I am so so divided on if I should vote for biden or not. I wanna vote third party to at least do something or should I just stay home and protest and advocate where I can? Thoughts?
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023
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Then go vote by all means.
Just be clear about what you want to achieve. As far as I know, no matter who gets to the white house, Cop City in Atlanta is getting built, and USA alignment with Israel and its many interventions in the rest of the world hasn't changed in decades. No matter who is the president.
If something is happening to change, it is thanks to people with conscience who organize to protest and riot. Hence, not asking for the politician to change is making things change.
In South America, there are many conversations about this topic, and as far as I've reflected, I don't want Trump to get to the White House. But I'd rather keep working through direct action to make my community goals become reality, and many times, that happens by not asking but doing.
My goal is not for you to vote or not vote. It is to be reasonable on what you can achieve via voting and what requires more than that.
If you're saying that you see voting as the bare minimum level of participation that a citizen should put into their society, well then I completely agree with you. More is often necessary, but everyone should at least be voting.
Anything that discourages people from voting I very much disagree with.