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ppl always disingenuously asking “what’s your solution then?” when i tell them i don’t vote as if opting not to engage in lesser of two evilism every election or refusing to vote for and electing the next terrorist-in-chief, is somehow more morally repugnant than the contrary.
my ancestors have been voting democrat for literal decades & have absolutely nothing to show for it, beyond crumbs to appease and repress black radical spirit & movements. absolutely no progress has been made. the democratic party is an enemy to black people & black liberation.
so please, don’t ever ask me “what your alternative then?” when i tell you i’m not voting for any democrats or republicans. divesting from national electoral politics and not electing imperialists who are gonna enact terror on my people, both here and abroad, is an alternative.
2016 was the first year i was legally allowed to vote & i voted for the first US politician to ever actually move me & not only did he turn out not to be who i thought he was, but the democratic party also rigged the election against him. and they’re doing it, again. so, no.
you can’t fool me more than once, i read too much.
democrats rely on lesser of two evilism, it’s not just incompetence. 2016 was not an anomaly. they’re perfectly fine w/ “at least we’re not [insert republican here].” they know folks will vote for them regardless, so they push out milquetoast, uninspired candidates every election
i keep seeing people call them incompetent, which isn’t untrue, but belittling their antics on just “incompetence” lets them off the hook, and implies a simple change in leadership would make this better, as if all of this isn’t a manifestation of their violence.
the black radical tradition birthed me, we know how this all ends, it’s clear. i have nothing against those of you who vote for “harm reduction,” or whatever. but understand why hundreds of thousands of colonized people have disinvested from electoralism. https://twitter.com/queersocialism/status/1205957019062194176?s=21
“vote blue no matter who” serves no one but the democratic party
