HeavenlyPossum
I have a hard time taking seriously people who warn me that the next US presidential election will decide between democracy and fascism and then spend most of their time yelling at anonymous strangers online about not voting.
Why are you not desperately trying to get out the vote in swing states? Or stockpiling ammo and batteries for your insurrectionary cell?
Wherz Demloots
@HeavenlyPossum Well in my case I'm not american so I can't do any of that. But I can go yell at people, and I'm justified because this has permanent global consequences eg. Ukraine and even less of already scarce hope of climate action.
HeavenlyPossum
Other than yelling at people, have you considered taking any material steps, such as donating to get-out-the-vote efforts?
Wherz Demloots
@HeavenlyPossum I'm not financially independent, so no, but I have done volunteer work and attended protests in the places I have lived, and am actively learning my local language to hopefully do stuff here. Unfortunately the USA situation is a distant priority but a credible threat, much like say a dam being negligently maintained two hundred kilometers upstream; not my job by virtue of geography, but I will be affected if something goes wrong, so my complaints are valid.
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@HeavenlyPossum
I hate it when people pester me about voting. I believe in dismantling hierarchical structures, including the state. Voting within existing systems is ineffective in achieving meaningful change or challenging core issues.
Ghost
@Radical_EgoCom @HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social It is effective at preventing a total collapse of democracy though. If enough people thought the same it would allow the worst people to get into office. People that vote for those people are obsessed and would drag themselves over broken glass to vote. Sadly then you may end up in a position where All of your autonomy is taken away. You can talk to the other inmates of the labour camp about hierarchical structures.
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