counter-point: Voting for someone that does not represent you because you are more scared of the other guy is indistinguishable, as a signal, from someone that fully supports them. By voting against your own interests you are actively undermining the democratic process.

That’s not how democracy works, like at all

Democracy is about compromise. By definition. Not about demanding exactly what you want and sabotaging the system if you don’t get it. That’s the opposite of democracy.

What if I don’t want to compromise with fascists?

Then you get full fascism

When 40% of the voting population wants fascism those are your options.

If 40% of the voting population wants fascism your democracy is fucked and its time to re-open gulags.

“Don’t like fascism? Lock up your political enemies. Problem solved.”

The answer isn’t even voting. Voting is actually important in this scenario because, yes, you are actually voting to keep fascists from the door.

The actual answer isn’t electoralism at all—even if it’s important to avert the worst case scenario.

The answer is withholding what’s most valuable to them: your labor. General strike with a clearly defined goal and a pissed off populace is literally the most powerful tool we can harness.

Liberals will get people killed before you could organize a general strike. Quit being naive.