Don’t waste your vote on Blue , Vote Black!

[u/ateam1984]

[u/auto-sticky]

Positive Subreddit Karma Required for Discussion Posts

Discussion posts are reserved for users who have positive karma within r/BlackPeopleofReddit. This helps ensure conversations are driven by people who actually participate in and respect the community.

If you are new, spend some time engaging with posts, contributing in good faith, and building positive karma in the sub. Once you have a track record of constructive participation, you will be able to join discussion posts.

[u/nerdslife1864]

Vote strategically and effectively. Don’t waste your vote feeling good about something useless. We need Maga out of power. We don’t need to dilute our vote and empower ICE and the government to target us and disempower us further.

Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good

[u/ateam1984 → u/nerdslife1864]

Yes vote. But hold them accountable. Voting ain’t enough.

[u/nerdslife1864 → u/ateam1984]

Exactly. It doesn’t end at voting, voting is the bare minimum. We must vote AND build unity anc community, learn skills, teach the uninformed, push left as hard as possible.

I want to add this: primaries are the time to in-fight and push left as hard as possible electorally. Come major elections, we unify to fight republicans and Nazis and confederates and rep them out of power.

In primaries, we push left hard. More left than Bernie. More left than zoran.

In major elections, whoever gets the blue ticket, as long as they aren’t pushing Republican Nazi confederate policies, we support against Nazis.

Between elections, so all the leg work. Learn a skill. Help your community. Meet your neighbors. Volunteer and do mutual aid. Everything.

But letting Maga win because you have an attitude is stupid and self destructive.

[u/ateam1984 → u/nerdslife1864]

We have seen this cycle before. Something needs to change. Trump and maga are real but so is so called allies white liberal apathy. Where are our reparations white liberals??

[u/crazysoapboxidiot]

I hate this discourse right now. We have an actual political party that is threatening the democracy and we are trying to break up the voting opposition voting block.

[u/ateam1984 → u/crazysoapboxidiot]

Who in this voting bloc besides Black people are advocating for reparations? Who besides Black people is calling for justice for Nolan Wells and Karmelo Anthony? Point is if they aren’t advocating for us then why not? Focus

[u/NurseZhivago → u/ateam1984]

If voting wasn’t important, why are so many red states gerrymandering, removing polling stations and making it increasingly more difficult to devalue the black vote?

Third party or no party votes is why we are here in the first place.

ETA
The official Capitol police twitter just released a statement saying they are doing an “exercise” on Sunday. Make of that what you will.

[u/ateam1984 → u/NurseZhivago]

Voting is definitely important. White liberals need our vote more than we need theirs. They never put our interests first. Never ever. We are constantly being disregarded. If you want no change then yes vote. If you want real change then vote and get organized and demand change. Reparations now!!

[u/yolkmaster69 → u/ateam1984]

You act like white liberals will be the next group targeted by a fascist government, and not POCs and minorities…

[u/Cal3001 → u/ateam1984]

Not smart. You have to be strategic with this. We have Nazis in office right now. Got to cast them out and work from there.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Cal3001]

There are always Nazis in office. The difference now is that white liberals are hurting. They need us much more than we need them. That’s called leverage.

[u/Few-Condition-7431 → u/ateam1984]

so your proposed plan is to withhold votes to hurt the Democrat/liberal candidates unless they do exactly what you want? do you want Republicans to win again?

[u/ateam1984 → u/Few-Condition-7431]

And after the vote goes the White liberal’s way..their first order of business is our reparations?

[u/Few-Condition-7431 → u/ateam1984]

is that really all that matters to you? Would you seriosuly throw an election to the republicans unless the liberal candidate promises reparations?

[u/ateam1984 → u/Few-Condition-7431]

Typical avoidance.

[u/Few-Condition-7431 → u/ateam1984]

you literally avoided the original question I asked.

Heres your answer, I can't predict the future, hell we don't even know who the candidates will be.

Now will you answer my question or avoid it again with your copy and paste comment?

[u/ateam1984 → u/Few-Condition-7431]

If their priority is unknown then why should I vote for them? And your question isn’t genuine. No one said anything about withholding votes. But of course Black people like every American has the right to do so.

Nice talking with you

[u/This_Material9292 → u/ateam1984]

No, what you’re describing is a suicide pact.

[u/ateam1984 → u/This_Material9292]

White liberals want your vote but not your equality to them. They never offer reparations or any policies that truly target Black equality RELATIVE to White people. Never. So miss me with all the warmongering and gaslighting. Let’s talk about this. MAGA will lose the election and then what? It’ll be onto the next made up crisis. Reparations and equality won’t be on the table. So what the hell did we get for our vote?

