I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Voting is a power that has been consistently weakened for the past four decades in the United States, and is completely useless in a two party system with two captured parties. Political change has historically been accomplished with money and violence; it is extraordinarily rare for countries to vote themselves out of the slide to fascism.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    A vote not used is a vote for oppression. Get out an organize, run for election, etc. change is still possible

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Getting out and organizing strikes/protests and building third-party grassroots political movements are absolutely great suggestions; neither are voting. Both of them require a significant amount of additional effort than voting. In fact, you may even notice that one requires money, and the other often implies a threat of further violence.

    A large reason we are in this is because Americans see voting as the be-all end-all to their political participation. It is the absolute weakest tool to actually enact change in the U.S. political system.

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  • Getting out and organizing strikes/protests and building third-party grassroots political movements are absolutely great suggestions;

    Yes, voting isn't the only action. As a union steward, I'm well aware. People should use multiple tools, but at a MINIMUM people need to vote(as long as we remain mildly democratic).

    It is the absolute weakest tool to actually enact change in the U.S. political system.

    It is a very strong tool in preventing down sliding.

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