the act of voting.

the american political drama, or electoral theatre, is reinforced so aggressively 
because it is the most basic and effective distraction people have 
for their social malaise and misery.  
voting is a reflection of binary models, it is really just exchange value.  
and voting makes everyone equal.  
and americans have even taken to wearing little stickers that proclaim they voted. 
so electoral theatre as a shaming device.  
but voting becomes even more than just a threadbare symbol of equality, 
it takes on almost occult significance for many. 
it is one of the few rituals in bourgeois society that seems to encompass something almost magical. 
voting is an affirmation of one’s existence, of one’s autonomy and even freedom. 
i can vote for whoever I choose. 
well, off a menu of two.

but I have seen leftist writers proclaim lesser evilism is not to be debated. 
this is, apparently, because T-rump is some sort of special category of evil. 
this is a hugely regressive and politically immature position. 
firstly, voting is not going to solve shit.  
full stop. 
no, the entire apparatus of elections and voting machines and voter suppression 
or corrupt counts is part of this grand theatre.
and this emphasis also promotes a popular idea with the ruling class, 
that of individualism.

it is no doubt true that america is a full blown open fascist society today. 
But it was already. 
it's hard to decide what was the starting point, but it certainly could be Bill Clintone’s 
second term. 
or after 9/11.  
by obomba it was most certainly fascistic in operation. 
gabor mate noted that the ruling class was not fooled by obomba 
and all that hope and change stuff. 
wall street backed and funded his candidacy.  
they knew he was one of them. 
he rewarded them the second he was elected. 
no, only the mass public believes anything 
of what the political class tells them. 


from liar, liar
by john steppling