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When Amerikkkans are told to vote blue
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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2026
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And what exactly do you propose? How do YOU think we unite the entire country in making this change? Because right now, half of it is brainwashed by a cult. Things in 2026 are completely different from revolutions in the past and need a different approach. So if I'm so ignorant, then please, enlighten me on how we invoke change on such a massive scale right now, today, instead of focusing on getting to a mediocre point where basic rights aren't being stripped away one by one. Because as someone who has a life outside of the internet and isn't a straight white man, I have much more immediate concerns for the safety of myself and my loved ones than a grandiose plan to overthrow the government. So I implore you to give me somewhere to start.
Step one is education about what works, and doesn't, and how worker liberation has been acheived in the past. Here's a good reading list from @Cowbee@lemmy.ml , and one that I host.
Step two is organizing: joining a communist / working-class party, and if none exist, starting one like the Black Panthers did. Which org you join depends on which country you live in; but we can only gain liberation by joining organizations which push our interests and not those of capitalists.
I think everyone is misunderstanding me and skipping over the fact that we cannot afford to lose another election to the right in 2 years. This seems to have instead been taken to mean "we have to keep mindlessly voting blue forever and never organize or revolt and passively hope we get a good leader" and I feel I'm having to defend a point I never made.