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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (58 children)

No? My point on elections is that they do not bring short or long-term relief, because candidates are pre-filtered so as to not challenge the status quo. It has nothing to do with purity, and is entirely due to the practical assessment that elections under capitalism cannot answer capitalism's systemic problems.

I don't ever wonder why Marxists don't have electoral representation, we've known why for centuries, and it's because the ruling class fears communists above all else. Just look at the Epstein files, and read about how they refer to the PRC and socialist leaders like Xi Jinping. It's utter disdain and fear.

Or even how he's appraised by western intelligence:

Who is "us?" What is your strategy? Is it to vote for whichever pre-filtered candidate is most progressive, and then watch as this candidate loses to the more well-funded pre-filtered establishment candidate? What then? If the only ladders allowed to be available electorally are 4-8 feet tall and you need to change a bulb 20 feet in the air, how do you make progress?

How many stepladders do you need to try before you roll up your sleeves and drive down to the hardware store for an actual ladder?

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