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I Want to Give Up (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 21 hours ago

This is what believing in elections does. Complacent on victory, depressed in defeat. Disregard elections and take direct action. Nobody can take that away from you.

[-] franklin@lemmy.world 26 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

This rings particularly tone deaf to me, given that the reason it happened again was low voter turnout.

[-] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 57 points 21 hours ago

Elections are how we achieve a peaceful transfer of power. Hopefully fascist incompetence will so fully debilitate this Trump administration that we manage to hold another one. We can't count on it though. We need to organize in the meantime.

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 34 points 21 hours ago

What direct action will get me the testosterone I need to not kill myself in the event Trump bans all gender affirming care?

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 20 hours ago

The risk of of civil disobedience and procurement through mutual aid networks I'd guess

[-] jawa21@startrek.website 10 points 20 hours ago

I hate to say it... but DIY. There are resources for help. I am hesitant to post direct links, but know help is there!

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 12 points 20 hours ago

Estrogen is kinda fine, testosterone being a controlled substance makes DIY much more illegal for me.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

Is it available on the dark web? It's absurd but you might need to buy health care as if it's an illegal drug.

[-] jawa21@startrek.website 2 points 20 hours ago

Hearing this is morally reprehensible for me. Shit, here people can just buy testosterone from shady TV ads - gas stations even! Here's hoping you can find your way, and know that there's a lot of us on Lemmy that will help where we can <3

[-] jawa21@startrek.website 14 points 21 hours ago

I know this is from a different account, but fml. I'm sure you are aware of how depressing things are as a fellow anarchist. I have to go vote, because I try to give a shit.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 20 hours ago

It's because I give a shit that I try to point people should not give up hope because the electoral system didn't go "their way". If you're already doing direct action, just keep doing it. Nothing changes and your direct actions actually changes things. If you're not doing it, why not?

[-] jawa21@startrek.website 7 points 20 hours ago

I think I needed to hear this. Thanks.

[-] untorquer@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Voted as an attempt at harm reduction. But i had mail-in so it took me 2 minutes.

Believe in them or not, they're not for change. You're right insofar as popular direct action creates tangible change in the world.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

People keep insisting how little time it takes them when the argument against electoralism is toward the massive amount of volunteer work wasted around it and the show of support to the concept itself.

this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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