That’s being unfair to the poor nihilists.
Even a nihilist would lift a pinky finger to stop a good friend from getting blown up.
Being a nihilist does not make you self defeatist. I’m a nihilist, and I still believe in cosmopolitanism. I’m voting Kamala and then protesting immediately after. That’s the nature of the two party system. I’m alive, I’m a person, and I give my life and those things meaning. We can still fight.
I think the big issue is that a lot of people feel like their vote doesn’t matter because they’re not in a swing state. They definitely matter, especially locally.
Years ago in the UK people elected ukip for our EU representation as a protest vote. There are famously anti EU.
As a result they skipped important votes and really fucked us.
And I thought that was ridiculous.
Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it’s an ethos.
The Dude abides.
Everybody please go vote! That said, I just don’t think it is nihilism.
Some of it is accelerationism - the idea that the worse the ruling class treat people they closer society gets to a revolution that will improve things drastically more than voting for dems would. I think that’s flawed, but it’s not nihilism.
A lot of it is propaganda. Oligarchs on both sides of the bering straight have been ploughing cash into amplifying any messaging that will depress left turnout. This isn’t nihilism, it works because people believe things - we are social primates and conforming with a group is essential for our survival.
And a small amount is people who have legitimate emotional reasons, like relatives killed in israel’s genocide. Not voting doesn’t help that situation, but that emotional reality is not nihilism.
No, no. They just REALLY REALLY care about genocide. Haven’t you talked to any of them? IF you vote, you’re voting for genocide, so you better not vote! Voting is for fascists, obviously.
They care about accelerating the fascist takeover so that they can cosplay their little communist revolution, while ignoring the fact that they can’t fight against bunker busters and knife missiles.
Slap chop missile for the win.
I just cast a vote for PSL, I had no idea I was so diabolical 😏
psh, don’t bad-mouth nihilists
Why can I only think of The Simpsons right now?
Why, what does it matter?
Nihilsm is philosophy, whether someone derives meaning from it is unrelated to politics.
If the nihilists being badmouthed are truly nihilists, they’ll understand that it doesn’t matter.
Ah i see where you were going for now.
Optimistic nihilism would argue you can create and derive meaning yourself from knowing it doesn’t matter on a bigger level.
Anyway philosophy is so subjective i fail to see the point in labeling non-voters specifically nihilist in the post
Have a nice day.
Bro, just cuz nothing matters doesn’t mean you gotta be mean.
No, it doesn’t. It’s just a privilege.
Just super stoked about warm water ports
Like Corpus Christi? Or San Diego?
Da, I mean yes
Right-wingers, more like.
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