• deaf_fish@lemm.ee
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    14 hours ago

    So the only way to keep and maintain a progressive government is to teleport from where we are now to the desired outcome? Is that the argument of the video?

    If so, that seems not currently feasible.

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      8 hours ago

      Maybe you should watch it, then you don’t have to ask such an ignorant question.

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        2 hours ago

        Sounds like you aren’t clear on what that video is suggesting either. Why should I spend time to watch a video that no one seems to have understood?

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          I’m quite clear: electoral politics is merely a distraction for left/progressive forces. Rather, you should organize with your fellow exploited siblings and built opposing power structures from the bottom up.

          He demands the opposite than wishful thinking, or “teleporting”.

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            Is there a succinct way of articulating why we can’t do both? (e.g. vote for the lesser evil while also doing all the mutual aid and whatnot that we can?) Does it boil down to the argument that voting makes people less likely to build said alternative power structures?

            I’ll watch the video when I have time, but communicating an actionable strategy I think is essential to folks in crisis.

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            2 hours ago

            Ok, so why not vote for the lesser evil then? It would increase the amount of time we have to organize without fascists cracking down on us.

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                25 minutes ago

                Yes! Why not vote for the lesser evil to prevent harsher crackdowns than you would otherwise get?