HeavenlyPossum on Nostr: In the wake of Trump’s electoral victory, I’ve seen a lot of liberals announcing ...
In the wake of Trump’s electoral victory, I’ve seen a lot of liberals announcing that What We Really Need are all sorts of good things: building up labor unions, community organizing, etc.
The fact that these things feel urgent *after* and not *before* the election speaks to the trap of electoralism. Not only does voting not achieve anything, it tricks people who would otherwise be doing good work into thinking they don’t need to do anything because their ballot will save the day.
The fact that these things feel urgent *after* and not *before* the election speaks to the trap of electoralism. Not only does voting not achieve anything, it tricks people who would otherwise be doing good work into thinking they don’t need to do anything because their ballot will save the day.