I’m saying that that does not matter. You can elect all of the people you want to mayoralities etc, but the undergirding property relations will make 1/2 of the party align with the Republicans every single time.
Electoralism is a dead end. By all means, vote. I do. But it’s wholly insufficient and will actually work against us.
That’s the bigger lesson. It’s not minimizing harm. It’s minimizing the active damage done by the two right wing parties.
*I’m still learning about the fediverse, and this is probably a more liberal instance, so I just really want to hammer these points home:
Ah, but the thing you’re missing is that the more Mamdanis get elected, the more pressure there will be within the Democratic party to change.
I’m saying that that does not matter. You can elect all of the people you want to mayoralities etc, but the undergirding property relations will make 1/2 of the party align with the Republicans every single time.
Electoralism is a dead end. By all means, vote. I do. But it’s wholly insufficient and will actually work against us.
That’s the bigger lesson. It’s not minimizing harm. It’s minimizing the active damage done by the two right wing parties.
*I’m still learning about the fediverse, and this is probably a more liberal instance, so I just really want to hammer these points home:
https://act.represent.us/sign/problempoll-fba