cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/15032962

Alt text: a screenshot of a microblog post with the text “you walking down an alleyway with a gram of weed in your pocket, who would you rather catch you?” Below are two pictures side by side. One of Kamala Harris and the other of Batman.

  • RangerOPMEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    “Anarchism is when vote”

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      “Anarchism is when vote”

      In some forms, when needed, yes. See: anarcho-syndicalism.

      What is contrary to most anarchic philosophy is using power over others to suppress voices that express dissent in good faith. In fact, I can’t think of a branch of anarchism where that’s not outright contradictory to central tenets of the philosophy.

      • RangerOPMEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        In some forms, when needed, yes. See: anarcho-syndicalism.

        Yes.

        But how does that even resemble the electoral system we have? I don’t tell people to vote or not & I don’t tell people who to vote for. You all can decided that for yourselves, I’m not your master. The no electioneering rule exist for a few reasons one being to stop drive by comments from people who have zero interest in anarchism from overwhelming people who do & it’s not uncommon in anarchist spaces.