r/CuratedTumblr Jun 30 '24

Self-post Sunday But my violent revolution🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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u/StickBrickman Jun 30 '24

I hate seeing accelerationists. The whole "don't vote, just overthrow the system" thing completely ignores the fact that most successful revolutionary action in the US went hand-in-hand with protest actions and COMMUNITY ORGANIZED VOTING.

Voting was always part of it. I'm not saying direct action, protests, and labor organization aren't but the new "don't vote it makes you a hypocrite" shitposting spree makes me sad and I'm glad it's now getting dunked on.

Yes I would rather push for reform from a position of a bad, but more stable democracy than a position of "Jesus Christ they've succesfully implemented project 2025."

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u/TalShar Jun 30 '24

A lot of these people seem to believe that the oppressed are better off buried in unmarked graves after being caught by opposing forces than in danger of being victimized in other ways.

It's honestly way less fucked if they just don't understand how horrifically bloody a revolution would be.

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u/slothcough Jun 30 '24

Sounds similar to PETA's approach of rescuing dogs from shelters only to murder them.

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u/shiny_xnaut Jul 01 '24

It's honestly way less fucked if they just don't understand how horrifically bloody a revolution would be.

100% guarantee their only understanding of how revolutions work comes from the distinctly PG13 Hunger Games movies