Cory DoctorowSep 16, 2024

Hamilton Nolan: https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-think-about-politics-without

"For the most part, it is wrong to think of elections as contests between “good” and “bad” candidates. With few exceptions, it is more accurate to divide most politicians into two broad categories: Enemies, and Cowards. The enemies are those politicians who are legitimately opposed to your policy goals. The cowards are those politicians who may agree with your policy goals, but will sell you out if they must in order to protect their own interests.

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How to Think About Politics Without Wanting to Kill Yourself

There are Enemies, and then there are Cowards.

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Show threadCory DoctorowSep 16, 2024

"Embrace the idea that we are simply pushing to elect the cowards, rather than the enemies. Why? Because the true work of political action is not to identify idealized superheroes to run for office. It is, instead, to create the conditions in the world that make it safe for the cowards to vote the right way.

"Under this framework, you can set aside the tedious feelings of disappointment that come with holding moral views while also supporting any politician.

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Show threadWhenOnlyRichRuleSep 16, 2024

@pluralistic

Your advice gets nothing done for anyone but the billionaires.
You still get evil.

Vote for candidates reflecting your views, regardless of odds.
That's the best you can do, and hope those under mass formation psychosis will wake up.

https://jillstein2024.com/platform

Show threadBruce ElrickSep 16, 2024
@corporatecrimes @pluralistic
Meh, that's a way to maintain the status quo while letting others who are less fortunate than you suffer and convincing yourself that you are morally superior when living in a FPTP voting system.
Show threadadamluhring
@virtuous_sloth @corporatecrimes @pluralistic There are a lot of people who could safely vote third-party without causing the Democrats to lose in their area. If someone is on the left and tired of the Democrats tacking right while counting on their vote, third-party voting for a farther left candidate is about the only way to signal that the Dems would care about
Sep 17, 2024 at 5:40amWeb