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    14 days ago

    It’s rich accusing me of being a fed/useful idiot while identifying voting for the democratic party as the truly useful activity.

    Seems you didn’t read my opening statement:

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      It’s not like you’ve read anything I’ve said. You couldn’t even seem to register that I vote in these fucking elections routinely and still find the democrats disgusting.

      I also did read and respond to that, you called me privileged without engaging with anything I said.

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        14 days ago

        and still find the democrats disgusting.

        And I never said you were wrong to do so. I am saying your bad attitude around voting is undermining our leftist movements by being needlessly divisive.

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          personally I find sending unlimited weapons to a genocide to be needlessly divisive.

          feel free to continue trying to tone police my ‘bad attitude’ (criticizing democrats)

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            personally I find sending unlimited weapons to a genocide to be needlessly divisive.

            And therefore we should ignore voting even more? The ml position here reads like abstinence; which is effectively to give up.

            feel free to continue trying to tone police my ‘bad attitude’ (criticizing democrats)

            Talk about a strawman. Like I said earlier. It would be ideal for us to have our own party. It would be great if mls like you would join us in support of it. Until then the progressive wing of US politics lives in the dem party and it would be helpful to our movement to help it grow as much as it can.

            And since you care so much about strawmanning; don’t forget I did say voting is only one thing we should do. Not the only thing ;)

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              And therefore we should ignore voting even more? The ml position here reads like abstinence; which is effectively to give up.

              Hey, I’m an anarchist, at least pretend you’re reading anything I’m saying. I vote plenty, you can’t seem to register that though because you’re stuck fighting ghosts.

              It would be great if mls like you would join us in support of it. Until then the progressive wing of US politics lives in the dem party and it would be helpful to our movement to help it grow as much as it can.

              “We should have our own party BUT actually let’s just be dem progressives forever”

              Also I’m an anarchist, once more you seem incapable of processing anything I say.

              And since you care so much about strawmanning; don’t forget I did say voting is only one thing we should do. Not the only thing ;)

              You spend an entire thread accusing me of not voting and undermining leftism by criticizing dems and are now pretending that voting isn’t all you are advocating for? Talking out both sides of your mouth

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                Hey, I’m an anarchist, at least pretend you’re reading anything I’m saying. I vote plenty, you can’t seem to register that though because you’re stuck fighting ghosts.

                And I am still asking you to make common cause with us to vote for short term goals. Do you want to quote were I said you should not want to ultimatly destroy the government?

                “We should have our own party BUT actually let’s just be dem progressives forever”

                Given how much push back I am getting from a fellow lefty like yourself to vote left we are going to be stuck as progressive dem for some time. Thanks for your contribution here.

                now pretending that voting isn’t all you are advocating for?

                I’ll refer you to my opening comment Ms. Strawman.

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                  Given how much push back I am getting from a fellow lefty like yourself to vote left we are going to be stuck as progressive dem for some time.

                  Is your position that the reason we don’t have a workers party because people like me (marginalized trans anarchists) criticize the democrats online?

                  I vote plenty, democrats have won my state in presidential elections for my entire voting lifetime. You’re the one saying ‘someday we’ll have our own party’ as cover for demanding democratic party loyalty right now. You’re not building anything, you’re just defending existing power structures and blaming critics.

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                    I vote plenty

                    That is great, and it would be helpful to us both if you also didn’t have an infectious attitude about elections that discourages others to show up. Its fine if you do not want to run or help in a campaign, but it would be helpful if you spoke to and helped fellow lefties show up to primaries and vote as left as possible.

                    If you still really hate it show up and spoil your ballot at a minimum. Elections are still a show of numbers and credibility. A revolutionary group that cannot commit to such a low stakes action is not credible for higher level organization and resistance.