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FAQ

Q: why not organize and stop treating the bus as a legitimate entity? why aren’t you working to stop the bus?

A: do both. cut the fuel line. break windows. put oatmeal in the gas tank. but maybe your efforts don’t succeed this election cycle. and if so don’t fucking throw away your vote if it can help your neighbors fucking survive. “harm reduction” is not a political strategy for action. it is a last minute, end of the line decision to save lives, after all other resources have been exhausted.

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[–] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The US doesn't have a parliamentary system. It is winner take all. There are no votes of no-confidence. There are no coalition governments. The winner of the electoral college which is NOT popular vote gets full control with no oversight.

If you vote for a party that does not win, you get zero representation, not partial or proportional representation.

So abstaining truly does mean you don't care.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't even think it's a democracy

[–] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

It most definitely is NOT. It's a oligarchian theocracy at this point and deserves to crumble.