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@kimcrawley@zeroes.ca
2026-07-28 15:50 UTC
RE: https://mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/116995146478021457
I agree that the CEO of Shopify is a fascist, and retailers should stop using Shopify.
But there is no Canadian "democracy" to destroy. Canada was never truly a democracy, and nor is the US and other capitalist countries.
Before you scream at me, both Princeton research and Indigenous insight backs me up. And although these citations are about the US, they apply to Canada, the UK, etc. for the same reasons.
"Choosing" between multiple party colours of billionaire serving politicians is no democracy. I spent 20 years on the inside of the NDP, volunteering, and the NDP is also a neoliberal party, the leadership isn't "left" at all. And if you think someone with the surname Lewis is a socialist, you're a sucker.
Indigenous Action: Voting is *not* harm reduction
https://archive.org/details/indigenousaction_2020_voting/page/n2/mode/1up
Princeton research
https://archive.org/details/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc
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@kimcrawley@zeroes.ca I hear you and agree that a system run by oligarchs and their servants (our politicians) is not a democracy. I still often used language from my brainwashed and privileged upbringing, and I appreciate being reminded to stop doing so.
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@kimcrawley@zeroes.ca
I completely agree with your assertion that the US, Canada, UK etc are not democracies.
Just starting to read the "Voting is NOT harm reduction" article you linked (and enjoying it).
I'm wondering if voting third party or write in could be harm reduction. Would that show the major parties that you care enough to show up but are so completely disgusted by their behavior that you will not vote for them? And could that translate into parties moving to embrace and enact policies that would improve things for indigenous peoples?
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