The war Nazi isn't pro Palestine? I'm shock I tell you. Next you'll tell me Nazis are actually anti socialist!
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If any of those hostages are still alive I would be even more impressed with Hamas.
There clearly are no red lines for the americans to even begin questioning their fanatic campism.
Blue MAGA can, and do scrape the bottom of the barrel and libs will still be cheerleading for this massive turd.
I'm not voting ever again plain and simple. Let me know when my fellow working class is ready for change and not just table scraps from the next charlatan.
I'm not saying Platner's a comrade. I disagree starkly with him politically. Also, his platform would be materially better than Susan "photo ops with white supremacist militias" Collins.
To make a food analogy: I like a turkey Reuben. Platner is a McDonald's dollar-menu burger that's been sitting in the sun all day. Collins is a can of indoor-use DDT pesticide from the '50s.
Neither is what I want to eat, but I only get two choices and I'm gonna be forced to eat one of them. I'm gonna choose the one that's less likely to immediately harm me.
So long as you’re depending on other people preparing food for you, you’re going to eat the most palatable thing available even if it’s bad. Even if it’s labeled much more appetizing than it ends up tasting. This isn’t even mentioning the fact that, while annoying for you personally to have to pick something you don’t want, it is a decision that has terrible and near irrevocable harm to the global south.
Theres a whole group of people learning how to cook for themselves and teaching others to cook as well. If you don’t like what’s being served, don’t keep going to the restaurant serving DDT pesticides and McDonald’s burgers.
****Brother I am, the camdidates I wanted didn't come in first in ranked choice. Volunteering, protesting, didn't win out. Thankfully, we at least have ranked choice.
What am I supposed to do, not vote? Like theres only two people who are realistic to win. I'm gonna puty first choice on a leftist party, but we all understand the mathematical reality of American electoralism mandates two parties and that capitalism has corrupted both.
Platner is likely to be less harmful to the global south. I'm trying to change restaurants, but renouncing citizenship and leaving is easier said than done. Paperwork takes time.
What am I supposed to do, not vote?
a) yes, but more importantly
b) organize with local socialist organisations, read theory, meet people in a political space and start doing something.
write in the candidate you like; it can be anyone.
I'm (genuinely, curiously) interested in the logic for not voting at all.
As I see it, mathematically speaking, my vote is counted either way. The election outcome not being influenced by my lack of vote is effectively giving half my vote to each candidate, for a net zero.
As I see it, given it's going to be counted either way, I'd rather it be counted for the candidate closer to my preferences.
Comrade, what would you recommend I do with that 45 minutes on a workday other than vote?
I think you're ignoring the psychic damage you're doing to yourself by voting for bloodthirsty demons.
You'll legitimately feel better if you vote for someone you actually like, even if you have to write it in yourself.
One thing you can certainly could do is hand in a blank ballot, or write in a candidate, or vote PSL. I mean this is just me looking at how I will approach the next elections here in g*rmany where the amount of choices just leads to a more believable solution. Plus in the US you already have out and out fascism, concentration camps, pogroms you name it. Participating in that system, giving a vote whether who you'd rather have deporting people or bombing children just serves to legitimize the outcome which you can't affect either way. The only "harm reduction" is how much the harm will affect you or others. Anyway this article makes it more clear I believe.
A. Don't vote.
B. Do something.
Wtf are you talking about?
Liberals when they shield their delicate eyes from clear and actionable items to make the world a better place and resort to vaguely rephrasing and omitting things until it is meaningless to them.
- Join a group like PSL
- Read theory. If you don't know where to get started, u/Cowbee has a great beginner's course you can follow
- Meet people in real life and talk about changing this shit. You're likely alienated by this system, so change that.
“I keep going to this same restaurant, so realistically all I’m ever going to eat is what they have on the menu”
Go organize. This isn’t the same as joining an angry parade. Talk to your local PSL. Standing outside the restaurant telling them to make better food won’t work since theirs is the only restaurant in town.
I’m not saying not to vote, but I’m also trying to get you to understand that getting stuck in the situation where you feel like voting is your only option doesn’t change the system at all- it changes yourself. Over time, it erodes your values until you are what you would’ve detested 20 years ago. One day, you’ll develop a liking for DDT pesticides because the alternative is nuclear waste.
You’re only forced to vote for the nazi because you would rather do that than organize for an alternative system.
I’m trying to change restaurants, but renouncing citizenship and leaving is easier said than done.
I'm not telling you to change restaurants. Other restaurants likely have the same issues you want to leave this one for. I'm telling you to be the restaurant. And just to be doubly clear, I'm not telling you to run for office. I don't want you to be an option for other people to pick from. I want you to work with an international community of chefs to build the best fuckin sandwich we've ever had.
At no point did I say I'm not engaging in organization. I do, and I think i do so quite effectively. I will also vote for Platner, because the alternative is to effectively vote for both Platner and Collins. My vote will be counted either way, mathematically speaking.
You’ve already hinted that you desire to or plan on leaving, so why do you care if someone carrying out white supremacy through military action beats out someone carrying out white supremacy through legislative action by voting to ensure the person who carried out white supremacy through military action newfound access to legislative power? Both deserve [redacted], not a vote.
You're on a .ml instance, they absolutely think not voting is somehow a great idea.
I recommend stickjng to a diverse portfolio of strategies if you want to live in a better world.
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