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How so? Has voting ever brought any major social change? If anything, history has shown that when a vote threatens the status quo, an armed coup financed by the
by southerntofu 5y ago
How so? Has voting ever brought any major social change? If anything, history has shown that when a vote threatens the status quo, an armed coup financed by the industry (and often foreign imperialism) will take place (see: Allende, Sankara, etc).
I think the situation about voting is summarized pretty well by this funny rap clip form the 2016 USA elections: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=D9Qv6S_GtLo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=D9Qv6S_GtLo
- djbusby 5y agoMost big societal change was done through riots, not so much voting. Boston Tea Party, Union strikes/riots, guillotine. Oligarchs slow boil the proles until they pop.