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minus-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down17·1 year agoSo don’t participate in the system, got it. Just stay home and give up on Democracy.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down5·1 year agoDo you think voting is the entirety of political expression for the working class?
minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·1 year agoDo you think it’s a zero sum game where voting somehow disables your ability to do other activism and organizing?
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoSomewhat. Voting makes very little difference at the federal level in the first place, and the huge importance placed on it does placate liberals somewhat.
minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIt also takes very little effort.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYep, and that’s why it’s the extent 99.9% of libs are willing to go, and no further.
minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoRight… But unless you’re suggesting abolishing voting entirely, none of this suggests that withholding your vote in protest is useful.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI’m suggesting that voting will never be enough.
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So don’t participate in the system, got it. Just stay home and give up on Democracy.
Do you think voting is the entirety of political expression for the working class?
Do you think it’s a zero sum game where voting somehow disables your ability to do other activism and organizing?
Somewhat. Voting makes very little difference at the federal level in the first place, and the huge importance placed on it does placate liberals somewhat.
It also takes very little effort.
Yep, and that’s why it’s the extent 99.9% of libs are willing to go, and no further.
Right… But unless you’re suggesting abolishing voting entirely, none of this suggests that withholding your vote in protest is useful.
I’m suggesting that voting will never be enough.
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