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Nee Solomon?

With such a defeatist attitude, why do you even care who people vote for?

Ahh, I see... You're confusing the shitty, corrupt union (Democrats) with the company (the USA).

We need to fix the US electoral system so that we have better choices. But until we can do so, we need to do harm reduction. Accelerationism, including in the form of not voting or voting third party, is not harm reduction.

In your analogy, Republican voters are the massive number of scabs coming in to replace the striking workers and thus making the strike ineffective or even counterproductive.

But also... You do understand that this isn't a strike, right?

Repeating a debunked claim doesn't make it true.

Any action, including inaction when you can act, is participating. I'm choosing the most effective way to minimise the harm.

Why are you trying to encourage people to take actions that have the result of making the situation worse? Why are you supporting more genocide?

You do understand that this isn't a strike, right?

I said harm reduction, not living in a fantasy world.

They don't. But even assuming they did, withholding a vote is going to increase the chances of a party who want to make things worse getting into power.

Your choices are between a terrible status quo and making the situation even worse. Why are you so intent on defending the choice that makes things worse?

Enough people withhold their votes and the Democrats won't have the power to do anything about a ceasefire, but Donald "finish the job" Trump will have the power to make the genocide even worse.

I will always use my vote to the maximum effect of harm reduction. Why aren't you?

Do they? Most liberals I've spoken to on the topic seem to mostly be glad that people who were previously anti-abortion single-issue voters are now realising that their previous stance was perhaps not the best idea.