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We’re obligated to use every tool at our disposal in the fight. No one tool will fix everything.
Voting is one of our many tools
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_boycott
You need someone to vote for.
Election boycotts require a mass movement to work, not just general disenfranchisement and non participation. Catalonia comes to mind, as controversial as that was by the "just vote" crowd when the referendums were making headlines. I can't think of many places in the US where that sort of coordinated non-participation is even floated as an idea in the public consciousness. If you have any examples I'd be interested to hear though
Absolutely. And that's what we saw during the '24 primary in Michigan. Tens of thousands of spoiled ballots from residents disgusted with the Gaza Genocide.
Easy. I will vote for the person who will do the least harm to my country as it is a fact that someone will be elected.
Republicans say they're doing this every election cycle.
Democrats say they're doing this every election cycle.
It does not appear to be a working strategy, when your "least harm" candidates are all dictated by their advertising budgets and national media relationships
Who would you vote for in an election between Mussolini and Franco? Because that is where your country is headed
ah yes, because there are only two candidates on every ballot.
Don't tell this to the "pro-voting" crowd cause they despise anyone who looks outside the uniparty.
It's only a tool if there's a non-fascist candidate available. Name one such person in the US.
"All candidates are fascist." - Smooth Brain
I never said they are. It was more of a clarification that voting isn't always a tool, but usually.
As for specific candidates - highly depends on the country. There's countries like USA, North Korea or Eritrea, where there isn't a single non-sociopathic soul in politics, effectively making elections pointless.
And there's other countries, where most candidates are horrible, but a handful of somewhat decent ones also exist, so at the very least there are options. We can argue about their viability, but them existing is in itself a step up.