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[bigmouthinacoma]

So look, here's the thing

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[gingerygoodness]

i agree, self righteous activists suck. but not all activism is "cute" or psa-like. and maybe the individual can't end patriarchy, racism, or any other of the evils abound in modern society, but they can do something. not only that, but they should do something. if everyone thought they couldn't do anything, that's right, but if everyone thought they could do something (and throughout human history, there have been multiple times when enough of a majority believed in this that something actually did happen) than it would.

and a lot of those people who don't vote aren't just bitter anarchists, but a lot of them are people who are the poor, who saw welfare get cut under reagan and then even moreso under clinton and have experienced a lot of fucked up shit because of both of the major parties. while i do vote, i don't know if i would if i was in that predicament & i don't think that whoever wins will make a difference to the most marginalized of society.

[bigmouthinacoma]

I dunno, if I was pissed off because the system made me poor the last thing I would do is boycott the one activity that I could engage in that had any kind of chance of changing that system.

And I understand that movements have actually gotten shit done, but first off, how often does that happen, and secondly oppressed majorities are kinda hard to come by. (i.e. if a majority of the people want something it's probably already happened anyway)

[gingerygoodness]

latin america is a region of the oppressed majority & the very well funded & armed minority.

[bigmouthinacoma]

And when I start complaining about Latin American activists that will be relevant.