• @constant_liability
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    012 hours ago

    But most of us already do that. We protest, vote with our money, donate/support when we can, and do everything short of stalking our representatives and we still have to choose between these two candidates. I vote in my local and state elections and have yet to see anyone running on a truly leftist platform and I don’t personally have the time, capital, and knowledge to run. I’m not trying to say “somebody else should do something about it”, but there’s not much more we can do about the election that is currently underway.

    Some of my rights have already been taken away under the current Supreme Court and I’m not willing to risk the rights of myself and others for the sake of some self-righteous quest. So which candidate should we pick? There are two options that are more likely to win and a bunch of third parties that have little to no chance of winning in this election cycle. We can’t completely dismantle the system in a week so what else can we do right now?

    • zaza [she/they/her]
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      23 hours ago

      Some of my rights have already been taken away under the current Supreme Court and I’m not willing to risk the rights of myself and others for the sake of some self-righteous quest.

      Finally, I respect you for going mask off - you’re not willing to lose your freedom for somebody outside your country - you believe your lives cost more than theirs and doing anything that puts you at risk is not worthwhile.

      We can’t completely dismantle the system in a week so what else can we do right now?

      Have you tried taking direct action against weapon manufacturers? Going to Harris rallies and calling her out for supporting genocide? Convincing others to take drastic measures instead of just voting for the lesser evil? Those are small things that actually help dismantle the system - voting doesn’t.