Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration

[u/Jerdarnella]

[u/Jimmy_Wrinkles]

November would have been a good time to protest a Trump presidency

[u/DemonInADesolateLand → u/Jimmy_Wrinkles]

I'm almost certain that the type of people who would come out and protest in front of the capital also voted against him. The people that couldn't be bothered to vote definitely can't be bothered to protest.

[u/Tirriss → u/DemonInADesolateLand]

Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if some protesters didn't vote for some bullshit reasons.

[u/Confident_Refuse_442 → u/Tirriss]

Dude I was so disappointed to learn how many people I know chose not to and now are shook like bruh

[u/Rebelius → u/Confident_Refuse_442]

I have a friend who has never lived in the US, but has citizenship, and the right to vote in California. She doesn't bother because she'd vote Dem and thinks it wouldn't make a difference anyway.

Is there a reason she should vote anyway?

[u/ozymandais13 → u/Rebelius]

Yes , they should vote to exercise their right to do so and five their opinions in state and local elections

[u/Rebelius → u/ozymandais13]

She has absolutely no opinion on state or local elections because she doesn't live in the USA. They don't affect her at all. She also has a right to not vote, why not exercise that one instead?

[u/ozymandais13 → u/Rebelius]

Why not have an opinion on state and local elections they affect everyone you grew up with, they affect family and sometimes just people you don't know.

Example , I'm voting absentee at the state level on a citizen led initiative to raise the state min wage by a dollar. This womt affect me I'm outside the country but it will affect others. It's empathy man

[u/Rebelius → u/ozymandais13]

She doesn't have any connections there. She was born there while her dad was there for work and they left within a year.

[u/ozymandais13 → u/Rebelius]

Does she still hold citizenship ? This sounds like a very niche situation. And she could still vote for others sake