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There. I've said it.

spoilerVoting is the absolute bare minimum amount of political activity you can do

spoilerI'm not an American so I can't vote in your stupid elections anyway

spoilerJust seeing if this will rile up the other instance libs

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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its not a good analogy, but regardless of what we use, the truth is people have no choice what the options are. Elections are mainly spectacle to make people feel like this is a democracy and that they have agency.

Its not a question of whether "America" is "progressive" enough, because the people of America are not even making the choice. They are merely affirming the choices of capital.

Recognizing that its just spectacle and an illusion of choice is an important step of seeing thr system for what it is. This isn't a democracy for anyone but the capitalist class.

To use the bad analogy though, if bleach is one of the two options why is there an election anyway? That in and of itself is enough to invalidate the process as illegitimate.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your response. It is enlightening.