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Applies to Labour and the Greens here too. #BuildMovementsNotElections
The penny's dropped for this guy. Now he just has to think it through. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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A decades-long veteran of the Democratic Party explains why elections fail to bring meaningful change. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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Can you blame us for wanting the same thing ever year? 🎁🎅🏽
#PowerFromBelow #BuildMovementsNotElections #TrySocialism #TryAnarchism #LibertarianSocialism
Vaush vs. Zoe Baker @anarchopac 🥊 If you’re looking for a good response to some of the constantly repeated arguments for electoralism and backing the Democrats we recommend watching this. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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Good 🧵 on the perils of local electoralism, with a fun little anecdote about Mayor Bernie. #BuildMovementsNotElections
The hard-won insight that electioneering is a waste of social movement resources doesn't just apply to big, national races, but smaller, state & local races too. #vtpoli A THREAD:
“Vote or don’t, but prioritize building power.” 💪🏽⚒❤️🖤 #BuildMovementsNotElections
It’s no secret that anarchists detest elections, but anarchists and many revolutionary socialists tend to possess a simplistic understanding of how to position themselves in relation to the electoral spectacle. #ElectionDay
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While most states just have two parties who love to fund the police, in Vermont we have three! #innovation #vtpoli #btv #acab #buildmovementsnotelections
.@MitziJohnsonVT and @TimAsheVT said this week that despite national calls to cut funding for police in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, the proposal may not work in Vermont.
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Are you ready for election 2020? "The only thing Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be battling over is the top bunk of a prison cell. Instead, these two crooks are vying for the presidency of the United States." #BuildMovementsNotElections
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Tidy up your politics. #BuildMovementsNotElections
“[Biden’s] a decent guy, and I know if he wins the nomination, I will be there for him, and if I win, he will be there for me.”
-Another prominent democratic socialist
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It's not just the radical left making this argument. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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Obama's 2008 campaign was a classic example of how elections channel energy and resources into building a campaign only to have them inevitably die on the vine shortly after election day. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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A common refrain in some quarters of the left states that elections help build capacity, but this piece argues that skills built canvassing for an electoral candidate do not translate to organizing workplaces or tenants. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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The #IowaCaucus debacle is a reminder that we won't ever win by placing our faith in a rigged system. Let's work to build strong movements, not candidates. #BuildMovementsNotElections ❤️🖤
Our "Socialist Faces in High Places" reader is a curated collection of 13 articles and interviews looking critically at left electoralism and strategy in the US and internationally. Download for free. #BuildMovementsNotElections
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Serious question: After all the effort and after all the dirty tricks, why continue pouring our energy into a failed political system?
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