Here's my take on the so-called progressive voter's dilemma. That is, when both parties are bad, should you vote for the least bad or not at all?
The only form of systemic power we as working class individuals have is our ability to vote. Whether you like it or not, one of two parties is going to be in control of America after this election. Therefore, you absolutely owe it to yourself and everybody else to vote for the one that is most likely to enact positive change. Even if both parties are bad, you should always vote for the least bad, because it makes further progress easier. There are unfortunately too many people on the left who give in to despair and think "The system is rigged, we can never win, a vote for either party is a vote for the system itself". This is self-destructive thinking and is exactly what the elite wants you to feel. They want you to feel powerless and fragmented so that you will disengage and stop the struggle for a better, fairer world.
Meaningful progress under Trump and his administration is guaranteed to be nearly impossible, because they have openly denounced socialist values as being fundamentally "un-American". To them, the working class are nothing more than disposal tools to help the ruling class generate ever-increasing profits. By not opposing his rule by voting for the only alternative, you are giving his governance your approval. That's how our system, as flawed and corrupt as it is, works. Attempting to vote him out is better than just staying home. If you believe voting is pointless and that alternative action is the only way forward, there is no good reason you can't do both.
The only thing that can liberate the working class people of america is a socialist revolution. This will be much easier under a democrat lead america than a republican one. The leaders of the democratic party are soft and weak, which is exactly what we want. Trump has shown that he is eager to use military intervention to squash protestors, occupiers and those who fight against the evils of capitalism, whereas the mayors of democratic cities for example, have shown a surprising amount of leniency towards them. The people of the left need to think much more strategically about the way they vote, and remember lessons learned from history: a revolution is always a process with a strategic build-up, not a single spontaneous event. Whenever something can inch us closer, we should always take that opportunity.
The only form of systemic power we as working class individuals have is our ability to vote. Whether you like it or not, one of two parties is going to be in control of America after this election. Therefore, you absolutely owe it to yourself and everybody else to vote for the one that is most likely to enact positive change. Even if both parties are bad, you should always vote for the least bad, because it makes further progress easier. There are unfortunately too many people on the left who give in to despair and think "The system is rigged, we can never win, a vote for either party is a vote for the system itself". This is self-destructive thinking and is exactly what the elite wants you to feel. They want you to feel powerless and fragmented so that you will disengage and stop the struggle for a better, fairer world.
Meaningful progress under Trump and his administration is guaranteed to be nearly impossible, because they have openly denounced socialist values as being fundamentally "un-American". To them, the working class are nothing more than disposal tools to help the ruling class generate ever-increasing profits. By not opposing his rule by voting for the only alternative, you are giving his governance your approval. That's how our system, as flawed and corrupt as it is, works. Attempting to vote him out is better than just staying home. If you believe voting is pointless and that alternative action is the only way forward, there is no good reason you can't do both.
The only thing that can liberate the working class people of america is a socialist revolution. This will be much easier under a democrat lead america than a republican one. The leaders of the democratic party are soft and weak, which is exactly what we want. Trump has shown that he is eager to use military intervention to squash protestors, occupiers and those who fight against the evils of capitalism, whereas the mayors of democratic cities for example, have shown a surprising amount of leniency towards them. The people of the left need to think much more strategically about the way they vote, and remember lessons learned from history: a revolution is always a process with a strategic build-up, not a single spontaneous event. Whenever something can inch us closer, we should always take that opportunity.