It’s so odd seeing people *now* come to terms with the fact that protests for social justice doesn’t = enthusiasm for Dems (and Joe Biden). The biggest crisis for the political system in the US (since I’ve been alive) is that it hasn’t been responsive to protest movements.
[The only crisis US political leaders have responded to are the ones that impact the ultra wealthy and corporations. And on the GOP side, even more increasing right wing ideology]
Pretending that people should vote because “harm reduction” — is a losing “strategy,” given the documented history of a non-responsive political system to the demands of people and movements within the US.
“Vote” campaigns routinely compromise on even the most incremental and basic forms of progress which further turns people off of politics in the US.
[the funniest ones are the “leftists” posting “woe is me tweets” “ppl said mean things since I’m voting for Biden for harm red”]
[the funniest ones are the “leftists” posting “woe is me tweets” “ppl said mean things since I’m voting for Biden for harm red”]
I honestly feel like we’ve “failed” because even our “left” political leaders aren’t stating these facts *every day*; they act like whether or not Dems respond to movements and people’s demands is something negotiable— an ineffective use of political power. That is the reality.
And I think people notice these failures too. People say “wait until we get more in, change is gonna come,” but after waiting so long until they’re allowed to/ finally get a backbone 😬 I’m pretty sure by then they’ll be compromised 🤷🏾♀️
Is this a hopeless analysis? Maybe. But it’s also the one with the highest probability of being closer to the truth 💃🏾
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