FAQ

Q: why not organize and stop treating the bus as a legitimate entity? why aren’t you working to stop the bus?

A: do both. cut the fuel line. break windows. put oatmeal in the gas tank. but maybe your efforts don’t succeed this election cycle. and if so don’t fucking throw away your vote if it can help your neighbors fucking survive. “harm reduction” is not a political strategy for action. it is a last minute, end of the line decision to save lives, after all other resources have been exhausted.

  • @FakeGreekGirl
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    113 months ago

    I mean, even in your example, yes it does matter. They’re both terrible choices, but the muddy cliff is likely to provide a softer, more survivable landing than the grassy one.

    • @ezmac@lemmy.world
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      33 months ago

      I was definitely not thinking about all the nuances beyond them both being cliffs. I think neither is good for America, and my gerrymandered state will go red regardless of votes.

      • @FakeGreekGirl
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        53 months ago

        But that’s kinda the idea with harm reduction. You acknowledge that neither choice is good, so you go with the least bad choice to buy some time to make some better choices later.