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    27 days ago

    But I’m ignoring material conditions?

    Yes, and in your blind privileged don’t see why even harm reduction helps the most vulnerable.

    We had a record number of Voters turn out in 2024 and it wasn’t enough.

    Remember the graphic? Shows there are people we have not reached for our cause. Electorally or otherwise.

    Is entirely inconsequential to get 10 million people to stand on the side of a road for a protest that does not threaten power. This was something that even MLK Jr recognized which is why he was historically unpopular during his time. He did things like shut down the highways, Shut down bus routes, shut down cities. They never used violence they only just stood in the way but it was effective. You’ll notice that the 10 million strong that we just had in the no Kings protest did none of those things and thus nothing changed.

    Remember where I said elections are the only front in the class war? Because i didn’t. Protests are important. I am saying that we need to convert those into policy and part of how we do that is voting.

    The capitalists are not interested in what we want and they’re spending Millions upon millions of dollars to ensure that will never get it and that what we do get will be ineffective compromises that barely count as a solution. It’s why we couldn’t get a minimum wage increase through and it’s why we can’t get something that every other fucking country in the world has.

    Which is why they are involved in electoral politics. Because it materially helps them and suppresses our ability to build. Hence why we need to be active on that front too.

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      I do remember the graphic. Remember how nothing we’ve tried in the last 20 years has gotten that number to move? I do.

      It’s Rich to call my position privileged with the way your arguing.

      Remember when I said you shouldn’t spend a lot of time on electoralism. Lenin agrees. Not that you care because to you he would be the ultimate tankie.

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        27 days ago

        It’s Rich to call my position privileged with the way your arguing.

        You’re not the one worried about getting home to an empty house because your parents are now at Alligator Auschwitz. You don’t seem bothered that discrimination laws are being rolled back. Certainly not enough to have your voice officially recorded as saying no to that. Not enough to help those beyond your town that need help.

        Pretty privileged really.

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          17 days ago

          Lol I spend my time local organizing and helping my community but that doesn’t matter to you clearly.

          It only counts if I waste my time advocating for electoralism.

          Thats a pretty dumb position and one that is clearly born of privileged.

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            27 days ago

            Lol I spend my time local organizing and helping my community but that doesn’t matter to you clearly.

            And you should take an evening to vote as well.

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              Nope. Going to get a big jacket that says “Voting is for chumps” just so I can watch liberal go off.

              Definitely don’t think that people should pragmatically vote and then leave it at that instead of wasting anymore time in electoralism

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                27 days ago

                Nope. Going to get a big jacket that says “Voting is for chumps” just so I can watch liberal go off.

                Just be sure to check your privilege at the check out.

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                    27 days ago

                    Just one front in the class war. Thanks for helping fascists win ground without contest and leaving many of us to suffer for it. Not every one has the privileged to not care about the out comes of elections.