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  • Murse@slrpnk.nettoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldI'm so tired
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    13 hours ago

    I share that frustration, but discouraging voters from showing up isn’t going to help anything: focus your anger at the actual fascists, not the ballot box.

    Actually achieving some meaningful reform is a complex project that requires every tool in the box. If you run into a stripped screw, don’t get mad at the screwdriver for not working, but instead reach for your other tools to use alongside the driver. Might need to grab it with a vicegrip (like a general strike) or whack it with a hammer (like a molotov cocktail), but don’t just discard the screwdriver - the screws aren’t all stripped, and the project is a lot bigger than just the one striped screw. If the next screw is also stripped, by all means light up another, uh, hammer… but the screwdriver is the easiest and most effective option for the parts of the project that aren’t already fubar.

    So… advocating for alternatives when they’re called for: absolutely necessary! Throwing the screwdriver away: unnecessary and critical error.


  • Murse@slrpnk.nettoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldI'm so tired
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    8 hours ago

    Fortunately voting isn’t mutually exclusive to any other flavor of activism. So, unironically: yes, please do vote, as often and informed as you’re able to.

    Light up some billionaire’s warehouse on the way home if you want, but voting is easier and safer than pretty much any offer method of driving some rapid reform, so start with voting, and take whatever other action you feel still needs to take place.

    Lots of hate on voting lately… Why? Use every tool we’ve got.








  • You don’t need to worry about shit. Propaganda like the OP’s serves only to make you feel guilty about speaking up, pushing you to become one of MLK’s white moderates.

    If you’re in a position to advocate for a group who’s voice is being muffled, do it.

    You already know the distinction between that and talking over them - don’t let internet bullshit blur the line.





  • Hadn’t heard of Ulephone, but I like what I’m seeing so far!

    What model do you have? A lot of their phones look like they have a thermal camera, which could be really useful (temps get pretty extreme where I live, so being able to see heat-leaks in my home could help to insulate them).

    Also thermal aside, how’s the camera? I used to think more megapixels = better, but have since found there’s a lot more to image quality than just pixels (focus accuracy, good color saturation, etc).