Well yeah, cause the only other way that story could've gone was "the OG Black Panthers were right, obviously the good guys and revolution is key" which isn't a story that you're allowed to tell.
To be fair, that series pushed that line much more than pretty much anything else I've seen on TV, but they did Ekko so dirty.
It's still shocking to me that people were stupid enough to believe that Jim Crow Joe would be a remedy for fascism in the first place.
It's doubly shocking to me that you've already forgot about Roe v Wade, most deportations in history (even more than now), building and expansion of prisons/cop cities, expanded drone strikes/kidnappings, start of multiple genocides, etc. and then feel entitled enough to be this fucking glib.
You have not been paying attention. If you believe in electoralism then stop punching down and redirect your rage at those who actually have power to change things within that system.
Since Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. Wallace back in 1968.
In 2024 pproximately 59.0% of voting age population voted, which is 63.9% of voting eligible population.
2020 was the only year to surpass with 62.8% VAP/65.3% VEP.
3rd place is 2008 with 58.3% 61.6%.