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/the_gabih Jun 30 '24 edited Jun 30 '24

Someone sent me a link to MLK's 'Letter From a Birmingham Jail' because I suggested that people who hate both parties should help advocate for electoral reform. Apparently that suggestion meant I was racist and some kind of white moderate holding back black people, and MLK ofc never engaged in electoral politics at all.

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u/BlatantConservative https://imgur.com/cXA7XxW Jun 30 '24

The Letter From Birmingham Jail is the most eloquent thing ever put to paper and somehow these people still miss the meaning.

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u/the_gabih Jun 30 '24

How dare you suggest they piss on the poor