Cowbee

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

They don't, actually. The US government has a shockingly low approval rate to begin with, and it's only getting worse over the years.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Consider reading The State and Revolution. The people run the new government as an "administration of things," and not as career parliamentarianism. Units democratically decide things, and send delegates for higher units that decide things relating to multiple units, with instant recall elections.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (8 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Depends on the instance.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

Why protest if you aren't going to hold them accountable in any material way? Why would they care?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

The immense profits or lack of profits do not change the worker's compensation. They can find a new job, but whether there is feast or famine with respect to sales they do not profit.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Squeak in a tiny corner where nobody can hear you?

Read theory.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Please, read theory.

The net negative comes in where the vote for PSL could have fallen in one of the two columns that matter in this contest. Instead of going in those columns, it causes those columns to come up one vote short.

This forces the parties to make concessions, while gaining exposure.

Having a PSL candidate that gained 16% running for Mayor of Long Beach in 2010 is a great way to increase exposure. That’s a blip that registers. That’s only possible in local elections at the moment.

You're trying to say that minor, inconsequential elections are the best way to increase visibility? That's utterly nonsensical, and very liberal.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Casting a vote for the party that is less likely to trample individual rights in less arenas is more effective than wasting a vote on something that has a net negative effect.

That party is PSL, the DNC and GOP are far more similar than different.

You also haven't proven this "net negative effect" of increasing exposure for PSL.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Yep, and both will crush protestors and support genocide, so Leftists need to organize to protect themselves regardless.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

I'm a Communist, so I recommend Marxist Theory, but any Leftist Theory would be good for you.

Particularly, The State and Revolution and Reform or Revolution are relevant in this case, but I don't know what you have or have not read.

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