So… I should just lay down and take it? I’m not sure what point is being made.
That is certainly a take. Just do nothing about it I guess. People can never make a difference or do anything without politicians. You’ve already ceded all the power you have.
The point is that there are other alternatives.
I support the alternatives up until election day when I have to accept reality and not throw my vote away. Truth is if everyone voted for their ideal candidate, we’d end up with 50 parties each getting 2% of the vote… There’s always more ways to split. You have to compromise somewhere if you’re going to vote at all.
Then you don’t actually support the alternatives.
Then you don’t actually care who gets elected
If elections matter, shouldn’t you vote for the person/party you supposedly support?
You decrease the value of your vote when you write in yourself every time. Do you really have to agree with 100% of what anyone says? I’d have to write myself in if that was true.
No one is making the argument that you have to agree 100% with whatever politician/party you’re voting for.
And where on earth did you get the “write in yourself” thing from, that’s an even more ridiculous strawman.
You have failed to make any effort at explaining yourself so Idk why I should.
Look for ways to pursue political goals beyond obediently punching a ballot. The billionaires don’t control politics just because they vote harder. There’s lots of ways to go about it but almost all practical strategies involve being a part of a larger organization. Unions are the most classic example.
The unions are corrupted, too.
Many are, yes, but 1) be selective of what union you join, 2) you’re union vote counts more than your federal vote. Usurping a corrupt union boss is a much smaller task than usurping a corrupt democrat and can yield far more results.
Freshly organized work places are almost always more radical than those those entrenched, so organizing your workplace now is more important than ever. Then you can pick which union to join.
It’s just lemmy.ml taking a pop at the US so they can feel superior. Feel free to ignore.
