Some people out there seem to be confused, but I always vote in every local and every national election for every office and every ballot initiative since I was 18 years old. Some of my greatest civil rights heroes have fought and died so that we can all vote and I honor their memory in the ballot box every single time. 

To some of us, especially those of us like myself who have been scheduling secretaries for US senators, it often seems like a morally reprehensible choice between compromised corporate Democrats and fascist-minded Republicans. Where I live in California, I have the luxury of voting my conscience for president for third-party candidates that better align with my ideas of justice and equality. 

But in any and every contested race, as my mom Mary Morello always said, we have to fight the fascist every which way we can, recognizing that even if there's but an inch of difference between two candidates, there are a lot of vulnerable people who could be greatly harmed in that inch. So vote your ass off, but don't just exercise your right to vote. Exercise your right to fight for, organize for, struggle for, and manifest the kind of world you'd like to really see without compromise and without apologies before, during, and after election day. And let's stop the fascists every which way we can. Power the people.

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[–] 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

When your opponent is fascism:

YOU VOTE AGAINST FASCISM.

I thought he was smarter than this, but it seems purity tests don’t leave room for raging against machines.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 hours ago

    The democrats & republicans have been spending the better part of a century making sure voters are too dumb to figure them out. Making sure other options are never picked, making Communism and Socialism are taboo words...

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  • [–] 14 points 4 hours ago

    But in any and every contested race, as my mom Mary Morello always said, we have to fight the fascist every which way we can, recognizing that even if there's but an inch of difference between two candidates, there are a lot of vulnerable people who could be greatly harmed in that inch. So vote your ass off, but don't just exercise your right to vote. Exercise your right to fight for, organize for, struggle for, and manifest the kind of world you'd like to really see without compromise and without apologies before, during, and after election day. And let's stop the fascists every which way we can. Power the people.

    He did not vote for Harris. He said he was lucky enough to not have to. Then quotes his mother advocating for harm reduction if you do not have that same luck with your vote.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 hours ago* (1 child)

    Given the plurality voting system, voting Democrat is the only meaningful way to take power away from the Republican fascists.

    You can vote third party all you want in the PRIMARIES. When it comes to the general, you vote Democrat or you're helping the fascists.

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  • [+] -6 points 4 hours ago

    if you don't vote straight blue you're part of the problem and can get fucked.

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  • [–] 12 points 13 hours ago* (2 children)

    Well it's fine that he didn't vote for shit Democrats but honestly wish he would have been this outspoken DURING the campaign, when it mattered, instead of now.

    Notwithstanding but FFS, organize and make the statement during the election for not voting for crappy candidates.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    But then you get libs yelling at you cause they think criticizing Dems = supporting fascists. You are only allowed to do so in that 1 year gap between the election ending and the start of the next primaries (whether it be midterms or presidential). Any other time and you're called a Russian bot or psy-op agent.

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  • [–] 56 points 22 hours ago (5 children)

    Tom Morello lives in California.

    You don't.

    Vote strategically, dumbasses.

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  • [–] 33 points 21 hours ago (1 child)

    This is the vital detail. By all means vote your conscience if you live in a safe state. And his criticism of conservative Democrats is entirely justified.

    But if you live in a battleground state, please do whatever you can to block Republicans, even if it requires holding your nose.

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  • [–] 18 points 17 hours ago

    Even in battleground states, you can vote in primaries, for school boards etc. If the choice comes down to a corporate shill vs. a Nazi, you should always vote against the Nazi, of course, even if the alternative is also unpalatable.

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  • [–] 3 points 13 hours ago* (3 children)

    I voted for Kamala Harris but I was originally going to vote Cornel West. I thought Cornel West would've saved this country.

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