https://midwest.social/post/18536008
Edit of yesterday's meme with accounted for non-voters
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It quite literally is, unless you think there's no difference between who wins in this election, in which case I would prefer you say it and save us all the time.
Preventing something from happening in an immediate sense is still preventing it from happening, even if it doesn't solve the long-term problems leading to it. Patching up a hole in one's gut may not solve the autoimmune disorder that's killing you, but it'll prevent you from dying in a more immediate sense.
... all the effort we put into thinking and talking about voting?
Most people in this country don't even bother to vote regularly. Those that do often put no more effort into their vote than a day at the polling station based on a few caught glimpses of the political realities of this country.
What level of effort is that going to translate into direct action? You're looking at people entered into a 100-meter sprint, nearly half of whom decided to drop out before even beginning, with many of those who've finished are bitching about how long it was, and saying "If they put that effort into an ultramarathon, THEN we would really be getting somewhere!"
Is it your opinion that we are more fascist now than we were 50 years ago, then? Or 100 years ago?
Buying time give the potential to do something with the time bought. Not buying time doesn't magic into existence extra options; not buying time only reduces your options.
Really? Because I would think that a literal fascist and his cronies being put into executive power might hasten fascism a tiny bit.
So you do think that there's no difference in who wins the election, and this whole conversation is pointless?
Ultimately, there's no difference who wins this election. You are still going inexorably to move towards fascism and genocide, as we've seen in all the past elections.
You're not. You're just adding stab wounds instead of bullet wounds and say "well, better than bullets at least."
If all the dedicated people doing all the voting prep work did the direct action work, it would have improved people's lives and you would have converted them to direct action as well. but since voting doesn't do shit, nobody gives a shit.
More. In fact, I think you're one step before civil war and I doubt you will avoid it through any amount of voting.
You won't though, because your praxis is conditioning people to think voting is the only thing that matters, since everyone is putting so much effort all the time convincing people how important it is to vote for the next thing that's just around the corner. You don't buy time. You just hasten fascism by not doing direct action and by putting all your energy into talking about how important voting is and begging politicians with letters.
Ultimately there's no difference for your society no. You'll still move towards fascism and continue the genocide.
Oh, cool, I'll remember this if Trump wins and we're in line for the camps together. "Ha ha, this is just like it was in the good old days, under those damn Democrats, right?"
Okay. Let's go with that analogy. With the choice of a stab wound or a .50 cal through the chest, which is preferable? Which will give you more time to deal with the problem?
You think... the US... is more fascist now than it was in the 70s. Or the 50s. Or the 30s. Or the 10s.
Check, please!