Unfortunately, you can't vote the rascals out, because you never voted them in, in the first place.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Citizens often lack agency because they never truly participated in the system.
- In plain terms
- You cannot change things you never helped create.
- What can you take from it?
- Participate early to gain influence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you last engage locally?
- How can you influence without voting?
Another view
Some systems are rigged regardless of participation.
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