I really don’t think you should abstain, I really think you should vote. But if you think abstaining is going to do any good, then for the love of all that is holy, do direct action.
But come on. Do everything you can do. Don’t stay home on election day. Express a preference.
i don’t think abstaining is the answer either. well not necessarily. it depends. i voted D last presidential election, with great nausia. but i will defend to the death everyone who did not vote or voted third party.
my thought is this, in order to stop this ratchet rightward, not only republicans must be stopped, but so too the democrats. and as such when there is any option for a progressive candidate(and i mean provably so) they should be voted for. but if the choice is between a republican and an establishment democrat you should vote third party. voting for less systemic harm is not good enough, voting for the status quos is not good enough.
and for the people wingeing about the spoiler vote. they get to choose one and only one:
either the progressives have so small a number that a candidate that represents them is not viable, in which case they are not responsible for the loss of the election, the democrat establishment is
OR
the progressives are numerous enough that their abstention forces the democrats to lose. in that case they are not responsible for the loss of the election, the democrat establishment is
I really don’t think you should abstain, I really think you should vote. But if you think abstaining is going to do any good, then for the love of all that is holy, do direct action.
But come on. Do everything you can do. Don’t stay home on election day. Express a preference.
i don’t think abstaining is the answer either. well not necessarily. it depends. i voted D last presidential election, with great nausia. but i will defend to the death everyone who did not vote or voted third party.
my thought is this, in order to stop this ratchet rightward, not only republicans must be stopped, but so too the democrats. and as such when there is any option for a progressive candidate(and i mean provably so) they should be voted for. but if the choice is between a republican and an establishment democrat you should vote third party. voting for less systemic harm is not good enough, voting for the status quos is not good enough.
and for the people wingeing about the spoiler vote. they get to choose one and only one:
either the progressives have so small a number that a candidate that represents them is not viable, in which case they are not responsible for the loss of the election, the democrat establishment is
OR
the progressives are numerous enough that their abstention forces the democrats to lose. in that case they are not responsible for the loss of the election, the democrat establishment is