Chapotony Chatano here, internet's busiest hogposter, and it's time for another edition of "Let's Argue", where we're on the internet, we accept your hot takes, unpopular opinions, and tough questions, and we struggle sesh over all of them. Leeeeet's, GO!
Yes. Perhaps the path is not as clear – remember that local politics affects most people more directly than the presidency, and congress + senate after that if you're still relying on electoralism. Every person you help, the homeless dude on the subway, the struggling friend – you make their life meaningfully better in the now. Mutual aid! If you're terrified about the descent into fascism, build bonds with neighbours and friends, especially with the pandemic, these matter. Local coops, unionising workplace, checking out theory initiatives, code schools what not. Keep fighting, keep posting, keep talking to your community.
I don't mean to be a read theory cunt, but reading theory will genuinely help you process these things. Studying mechanisms of change in societies will make you feel more comfortable about the path forward. Hopefully this post is not sectarian.