kete

I saw a reminder that the GA governor stole the election, and the reminder said to “remember this” in November. What does this mean—remember that your vote might not count? If the establishment repeatedly ignores the votes, shouldn't voters remember this all year long and do more than vote throughout the year? How to make the kind of impact you want to make through voting without limiting yourself to trusting a system that won't let you reform it...definitely will require group effort but not necessarily a “group” or an organization. When you get upset at politicians and you want to vote them out of office, a more certain approach is to inspire your fellow residents to make their feelings felt or even to take action, putting a stop to some injustice instead of waiting for some official to tell employees to quit the policy. The pressure of a majority is often enough to change policy and is more in line with people making their own decisions for the affairs that affect their lives. Mutual aid communities, gift economies, and consensus are the crucial flip-side of this activity. Representatives and parliaments are liable to make decisions against communities and in favor of business that ravages solidarity practices. They are part of a state that does not have to answer to the people it supposedly serves, so the governed class is actually powerless, contrary to appearances and claims.

CC-BY-SA 4 “Proactive Voting” by Kete Foy, 2020