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I don’t really have a problem with people who do actual organizing and activism not voting since I think that’s a lot more impactful. I mean I would prefer they vote but I’d say what they’re doing is more than someone who only votes but takes no other political actions.
What really bothers me is people who just spend all their time online angrily criticizing people for doing some political action they deem not useful but who don’t do or even suggest another alternative. It’s just laziness and apathy disguised as moral superiority.
I see a line often drawn between voting vs [anything else]. Why? Voting is the bare minimum, easiest, lowest effort you can put into influencing policy.
Organizing is running a marathon; voting is tying your shoes. If you’re going to put the time and energy into the hard stuff, why skip the easy stuff?
They’re not mutually exclusive. Do both if you can. But even if you can’t run the marathon, at least take the two seconds to tie your fucking shoes.
See I just admit I’m lazy and apathetic and since voting is the least I can do it’s all I do.
And it doesn’t matter because nobody I vote for wins. Except Fetterman.
That fucking sucks.
Of course it sucks.
It’s politics.
It’s designed to suck.