That’s because it won’t. Elections aren’t a panacea for society’s problems. Each election is a stepping stone, not the end goal. We get to decide if we take a step forward or fall backwards.
Okay, so don’t let them. Work to ensure we take that step forward. Join a campaign. Canvas for a candidate. Get your friends signed up and pumped to vote. Look up any relevant laws regarding voting (early voting, mandated paid time off, etc.) and make sure people know about them.
But most importantly, vote. Vote often. Vote strategically. You may not always win by trying your hardest, but you will surely lose by doing nothing.
I never said it would. What you are asking for is authoritarianism, and nobody but a few wins in that system.
It will always be a fight. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth fighting for, because the people trying to regress back to 1850 certainly seem to think it is.
Revolution doesn’t “prevent the next party from undoing it.” You can’t stop regressives through revolt, at least not permanently like you are wishing for. Regressives still exist after revolt, especially if you lose. The only permanent solution to prevent them is authoritarianism (not a winning solution for anyone); I’m just taking your desires to their logical conclusion.
Also, revolt sounds romantic as an idea, but I hope you realize that the outcome, win or lose, would be built upon the blood of a lot of people (possibly including you and the people you love). The last revolt in the US was the Civil War over slavery, and a lot of people died.
That’s not something I wish for, and you should think seriously about whose lives you’re willing to sacrifice upon that altar if that’s something you think you want.
You’ve been hearing the argument, but can you give me a name?
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That’s because it won’t. Elections aren’t a panacea for society’s problems. Each election is a stepping stone, not the end goal. We get to decide if we take a step forward or fall backwards.
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Okay, so don’t let them. Work to ensure we take that step forward. Join a campaign. Canvas for a candidate. Get your friends signed up and pumped to vote. Look up any relevant laws regarding voting (early voting, mandated paid time off, etc.) and make sure people know about them.
But most importantly, vote. Vote often. Vote strategically. You may not always win by trying your hardest, but you will surely lose by doing nothing.
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I never said it would. What you are asking for is authoritarianism, and nobody but a few wins in that system.
It will always be a fight. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth fighting for, because the people trying to regress back to 1850 certainly seem to think it is.
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Revolution doesn’t “prevent the next party from undoing it.” You can’t stop regressives through revolt, at least not permanently like you are wishing for. Regressives still exist after revolt, especially if you lose. The only permanent solution to prevent them is authoritarianism (not a winning solution for anyone); I’m just taking your desires to their logical conclusion.
Also, revolt sounds romantic as an idea, but I hope you realize that the outcome, win or lose, would be built upon the blood of a lot of people (possibly including you and the people you love). The last revolt in the US was the Civil War over slavery, and a lot of people died.
That’s not something I wish for, and you should think seriously about whose lives you’re willing to sacrifice upon that altar if that’s something you think you want.