Doom posting is voter suppression.

[tenderfoot]

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I couldn't agree more.

[Hoyt]

1. Definitely. Although there is some incentive to GOTV when it's close or cost

of losing — because of complacency— is too high. The latter is often the case, nowadays.

Vote, we Win.

[Silent3]

2. Has that ever been empirically validated?

I certainly hear a lot of "concern" expressed over saying anything that might be discouraging, but I don't know if it's backed by evidence or not.

[denbot]

3. K&R

With some here it is their M.O. Hmmmmmm...

[NJCher]

4. Totally

It boggles the mind how negative some are.

“He’ll never be prosecuted.” Why not just say you are a cynic beaten down by life and let it go at that?

But no, they have to express their negative thoughts in the form of predictions. I often ask how qualified they are to be a psychic.

Often enough, it’s the same ones all the time.

[Kaleva]

6. I don't think many are as doomy as they claim to be by their lack of action.

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If I really thought that our democracy was going to be taken over by fascists, I'd be off the internet. as far as discussing politics and current events is concerned, and gone to ground so to speak. I wouldn't leaving evidence on the internet that I was a "Commie" and in the real world, I'd keep my opinions to myself. I'd do the same thing if I seriously thought there was a civil war coming.

Leaving the country isn't an option as my wife wouldn't go because of family. Besides, we also don't have the resources to emigrate to a 1st world nation and those we could afford to live in have some serious negatives. It'd be like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

It's possible some truly think our government is going to be overthrown or a civil war will happen but they conclude that the impact on their real world lives will be negligible so there is no reason to change their behavior in order to prepare.

In the meantime, I vote in every election and donate to candidates when I can. Actions I've done for decades.

[uponit7771]

5. Facts are not voter suppression, you can't out organize vote denial and nullification laws and

... the fact that only 64% of democrats believe that is a problem is ... a problem.

[malaise]

7. Precisely

and so is giving the ReTHUG loonies free coverage

[Scrivener7]

8. People told me I was a gruesome doom poster and had

Stockholm Syndrome when I posted that we would have a lot more than the 70,000 deaths from covid that were projected at the time.

Sometimes one person's "doom post" is another's "observation of obvious facts."

[Kaleva]

13. Back in Jan 2020, some people got on my case about getting prepared for the new illness

An example:

"So promoting hysteria over this virus, when Americans won't even take basic precautions against the most serious and threatening virus circulating currently is hardly the most responsible protection message."

The poster was talking about the flu being the most serious and threatening virus currently circulating.

Another comment made to me:

"So is an actual outbreak of flu in your own country less important

than an outbreak in another country that has killed fewer people?"

And another :

"No problem where I live,

DU hysteria is always fun."

https://democraticunderground.com/100212912655#post18

[Walleye]

9. Sort of a fine line between inspiration and depression

[betsuni]

10. It is.

Doom message: Democrats control the government but don't get anything done because they don't want to. Both sides. Don't vote.

At least these days, for a refreshing change, there are two actual names for the "corporate Dems" "neoliberals" "beholden to Big ___" "corrupt" "establishment" "centrist/moderate" attacks on the whole party. I've asked many times about who that was about and never got answers. Finally, two names!

[gulliver]

11. Voting is mandatory. It's self-mandated when we decide to support the left.

There will be attempts at voter suppression by the right, of course. There are people on the left who will help the right magnify the effect by wailing and doom posting. They don't matter, because the decision to vote is made. It's self-mandatory. There are no "factors to consider." There is no dependency on inspiration from anyone. There is no capitulation to suppressors. There are no excuses.

[Sympthsical]

12. Conversely, Tinkerbellism isn't particularly great, either.

Because then once you lose, it's such a surprise. "How did this happen?!"

[PunkinPi]

14. K&R

[UTUSN]

15. An example today: An a-hole Matt LEWIS from Daily Beast

First thing this A.M. was a detestable headline about BIDEN. I won't link it here. I'd never heard of "Matt LEWIS." It was under Yahoo News, which gave the impression of being a News item, whereas it turned out to be a Wingnut Opinion piece of crap.

The *impact* of just the headline is devastating/demoralizing. Most of those who see it don't Google or pursue to find out its slant.