I am not "well off" just a single dude trying to flourish.
And at the end of the day at some point you have to take your life in your own hands. If voter suppression in NC is as bad as people say it is then why would anyone want to stay there? If you're somewhere that you have no political recourse then go somewhere you do. Or get a damn valid ID.
It's not like everyone can just pack their bags and move to another state with better regulations. And they shouldn't be forced to move to a different state because the local GOP decides they're gonna make voting as tough as possible for the poor and people of color. You know better than this.
As for the photo ID, the right documentation doesn't necessarily get you a photo ID. Just look at Wisconsin. The DMV was investigated for denying photo IDs despite bringing the right documentation. There's plenty of cases of people getting denied again and again at different DMV's despite having more than the legally required documentation. Combine that with the leaked emails from Wisconsin republicans figuring out methods to suppress student votes because they lean democratic and it's pretty obvious what their plans are.
Voter suppression, rampant gerrymandering, ...
A certain word comes to mind to describe such practices: Rigged
The "take your life in your own hands" is an argument that demonstrates a lack of empathy in cases like these. Of course people should take their life in their own hands as much as possible, but not everyone has the same opportunities and there can be outside factors that form roadblocks. There is an abundance of scientific studies that prove this.
The answer to people's civil rights being trampled on should
never be "well just move to another place where they won't be trampled on"
That is simply ignoring the issue and suggesting to displace the victims.
Hardly any different from the "well just don't do anything criminal" in the threads about police unlawfully shooting unarmed men. Don't do anything criminal by itself is of course solid advice, but when given as a response to discussing police brutality it turns into a demeaning remark that tries to shift discussion from the actual issue to the victims.
While not nearly as bad as Ninja, you do display some lack of empathy on a number of issues. I imagine you're fairly successful in life. Congrats first of all, that's always a good thing. But that can sometimes lead to a lack of empathy for people in different situations. If I made it, why can't they? That sort of thing.
I'm a straight white person on the other side of the ocean. Do I personally relate to being a victim of racism, inherent disadvantages in the job and housing market, ...? No, not at all. 90% of my close friends are white just like myself.
But I do care about my fellow citizens, so I take my time to place myself in their position and learn more about their perspective. Given the fact that my dad is a white supremacist and all the disgusting rhetoric I've had to hear from him, I take a special interest in racism. I may live on the other side of the ocean but I'm not gonna sit here and stick my head in the sand and pretend none of these issues exist in the US, especially when I'm sure there's many fellow NT'ers who have been the victim of (systemic) racism at some point. Obviously I can't personally relate to anything y'all have gone through in the US, but I do know how to draw conclusions from statistics and numerous scientific studies.
It's fine to not fully understand or relate to problems you have no personal connection with. But it's not fine to stick your head in the sand and just ignore them. Try to see things from different perspectives, place yourself in the shoes of someone else. Empathizing is an essential learning experience. If you don't take the time to learn about how others may be affected by a problem that doesn't affect you personally, how can you argue for or against its existence and tell the victims how to deal with it?
