democracy. |
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Sure, but that doesn't imply they would have spent $(X/population of group) to stop you personally from voting, if it was not a part of a package deal.
>The emphasis on individual vs group only serves to distract, groups don't target individuals with disenfranchisement because it's just easier to target entire groups.
That's true, because our laws are set up that way. The important distinctio between group and individual is that you choose to vote or not vote as an individual. You don't choose to vote as a group. Voters are not suppressed as individuals. They're suppressed as a group.
>They still don't want you to vote
They don't care if you personally vote or don't vote. They care about how many people like you vote.
>then clearly your vote is worth both the concern and the price of the group targeting you (among other people).
No, it's not. What's worth something to that group is reducing the number of people in your category that vote.
>Vote, and preferably against the group of people that uses voter suppression as a tactic for winning an election in a democracy.
Out of spite? What if the policies of the people using voter suppression align better with your interests than do the policies of the people whose votes are being suppressed?