I’m saying that that does not matter. You can elect all of the people you want to mayoralities etc, but the undergirding property relations will make 1/2 of the party align with the Republicans every single time.
Electoralism is a dead end. By all means, vote. I do. But it’s wholly insufficient and will actually work against us.
That’s the bigger lesson. It’s not minimizing harm. It’s minimizing the active damage done by the two right wing parties.
*I’m still learning about the fediverse, and this is probably a more liberal instance, so I just really want to hammer these points home:
I’m saying that that does not matter. You can elect all of the people you want to mayoralities etc, but the undergirding property relations will make 1/2 of the party align with the Republicans every single time.
Electoralism is a dead end. By all means, vote. I do. But it’s wholly insufficient and will actually work against us.
That’s the bigger lesson. It’s not minimizing harm. It’s minimizing the active damage done by the two right wing parties.
*I’m still learning about the fediverse, and this is probably a more liberal instance, so I just really want to hammer these points home:
https://act.represent.us/sign/problempoll-fba