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FAQ

Q: why not organize and stop treating the bus as a legitimate entity? why aren’t you working to stop the bus?

A: do both. cut the fuel line. break windows. put oatmeal in the gas tank. but maybe your efforts don’t succeed this election cycle. and if so don’t fucking throw away your vote if it can help your neighbors fucking survive. “harm reduction” is not a political strategy for action. it is a last minute, end of the line decision to save lives, after all other resources have been exhausted.

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think the third are the ones who have power fantasies about them not voting but rather just people who don't bother. So they're not the ones I was talking about.

I'm talking about the ones who are so proud of their principled take of not voting and telling others how that doesn't change the system and how the actual change happens through other means. And then the other means they are doing are maybe some complaints on social media, which is just lol.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think you are over prescribing power to a small handful of loud and proud voices because it's an easier scapegoat to say they are the reason for the issues with voting.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I didn't really define how big of a group they were or anything. I just find them annoying.