History repeats itself?

  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    This begs the question: what’s the alternative?

    If it’s a third party candidate, I have yet to see a candidate popular enough to be competitive in the general election. Voting for a candidate who’s not popular enough to win does not slow the side to fascism.

    If it’s some non-electoral alternative, what are you waiting for? Voting for the lesser evil does not prevent you from taking other direct actions.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.world
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      7 minutes ago

      If it’s some non-electoral alternative, what are you waiting for? Voting for the lesser evil does not prevent you from taking other direct actions.

      Don’t worry - the wannabe revolutionaries’ll advocate for firebombing the government whilst safely doing absolutely nothing and enabling the genocide of as many minorities as they can.

      It’s the only righteous thing to do, in their eyes.

    • GBU_28@lemm.ee
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      4 hours ago

      Yep. Voting for the lesser evil is meant to keep the window open. Allow valid elections to continue, allow advocacy to continue, and hopefully keep more people alive. It’s just buying time. The real work in such a dynamic is not in the election booth, it’s on the streets and in smaller offices.

      If anything, this election shows that the meme isn’t happening the way it’s shown. The Dems moved more right than ever, and voters did not show up for them.

      Call it what you want, I’ll take good that’s available when great isn’t a viable option. For one example it would mean a chance at rebalancing the courts, but now they’ll be steamrolled and conservative for decades. RIP roe v wade