@WolfChristensen
it sucks but voting is harm reduction. when both parties are intent on punching the poor to death so to speak, but one party is wearing brass knuckles, we are obligated to vote for the party that’s punching bare-fisted. that takes maybe an hour of our time, and it’s literally the least we can do, so we also better follow up with real mutual aid, acts of solidarity, etc. if (big if) we actually give a shit.
we can vote, acknowledge it it still essentially advocating for profiting off abuse of the poor and powerless, but still know that it’s less harm than the other party. it’s nothing to celebrate or feel proud of ourselves for because it’s not the actual constructive work to be done (supporting people and helping them heal), but… it’s something commonly available to most people that they’re familiar with as an action to mAkE a DiFfErEnCe. so why not?
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@spoons @mloxton @Radical_EgoCom @Huntn00 As the disabled trans anarchist who has been housing challenged for years, that I am, I'd much rather you go out and actually create dual power rather than continue voting for the people who are punching us to death. Punching anyone to death should immediately be a reason not to vote for someone. What the fuck is wrong with you for voting for people who are beating us to death? That's sociopathic
@WolfChristensen
It seems you missed the rest of what I wrote because yes, I too was advocating for people to do things other than voting as well.
Please be careful not to intentionally misunderstand people who want to be your allies. I could throw my own minority qualifications in your face and accuse you of various things, but I won’t, because I’m hoping your anger is just misdirected because of the injustices you face.
I desperately want to find solutions and work towards restorative justice for you and others and myself, and I am actively working on (a) disentangling myself from systems of oppression, but it’s a monumental, multifaceted project, and (b) growing skills and connections I can use to build different ways of living that are more equitable.
At a certain point you’ll just have to take my word for it, but even if you can’t, calling me and others sociopathic is deconstructive—it breaks down dialogue when there are other more constructive ways to advocate for your position that participating in the voting system is inherently cruel. It would benefit everyone, especially yourself and your argument, for you to try a different way.
@mloxton @Radical_EgoCom @Huntn00
@WolfChristensen
no worries here, i appreciate that. there’s a lotta shit to deal with in general, and it’s understandably difficult. solidarity forever
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@spoons @mloxton @Radical_EgoCom @Huntn00 From my angle, and my comrades I work with, we have less than a full lifetime to topple the bourgeois class to obtain a liveable world for those who come after us. In my case my children. The slow crawl of electoralism has been painful to witness. Climate change is shortening the time we have to act dramatically, worse than the most pessimistic prior prediction. Engaging in bourgeois politics beyond calling it out as the unrepresentative and oppressive system that it is allows the shitty people beating us up to stay in power. It isn't reducing harm. The less shitty person allows the shittier to stay in power. It is just perpetuating harm and allowing the cycle of hate and destruction and lives lost to continue.
@spoons @WolfChristensen @mloxton @Radical_EgoCom @Huntn00 Yay! Let's all play the #SufferingOlympics /s
@WolfChristensen @spoons @mloxton @Radical_EgoCom @Huntn00 What choice do we have? It is a two party system, the primaries don't actually count (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/25/florida-judge-dismisses-fraud-lawsuit-against-dnc/). Politics isn't a #ZeroSumGame, it is always a Compromise.