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.

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    enforcing a ‘don’t talk about voting ever, only encourage not voting’ anarchist community is sus af.

    Yeah… That kind of action does not really say “acting in good faith” or seem like supporting anarchic philosophy.

    • RangerOPMEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      “Anarchism is when vote”

      • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        3·
        5 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·
          5 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.