thank you

it's about tactics. that's it. people need to understand tactics

and that's not punching left

because people who don't vote aren't on the left

to be on the left, you have to have ideological goals and do actions to achieve them

sitting on the sidelines not participating and just making self-serving grandiose but ultimately meaningless statements is not an ideological position. it's a psychological problem or personality disorder masquerading as politics

if you don't vote, political science professor, fascism is on the rise

due to MAGA and petulant showboaters with your rationale not voting

real life stakes have meaning

trans rights. women's rights. climate change. etc

apparently none of these figure as important to you. because you want to do edgelord stunts to prove points that have no meaning if we drown in fascism

you're a rather ineffectual person. you can't keep track of coherent goals and how to achieve them

Yes, those are all good, non-corporate, non-zionist candidates who are actually able to turn out voters without having to pull teeth to do it.

We should lay the rhetorical and political groundwork for more like that instead of continuing to waste time punching left using the same old tired, thought-terminating talking points that lost us the last twenty years and cleared the fascists' path to the white house.

Neoliberalism is done. Zionism is done. Some just can't read a clock.

"i'm not voting" has to be a statement made with context

in a swing state it's the statement of a moron helping fascism win

in a place that is solid dem, it's perhaps forgiveable. i still dislike it. because that's how blue states become purple states

i ask everyone to vote

regardless, if someone is not going to vote in a state like california, i ask that they please add the additional statement that they think people in other states should vote dem

"It's not about perfection, it's about not installing democrats who will set us up for a worse, smarter, more capable Trump 2.0 in ten years time."

this is so fucking insane

" i prefer to have fascism by not voting because {insert creative fearmongering here}"

how do you navigate through life with this being how you make decisions?

have you heard of mamdani? el-sayed? angie nixon?

will you please get your head out of your ass?

It's not about perfection, it's about not installing democrats who will set us up for a worse, smarter, more capable Trump 2.0 in ten years time.

By trying to undermine leftward movement and pre-empt it as "perfection" you're doing the work of the fascists. You're trying to pull the brakes on the left during the most pivotal point in our nation's history.

Either neoliberalism must be brought to an end or democracy will be, that's the choice before us. There is no Third Way.

Feel like we are in that part of the movie where the diaspora arrives outside the gates of the evil emperor's stronghold. Old rivalries and disputes are pushed aside as the parties come together, feast, prepare for battle and plan their great assault.

i despise the #democrats as much as tom

but there is a larger war at play and democrats in power is better than #republicans in power for the sake of our objectives

what matters is acting strategically

and tom, while making mistakes before, is speaking words that agree with strategy over perfectionism now, today. that is what matters

now is the time for the cynics and perfectionists out there to ignore their aimless feelings and listen to cold reason

from #tomMorello not me

#vote

Holy shit!
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"Before the show, Morello did a Rolling Stone interview, and he went viral for saying that he "certainly did not" vote for Kamala Harris."

"Morello counted himself in that number, saying, "I just couldn't do it" and that he can't remember the last time he voted for a Democratic presidential candidate."