• Lexi Sneptaur
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    9 months ago

    Elections won’t fix this and we all know it

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      9 months ago

      Real change in America has never come from elections. It starts with direct action, and the direct action continues until it’s so much of a problem the government is forced to do something.

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        9 months ago

        Correct. Of course we should STILL vote, because voting can create favorable conditions for more effective direct action, but it’s no the solution in and of itself

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        9 months ago

        But elections do determine the ratio of beatings to helpful legislation that occurs when government is forced to do something.