Socialists do nothing -> Fascists receive no consequences -> Socialists do nothing -> Fascists seize power -> Socialists join the fascists and say it’s all the fault of the liberals.
Complain all you want about the liberals voting to prevent fascists from getting power, but they’re doing something while socialists do nothing except complain.
I’ll let you in on a little secret, many liberals are socialists that got tired of doing nothing. Voting in many successive elections to get the change you want over many decades is far more admirable than sitting on the sidelines complaining about the people that are making an effort.
This is where I’m at, admittedly. I see no substantial action from any alternative group. I can’t be the change I want to see because I’m not a leader. So given the options I have to choose one of them. I finally get the “lesser evil” shit. I used to think it was a cynical slogan meant to get people used to the idea of supporting heinous crimes, which it is, but it is also a genuine sentiment that holds some weight. I was blind to that before. The way I see it now, no matter my choice, evil will come, so I might as well cast my ballot for the one that is a ostensibly less evil. So I’ll begrudgingly vote for Harris because the rhetoric coming from the republicans is fucking terrifying, and JD Vance especially makes me feel very nervous. He’s exactly the type of slimy opportunistic creep that should be kept as far away from power as possible. At least it’s not Biden or Shapiro. C’est la vie.
Yeah. Mainly, find ways, wherever you are, to do right with the small amount of power you have. It matters.
Some of that is voting. Some of that is whatever political support you can manage. Some of it is just saying “that seems like a bad idea” when you’re in a meeting, or choosing a more ethical supplier if you’re at some company.
Always know that, no matter how small the power you hold seems, it matters.
every day make the best choices you can with the energy you have available. you may or may not win; you may or may not even make a difference; one day you may just need a fucking cheeseburger from macdonalds despite your usual moral misgivings… and that’s fine!
make choices to change the system, sure, but be aware of the direction you want and head in that direction… change is proactive; participants make the rules
Socialists do nothing -> Fascists receive no consequences -> Socialists do nothing -> Fascists seize power -> Socialists join the fascists and say it’s all the fault of the liberals.
Complain all you want about the liberals voting to prevent fascists from getting power, but they’re doing something while socialists do nothing except complain.
I’ll let you in on a little secret, many liberals are socialists that got tired of doing nothing. Voting in many successive elections to get the change you want over many decades is far more admirable than sitting on the sidelines complaining about the people that are making an effort.
This is where I’m at, admittedly. I see no substantial action from any alternative group. I can’t be the change I want to see because I’m not a leader. So given the options I have to choose one of them. I finally get the “lesser evil” shit. I used to think it was a cynical slogan meant to get people used to the idea of supporting heinous crimes, which it is, but it is also a genuine sentiment that holds some weight. I was blind to that before. The way I see it now, no matter my choice, evil will come, so I might as well cast my ballot for the one that is a ostensibly less evil. So I’ll begrudgingly vote for Harris because the rhetoric coming from the republicans is fucking terrifying, and JD Vance especially makes me feel very nervous. He’s exactly the type of slimy opportunistic creep that should be kept as far away from power as possible. At least it’s not Biden or Shapiro. C’est la vie.
Yeah. Mainly, find ways, wherever you are, to do right with the small amount of power you have. It matters.
Some of that is voting. Some of that is whatever political support you can manage. Some of it is just saying “that seems like a bad idea” when you’re in a meeting, or choosing a more ethical supplier if you’re at some company.
Always know that, no matter how small the power you hold seems, it matters.
every day make the best choices you can with the energy you have available. you may or may not win; you may or may not even make a difference; one day you may just need a fucking cheeseburger from macdonalds despite your usual moral misgivings… and that’s fine!
make choices to change the system, sure, but be aware of the direction you want and head in that direction… change is proactive; participants make the rules
Exactly.