I think a key difference here is that you believe the left to be represented in any way by the democrats. No matter which major party wins the next election, the tasks at hand remain largely the same, and the severity of the crisis remains similarly the same. The Democrats are merely the more competent managers of empire, not a way to avoid fascism.
I don’t. The last thing I will say on the matter because this has become cumbersome to discuss is that if we had avoided Trump and gotten Harris, things would not be as they are now. People like me would not be in the danger that we are now. We warned about this, we begged the nation to prevent this. Both options are genocidal tyrants, but one of them would have had objectively less terror, destruction, and obstruction. But sadly, the people who have the privilege to say “they’re both bad so it doesn’t matter who wins until the revolution” will just not understand until they’re the direct target. People of color, queer people, disabled people, we are all expendable to those who can’t just pick the lesser of two evils in the meantime of working on rebuilding society from the ground up, starting with local communities, just because “both sides bad grrrr.”
A Harris administration would be a similar imperialist decay. You are putting far more of an emphasis on a single seat and not on the overarching system itself, which is the primary cause for the conditions of today. Leaders have some degree of influence, that’s why they exist, but it isn’t correct to state that Harris would be “objectively less terror, destruction, and obstruction.” Framing those who take a principled stance against imperialism and genocide as “privledged” for doing so is incredibly short-sighted, as much of the left is made up of marginalized groups. This is partially what builds up the left.
Let me ask, are you a member of a political party? Are you doing anything besides voting? Could it not be asked why you aren’t listening to the principled socialists that have been advocating for the working classes to get organized? This isn’t meant to shame you for not doing enough, being able to organize requires time and commitment not everyone has. However, to shame people who do for not doing enough is a bit silly if you aren’t also putting in effort year-round.
I think a key difference here is that you believe the left to be represented in any way by the democrats. No matter which major party wins the next election, the tasks at hand remain largely the same, and the severity of the crisis remains similarly the same. The Democrats are merely the more competent managers of empire, not a way to avoid fascism.
I don’t. The last thing I will say on the matter because this has become cumbersome to discuss is that if we had avoided Trump and gotten Harris, things would not be as they are now. People like me would not be in the danger that we are now. We warned about this, we begged the nation to prevent this. Both options are genocidal tyrants, but one of them would have had objectively less terror, destruction, and obstruction. But sadly, the people who have the privilege to say “they’re both bad so it doesn’t matter who wins until the revolution” will just not understand until they’re the direct target. People of color, queer people, disabled people, we are all expendable to those who can’t just pick the lesser of two evils in the meantime of working on rebuilding society from the ground up, starting with local communities, just because “both sides bad grrrr.”
A Harris administration would be a similar imperialist decay. You are putting far more of an emphasis on a single seat and not on the overarching system itself, which is the primary cause for the conditions of today. Leaders have some degree of influence, that’s why they exist, but it isn’t correct to state that Harris would be “objectively less terror, destruction, and obstruction.” Framing those who take a principled stance against imperialism and genocide as “privledged” for doing so is incredibly short-sighted, as much of the left is made up of marginalized groups. This is partially what builds up the left.
Let me ask, are you a member of a political party? Are you doing anything besides voting? Could it not be asked why you aren’t listening to the principled socialists that have been advocating for the working classes to get organized? This isn’t meant to shame you for not doing enough, being able to organize requires time and commitment not everyone has. However, to shame people who do for not doing enough is a bit silly if you aren’t also putting in effort year-round.