“However logical the argument may sound, though, the reality is that as those outside the norms of politics rise, so too do various rationales for their level of success or defeat. Candidates do not win or lose because they express concern or solidarity for otherness. They win or lose because they ignore it or because some voters are afraid of it. But in the midst of demographic upheaval, the rise of voter suppression and the denouncement of identity politics by the marginalized share common cause. Voter suppression serves to block access for those who are not considered full citizens because of race and status. And rejecting identity politics tells the same groups that their difference not only doesn’t matter, it is harmful to their progress.”
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
“Voter suppression no longer announces itself with a document clearly labeled LITERACY TEST or POLL TAX. Instead, the attacks on voting rights feel like user error—and that’s intentional. When the system fails us, we can rail and try to force change. But if the problem is individual, we are trained to hide our mistakes and ignore the concerns. The fight to defend the right to vote begins with understanding where we’ve been and knowing where we are now.”
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
“The EAVS data highlighted the top culprits for rejected absentee ballots7: Arizona: 10,769 rejected Florida: 21,973 rejected Georgia: 13,677 rejected Ohio: 10,189 rejected”
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
“Compulsive use, in this context, is not the result of a character flaw, but instead the realization of a massively profitable business”
― Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
― Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
“Moreover, because only Maine and Vermont allow the incarcerated to vote, prisoners in every other state have no political voice. To put a finer point on it, America’s mass incarceration has led to thousands of black and Latino bodies from Democratic-leaning areas being counted in rural white communities that are typically Republican, where most of the penal facilities are located.”
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
― Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
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