That’s my thought as well. Collect allies, try to dispel non-allies of their propaganda (very hard), create microcosms that gradually become bigger movements that eventually consume the state
But in the meantime, it’s hard not to consider the situation dire and urgent on a grand scale when we see people being tortured, killed, and subjugated for the interests of a privileged few. It’s easy for me to sit behind my keyboard and tell others what they “should” do. It’s another thing entirely to be a person with friends and loved ones who’ve been directly harmed by our leaders, or to see it from their point of view.
it is hard. it is dire and urgent. but to the original post, non-voting doesn’t currently buy any power (though that may change), and trump is worse, so I’m still going to vote biden while supporting my communities and helping those who have been harmed locally
That’s fine. That’s one opinion about how to cope with the current situation, and I won’t tell you otherwise. I tend to agree.
I just don’t want happening here what I see in the politics communities on some other instances where people are disparaged, shouted down, or even dehumanized for expressing so much as a hesitancy to vote for Biden. I want to take care that this doesn’t happen here. I firmly believe that if anything, such tactics only serve to discourage people from voting.
We’ve had multiple posts in this community from people describing why they’re choosing to vote Biden that don’t undermine our grave concerns about him in the process. I’ve always welcomed people to make such posts.
hey, how is your part of the world? I’m trying to maintain hope that the rest of the world is going to be okay [under the approximation that America will soon be doing very poorly]
We’re doing alright. Like so many places, we’re struggling to keep terrified conservatives from throwing away the last hundred years of social and material progress.
But we’re predominantly more left leaning than the US, so it’s not so so bad. I wish we were more to the left leaning, but I suppose I should be thankful for what we have.
In my local circle, I’m seeing much more direct action and mutual aid, which gives me some hope for the future. We all know things are going to get worse, but there’s no reason we have to go the everyone-for-themselves route.
That’s my thought as well. Collect allies, try to dispel non-allies of their propaganda (very hard), create microcosms that gradually become bigger movements that eventually consume the state
But in the meantime, it’s hard not to consider the situation dire and urgent on a grand scale when we see people being tortured, killed, and subjugated for the interests of a privileged few. It’s easy for me to sit behind my keyboard and tell others what they “should” do. It’s another thing entirely to be a person with friends and loved ones who’ve been directly harmed by our leaders, or to see it from their point of view.
it is hard. it is dire and urgent. but to the original post, non-voting doesn’t currently buy any power (though that may change), and trump is worse, so I’m still going to vote biden while supporting my communities and helping those who have been harmed locally
That’s fine. That’s one opinion about how to cope with the current situation, and I won’t tell you otherwise. I tend to agree.
I just don’t want happening here what I see in the politics communities on some other instances where people are disparaged, shouted down, or even dehumanized for expressing so much as a hesitancy to vote for Biden. I want to take care that this doesn’t happen here. I firmly believe that if anything, such tactics only serve to discourage people from voting.
We’ve had multiple posts in this community from people describing why they’re choosing to vote Biden that don’t undermine our grave concerns about him in the process. I’ve always welcomed people to make such posts.
I’m not American, but you make some very good points. Thank you for taking the time to explain it to that other person
hey, how is your part of the world? I’m trying to maintain hope that the rest of the world is going to be okay [under the approximation that America will soon be doing very poorly]
We’re doing alright. Like so many places, we’re struggling to keep terrified conservatives from throwing away the last hundred years of social and material progress.
But we’re predominantly more left leaning than the US, so it’s not so so bad. I wish we were more to the left leaning, but I suppose I should be thankful for what we have.
In my local circle, I’m seeing much more direct action and mutual aid, which gives me some hope for the future. We all know things are going to get worse, but there’s no reason we have to go the everyone-for-themselves route.