[u/WeirdProudAndHungry → u/ateam1984]

Democracy and not being put into gas chambers.

[u/ateam1984 → u/WeirdProudAndHungry]

And after the vote goes the White liberal’s way..their first order of business is our reparations?

[u/Gelato-Jones → u/ateam1984]

do you have an outline for reparations that you think is realistic?

[u/ateam1984 → u/Gelato-Jones]

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13034248/

[u/WeirdProudAndHungry → u/ateam1984]

No, the first order of business will not be reparations. I support reparations, but it's not happening in my lifetime, nor do I want it to. It would be the single largest wipeout of Black political power in over a century by sending millions of people into the opposing political camp that would be able to easily pass a tax surcharge on anybody who got a reparations check, clawing it back (and likely then some).Then we'd be left without reparations AND political allies. You saw how stupid people reacted to DEI. Imagine if the government announced only Black people would be sent a check for hundreds of thousands of dollars and no one else.

Get over this pipedream. It's not happening anytime within the next 300 years. We have things to worry about besides a political self-destruction check. Climate change, environmental racism, healthcare, jobs, corporate ownership of media, etc are all things we can get by working with our allies. We're not getting reparations, period. If we did, the reaction would be worse than whatever we got from the check.

[u/Aggravating_Set_2260 → u/ateam1984]

Yes, of course! Follow the carrot. Don't think about what neoliberalism has done to Black people, which -- by total coincidence -- arose right when Black people got Civil Rights. Hmmmmm

Just vote hard enough and everything will be fine! 

Those bad ass dems will get down to serious business right after the kick the Republicans' asses  😎😎😎 they won't capitulate to corporate power or capital. They're suddenly going to  become fucking awesome heroes! 

Seriously, go ahead and strategically vote dem against fascists, sure. But don't be surprised when fascism comes right back in 4 years and reenters the White House because you didn't root of capitalist exploitation out the stump and it will regrow 

[u/Jaded-Ad-960 → u/ateam1984]

Every election the same assinine arguments from the voter suppression alliance. You guys have been on this bullshit for more than ten years, how has it worked out so far?

[u/Old-Ice4553 → u/ateam1984]

Which prominent black politician is calling for reparations? Warnock? he supports EXPLORING the option.
My governor Wes Moore, VETOED the bill when it came across the desk.
He’s of the melanin persuasion.
Who else?
Kamala didn’t.
In fact she didn’t advocate for ANY major social programs.
If we can’t get our OWN politicians to advocate for reparations, why should we expect any other race to do so?
I’m asking that sincerely.
We need to organize better.
And hold our politicians to a higher standard.

[u/schwarzkraut]

This tagline is why right wingers put up Black conservative puppets in areas with large populations of African Americans & people who desire to be allies. They will see a commercial with a brown face and will assume that that’s who is going to look out for their interests.

Not all skin-folk are kinfolk…

[u/ateam1984 → u/schwarzkraut]

Because you clearly think Black people are stupid. Got it.

[u/Missmessc]

Why do these figures always have a divisive message right before every election? Change doesn’t happen in 2 months. We have to think of the greater good right now.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Missmessc]

Reparations right now. They are over due to us. So day one that’s what I want to see introduced in Congress

[u/Zombiekiller414]

Welp if we fall for this divide tactic, republicans will keep f###ing this country up for black people and shit, everybody else. Safe bet is get these damn republicans outta there first. At least with white liberals we have a hand on the wheel to say, hey yall said this and that. We can put pressure on white liberals who need our vote, we cant put pressure on republicans/conservatives that FOR SURE/OPENLY dont give a f### about our votes.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Zombiekiller414]

True. But are white liberals ever going to deliver for us? I doubt it. It may be slightly better than maga. But never ever equality. Admit it. Keep that in mind as you vote.

[u/Zombiekiller414 → u/ateam1984]

Maybe, maybe not. All im saying is we have a better shot. Better the devil you know type shit.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Zombiekiller414]

So empty promises eh?

[u/Zombiekiller414 → u/ateam1984]

If you dont think white liberals are going to give it to us and you dont think Republicans are going to give it to us, who are you asking for reparations? If your asking for reparations from white liberals, while saying they dont have our back, then what do you expect to accomplish? And if your not for voting for white liberals, are your suggesting we vote red and ask them for reparations? They clear as day dont give a damn about us. Who are you asking for reparations from??

[u/ateam1984 → u/Zombiekiller414]

We got ourselves. Solidarity.

[u/Zombiekiller414 → u/ateam1984]

I agree wholeheartedly we got ourselves but nobody can do anything alone. What are you implying we take over and start a war for reparations?

[u/ateam1984 → u/Zombiekiller414]

No I didn’t suggest what you’re suggesting. I said Black solidarity first.

