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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2020, 08:40 AM Nov 2020

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by yo

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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by yo (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP

My mama always told me VA_Jill Nov 2020 #1

VA_Jill

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1. My mama always told me

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 10:13 AM

Nov 2020

that if you don't vote, you lose your right to complain. I passed that on to my kids in a slightly different form--"If you don't vote, don't bitch".

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