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it's good to look in the mirror and understand the material outcomes of voter behavior (lemmy.cafe)

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I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A vote is a preference, a choice. It carries no burden of complicity. This is separate from ideological support. If one voted for Trump, but then regrets that support, they are no longer responsible for Trump’s actions.

Wrong. A vote is an action. And one that has the ability to negatively (or positively) affect others in your sphere.

If you voted for Trump, me and other LGBTQ people are now at immense risk, as are many other populations. Even if you regret your vote you are complicit and have responsibility for the action you took (or didn't take).

It's also false to claim that because something is a moral obligation that eliminates freedom of choice. Even if you have a moral obligation you can always choose to do the immoral thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

I’ll concede the elimination of freedom of choice, but it does constrain and limit the freedom. By implying that voting is a moral obligation, it elevates voting higher than political activism and organization:

He was equally alert to the problem of voter fetishism: voters mistakenly thinking the vote is an exercise of power, when in fact power in a capitalist society is collective, social and located largely outside the parliamentary realm. source

If voting is the end of political participation, the people will always lose.

By holding grudges against Trump voters who regret their vote, we limit our ability to effectively organize against the incoming fascism. I would gladly march alongside anyone who opposes Trump, and I hope you would too.