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    /></p><p>Everything sucks and then you die. Waah. The forces of malice are omnipotent, I am powerless to do anything but roll over and accept their abuse. Waah</p><p>I know: I won't use my voice, I won't <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vote" rel="tag">#<span>vote</span></a>. That's it!</p><p>As a "protest"</p><p>You know: exactly what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" rel="tag">#<span>fascism</span></a> wants me to do! I'm so smart</p><p><img
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    />️</p><p>"Hungarian election victor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Magyar" rel="tag">#<span>Magyar</span></a> says he’d speak with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" rel="tag">#<span>Putin</span></a> and ask him to end the war in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>"</p><p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



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Hungarian election victor Magyar says he’d speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar says he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but won't initiate contact.</p>
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</div></p><p>Vote, American losers</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hungary" rel="tag">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWar" rel="tag">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c7f73765-183f-4e32-bab7-38367220d5d0/does-voting-change-anything</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:53:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c7f73765-183f-4e32-bab7-38367220d5d0.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:04:33 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Does voting change anything? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:23:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/blackburied%40newsie.social">@<span>blackburied</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> <br />The fact that Tisza won a greater than two-thirds parliamentary majority enables them to pass changes to the ‘2011 fundamental law’ Orban created using his similar super majority. He used it to craft the power structure of his regime, so Magyar now stands a chance to dismantle it the same way.</p><p>Not easy, but winning big gives them a fighting chance: Vote big to win big! Go Hungary!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federate.social/users/Roundtrip/statuses/116401858009020651</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federate.social/users/Roundtrip/statuses/116401858009020651</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[roundtrip@federate.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:23:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Does voting change anything? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:44:57 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/blackburied%40newsie.social">@<span>blackburied</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://federate.social/@Roundtrip">@<span>Roundtrip</span></a></span> </p><p>That's all life is</p><p>The good fight</p><p>Thing is if you keep at it, it gets easier</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116400999479151578</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116400999479151578</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[benroyce@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:44:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Does voting change anything? on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:42:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://federate.social/@Roundtrip">@<span>Roundtrip</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/magyar" rel="tag">#<span>magyar</span></a> may have won a democratic election, but now he faces the oligarchs, who will not give up their control easily.  They own the media, they own the narrative.  </p><p>Hopefully the people of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Hungary" rel="tag">#<span>Hungary</span></a> are ready for their next challenge.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://newsie.social/users/blackburied/statuses/116400989573532560</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://newsie.social/users/blackburied/statuses/116400989573532560</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackburied@newsie.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:42:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Does voting change anything? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:01:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> Had we all been paying attention we wouldn't be here with a monster for a leader. Had we all voted for our own good we wouldn't be playing patty cake with stupid. The goal of the Right has been the same since FDR, to control without limits. Anywhere since then we have had the opportunity to stop what was coming &amp; is here. To complain is a bit late but if you pay attention &amp; vote down ballot for what we want/need we might just change this path that has been hurting us for 55 years.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/A_Minion/statuses/116399175906034369</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/A_Minion/statuses/116399175906034369</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[a_minion@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:01:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Does voting change anything? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:37:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> <br />79.55% of those registered to vote, voted <br />Hungarian Election, 12 April 2026  <br />National Turnout </p><p>Rooting for 80% national turnout in a real democratic election. May the US match Hungary!</p><p>(with 98.57% counted as of 1:20pm EDT 13 Apr 2026)</p><p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">"If someone says this — no matter how long Fidesz politicians have said similar things — you should ask them what would happen if Russia attacked Hungary: which Hungarian county would they give up?" Peter Magyar said in response to a question from a Kyiv Independent reporter.</p>
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