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Mao tells it like it is (lem.lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Nobody is arguing for doing nothing, the argument is that political change comes from organizing and struggle outside the boundaries of the system, not through engaging within its legal limits.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    ¿Por qué no los dos?

    Why not still attempt to utilize the process of voting while also organizing for the shittier scenario when others, because it definitely ain't gonna be .ml pansies, have to do more than that to put the train back on the tracks?

    Your response is also way more moderate than what most .ml trashcans are posting all over this platform.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Communists typically advocate voting for worker parties, such as the PSL. It isn't that voting itself is a problem, it's that placing our energy behind getting an imperialist party elected rather than the other is energy that could have been spent on growing the socialist organization. From the perspective of an individual, voting doesn't take much time at all. From the perspective of an organization, election season takes a tremendous amount of effort, no matter which way you push for. These are the kinds of problems you run into when organizing that aren't immediately obvious for those that are used to seeing political participation as purely an electoral measure.

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