Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem] to electoralism • 3 days agoUS citizen abroad — should I abstain, vote PSL, or spoil my ballot?message-squaremessage-square16 fedilinkarrow-up154file-text
arrow-up154message-squareUS citizen abroad — should I abstain, vote PSL, or spoil my ballot?Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem] to electoralism • 3 days agomessage-square16 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Ultimately even with an absentee ballot I would be voting from stolen land, so this is why I am hesitant.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]hexbear41·3 days agoMay as well vote PSL, upward momentum is a good motivator. link
minus-squareErika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]hexagonhexbear27·3 days ago upward momentum is a good motivator. You mean that seeing that a socialist party is doing ever better in the polls creates motivation for socialists to keep fighting? link
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]hexbear32·2 days agoIt's just good for agitprop purposes, really, electoralism is worthless. link
minus-squareErika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]hexagonhexbear15·2 days agoYeah, I'm not exactly expecting any amount of voting to actually meaningfully change the trajectory of the USA's immediate future. link
May as well vote PSL, upward momentum is a good motivator.
You mean that seeing that a socialist party is doing ever better in the polls creates motivation for socialists to keep fighting?
It's just good for agitprop purposes, really, electoralism is worthless.
Yeah, I'm not exactly expecting any amount of voting to actually meaningfully change the trajectory of the USA's immediate future.