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The long term effect of voting for the “lesser evil”
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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5376883
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2024
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Vote for whoever you genuinely want to. The point of this meme is that voting for the lesser evil consistently results in greater evil, hence the whole "most important election of our lives!" Bit.
This does not mean the answer is to vote for the greater evil or to not vote, this does mean that the answer lies outside the realm of electoralism.
Reform does not work. You cannot convince the ruling class to simply stop acting in their class interests. Instead, organize, and build up dual power. When Revolution comes, and it will come, this is the way to make sure fascism doesn't take root.
I'm surprised it took this long to get a competent reply. I understand this. I'm engaged in mutual aid work and education within my community, and while voting isn't going to solve anything by itself, it's still a tool of political action that should be utilized. Less evil will ALWAYS be better than more evil, but because I made a quip highlighting a disengenuous ommission instead of a thesis ...
Do you understand what evil means?
Has anyone here argued for voting for the greater evil? You didn't comment a "gotcha," the point of this meme is to highlight a problem with the liberal "solution" of continuous right-wing sliding. Voting for the greater evil is irrelevant, and not voting doesn't change the dynamic, the point is that none of the choices within the framework of electoralism solve the underlying problems to begin with.
We were all already saying this. The danger in your top-level comment is that it legitimizes electoralism as a solution, when it is at best a band-aid.
Even the original post you claim has a disingenuous omission doesn't say "keep voting for the right so we can descend into fascism even faster"