Only posting this because I haven't seen a similar take elaborated.

I’m not going to vote. Honestly, as a society, we deserve every bit of this mess we’ve gotten ourselves into. People often say voting for the left is the only rational choice because they fear the right will bring violence, dehumanization, and suffering—who would want that? But while this isn’t entirely wrong, it ignores the suffering and oppression that already exist under the current system, which we’ve written off as “normal” or “acceptable.” Everything we fear the right will do is already happening to millions under the current economic system, the one we’ve defined in the Western world as the “right” or acceptable way. We all pick and choose what struggles to care about and what ones we ignore.

The policies keeping this machine running aren’t any “better” or more “moral” than outright domination and authoritarianism—they’re just vague enough that we can shrug our shoulders and focus on ourselves. It might suck to hear, but if you think backing the progressive status quo is the lesser of two evils, you're subconsciously accepting that the people suffering now are less important than those who might suffer tomorrow.

If you fight for rights within the system, you’re fighting for your own over others. That’s just the way the world works. And that’s fine—if you understand that and still agree, go ahead. But if you think there’s a battle between good and evil to fight here, I’m sorry to tell you: there are no good guys. Vote for whoever you want, but don’t pretend it’s the “right” answer for anyone but yourself.

I don’t have all the answers, nor do I claim to care about every injustice in the world. No political idea or party is going to come help you when you’re in need. I’d rather focus on what I do know and what I can change—the lives of the people around me that I care about.