direct action and electoral politics are fundamentally different
I disagree. Are there plenty of people who vote who don’t understand direct action? Sure. But I can’t imagine anyone who really understands direct action isn’t bothering to vote when given a chance to.
I don’t know why this gives leftists so much trouble when the fucking fascists seem to understand it intuitively. Does anyone think the Proud Boys don’t vote? Politics and activism are all pretty seamless to conservatives, don’t see why we can’t seem to grasp it.
What will happen if/when they lose their majority in the midterms? …they’ll launch their coup
Case in point. You have no problems imagining a world in which Republicans are running for office on Tuesday and then planning a coup on Wednesday. Why is it so implausible that we embrace a diversity of tactics to achieve our goals?
the work to make sure such resistance exists starts now
Absolutely. And you can go to the firing range on Monday and then to the ballot box on Tuesday and then plant a community garden Wednesday. Resistance is 90% organization anyways, so if you’re getting to know your neighbors and building a network of people you trust then you’re already most of the way there. If you’re already emphasizing a diversity of tactics then there really is no contradiction in supporting an electoral candidate with one hand and creating an armed resistance with the other.
I disagree. Are there plenty of people who vote who don’t understand direct action? Sure. But I can’t imagine anyone who really understands direct action isn’t bothering to vote when given a chance to.
I don’t know why this gives leftists so much trouble when the fucking fascists seem to understand it intuitively. Does anyone think the Proud Boys don’t vote? Politics and activism are all pretty seamless to conservatives, don’t see why we can’t seem to grasp it.
Case in point. You have no problems imagining a world in which Republicans are running for office on Tuesday and then planning a coup on Wednesday. Why is it so implausible that we embrace a diversity of tactics to achieve our goals?
Absolutely. And you can go to the firing range on Monday and then to the ballot box on Tuesday and then plant a community garden Wednesday. Resistance is 90% organization anyways, so if you’re getting to know your neighbors and building a network of people you trust then you’re already most of the way there. If you’re already emphasizing a diversity of tactics then there really is no contradiction in supporting an electoral candidate with one hand and creating an armed resistance with the other.