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Voting for the lesser evil is harm reduction in the same way that giving a fentanyl addict morphine is harm reduction. You cannot vote your way out of fascism.
Hey, so actually the term "harm reduction" came exactly from that kind of scenario. Giving heroin addicts methadone is exactly harm reduction, probably the best possible example actually.
We can certainly vote for slower, weaker fascism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_transition_to_democracy
One shouldn't put all one's faith in the ballot, but rejecting it unconditionally is just as fucking stupid. Ceding every tool imaginable to the fascists out of some bizarre purity complex helps no one.
But you can vote to prevent them from taking power in the first place.