#i'm from kentucky. voting got us andy beshear who saved thousands of lives during the pandemic. it got rid of a guy who gave his children | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

socialist-microwave-laser · 11 months

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"voting does practically nothing on its own and telling people simply to go vote only validates the very system that is killing so many of us" and "voting to prevent fascists from having actual, literal, official, institutional power is important" are two ideas that can and should coexist, actually

#i'm from kentucky. voting got us andy beshear who saved thousands of lives during the pandemic. it got rid of a guy who gave his children #chicken pox rather than giving them the vaccine. he would have gotten so many kentuckians killed and i'm glad he wasn't in office. however #being in kentucky also shows that voting cannot be the only thing that is done bc our polling system is rigged from the start and that's how #we have people coming in from out of state to basically put the anti trans bill in office. voting is important to keep fascists out so that #people can breathe and organize more effectively. you're not as good at organizing if you're dying of covid or being deprived of hrt etc #idk i hate this idea that you're either a 'votescold' or you think nobody should vote and i feel like both are wrong? voting is only the #first step. you vote and then you go out and burn some strategically selected buildings down so there won't be a govt to elect in four years #anarchist #leftist #us politics

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