this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2025
619 points (88.1% liked)
Memes
53481 readers
967 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Voting doesn't do much, though. I support voting for working class orgs like PSL, but not for the DNC or GOP, and I know it's very unlikley that PSL will win electorally. Leftists understand that the path to change is via organizing, not by supporting orgs that work against our interests, and we know we can't magically turn a capitalist org into a proletarian one by wishcasting.
If you want to argue against that, then do so, don't badjacket.
Im literally just telling folks to not engage in the same behavior that the fascists hope we engage in.
Fascists don't care if we vote, what they care about is if we organize. Now that the spoils of imperialism are drying up, fascism is rising, and the super-exploitation we inflict on the global south is turning more inward. What fascists are scared of is working class organizing and building actual power.
If they don't care if we vote why are they trying to make it illegal?
Voting is a pressure valve, its utility is in letting off steam. If they can consistently fix it so that the results are predictable, then it provides the illusion that the system is democratic.