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When did I say you're supporting Republicans?
Accelerationism has multiple definitions and includes everyone who thinks there is salvation on the other side of speeding up some aspect of capitalism that warrants ignoring the destruction caused by the acceleration.
All neoliberals are accelerationists, but so are leftists who think that the destruction caused by the contradictions in capitalism will bring about social consciousness and revolution and seek to attain it on a faster timeline by speeding up capitalism.
No? Accelerationism is a specific strategy that believes supporting the most competent and stable imperialists will concentrate capital faster, and therefore bring about the collapse of capitalism sooner. That means supporting the Democrats, as the Republicans are more unstable. Neoliberals do not want the collapse of capitalism, and accelerationists do not want to elect the GOP because they slow down the concentration of capital typically.
I'm not an accelerationist, but it seems like you're arguing against a strawman.
No? Accelerationism is a specific strategy that believes supporting the most competent and stable imperialists will concentrate capital faster, and therefore bring about the collapse of capitalism sooner. That means supporting the Democrats, as the Republicans are more unstable. Neoliberals do not want the collapse of capitalism, and accelerationists do not want to elect the GOP because they slow down the concentration of capital typically.
I'm not an accelerationist, but it seems like you're arguing against a strawman.