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'Seismic Shift' as Over 100 House Democrats Vote to Cut Off US Military Aid to Israel
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And all it took were democrats throwing a presidential election and getting ousted in primaries by progressives to get there.
And it proves what many have been saying. The primaries are the time for you to cast your protest vote, not the generals.
Sorry citizen, your time for self expression and democracy, as materialized by a single vote for one preset option you had no voice towards, in an election rigged by the party brass, has passed. Please go back to being an obedient worker drone. See you in two years, which is plenty often enough for a satisfactory democracy!
You (general you, not you personally) can and should express your opinion in other ways as well. It's just the price / collateral damage that's far higher in the general election. You'll express frustration at some issues and sacrifice others in the process, without achieving much.
You won't tear down that pyramid by ripping the golden cover off the top. Attack the base, shatter the bricks holding up the corrupt tip, and the whole thing will start shaking.
Notice that the party brass didn't throw as much of a tantrum about the lost presidency as they did about the slew of progressives unseating "safe" candidates in primaries. That's where they actually start to worry.
Votes need to be a tool for establishing public consensus, but that doesn't mean they have to be the only tool.
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
Some tools can be appropriated, and some tools will be needed to build a new house. Don't discard them all.
Voting alone may not be enough, but it's a useful way to communicate public opinion. Establishing the consensus that enough people are behind you encourages participation in direct action, and building democratic legitimacy helps make your changes stick.
You probably need more than votes to achieve change, but you'll need them to make it last.