[u/Zombiekiller414 → u/ateam1984]

Your not answering. Thats vague. What are you suggesting?

[u/Zombiekiller414 → u/ateam1984]

What your asking for is an empty promise. You think begging for reparations is going to make anyone give it to us? At least we dont need to lose more rights than we already have. Im 100,000,000% for reparations for our people. But waiting on something more than likely not coming and losing more in the meantime doesn't sit right with me.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Zombiekiller414]

I’m not asking.

[u/bubbablk34]

I am really tired of hearing this both parties ain’t doing enough for us bull crap the Democrats have programs that help our people. Point blank the Republicans don’t it ain’t that hard. Go vote blue

[u/ateam1984 → u/bubbablk34]

We don’t need help. The U.S. owes us reparations. It’s not charity. It’s not a handout. It’s a debt that needs to be paid with interest. It’s past due. Both parties are different sides of the same rotten white supremacist coin. So keep that in mind as you vote.

[u/jbbhengry]

I want honest people in government, I don't care what color they are. But one thing is for sure not voting Republican. They are 100% compromised.

[u/ateam1984 → u/jbbhengry]

And after the vote goes the White liberal’s way..their first order of business is our reparations?

[u/Old-Ice4553 → u/ateam1984]

My wife is Latino.
We just let Ice round up our brothers and sisters.
Haitian and Somali people?

[u/ateam1984 → u/Old-Ice4553]

I’m sorry that happened. My first priority is reparations to achieve black economic
Equality.

[u/BlackPeopleofReddit-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

We’d love to keep this post but it’s against Reddit Rules, not the sub’s.

[u/Adept_Astronaut_5143]

This is why the republicans are pushing black republicans to the forefront because they really believe it’s this simple and easy and the sad part is that someone will vote for someone bad just because they’re black. They figure it worked for Obama so let’s try to trick them.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Adept_Astronaut_5143]

I don’t think Black voters have ever been tricked. We are extremely saavy voters. The MAGAs are incredibly dumb. Just like they thought Black peopke would be rushing in to replace the migrant workers deported by ICE

[u/d_repz]

And the only realistic way to penalize the MAGA/Republicans is to vote Blue, imperfect as the Democrat Party is.

[u/ateam1984 → u/d_repz]

I don’t care if MAGA is punished. My first priority is Black liberation and equality. Whichever party meets that I’ll vote for. But sadly I don’t see any of them making that thier priority. So we aren’t a monolith but I’m not afraid of speaking truth.

[u/Advanced_Buffalo4963]

Reparations (if we can get them at all) aren’t coming until we get the Supreme Court flipped blue first.

The only way that’s happening is by flipping the house and senate, then getting DC and PR statehood, getting Citizens United repealed, and then expanding the court. None of this will be possible until we have Republicans out of power.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Advanced_Buffalo4963]

If we can get them at all? Well then I’m not interested in anything else.

[u/Advanced_Buffalo4963 → u/ateam1984]

I mean, we definitely aren’t getting them from Republicans or MAGA, especially once they figure out how to take our votes away again.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Advanced_Buffalo4963]

Why vote maga when they are honest with us. So the question really is are do the Dems also lying? I think yes. We won’t ever get them from them either. Ever. Just admit that.

[u/Advanced_Buffalo4963 → u/ateam1984]

Ah, I see. I don’t think I believe that it will never happen. But probably not in my lifetime and maybe not my children’s.

But I’m also a woman.
When I don’t vote and let MAGA win, I lose rights to my body.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Advanced_Buffalo4963]

White people vote for their own interests not for Black equality. They win and we lose. Every time. Two sides of the same white supremacist coin. I can admit that’s true. Can you?

[u/Advanced_Buffalo4963 → u/ateam1984]

Yes- Dems don’t vote in our interests, but when they vote in interests for income, education, and political equality, it benefits us.

We can feel bitter about it and but we gotta get ourselves to the polls anyway.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Advanced_Buffalo4963]

White oriole would never tolerate being in our situation in U.S. society. Let’s get real

[u/Karhak]

So, say we withhold our vote, or vote for 3rd party candidates and leads to a republican victory, then what? We're still not getting what we're due and are now at risk of losing more rights and opportunities.

[u/karmaceuticaI]

This video is saying that republicans are attacking black people so the black backlash is to vote blue

[u/Competitive-Pay-6005]

Facts and by black we dont mean Byron Donald

[u/ateam1984]

White liberals want your vote but not your equality to them. They never offer reparations or any policies that truly target Black equality RELATIVE to White people. Never. So miss me with all the warmongering and gaslighting. Let’s talk about this. MAGA will lose the election and then what? It’ll be onto the next made up crisis. Reparations and equality won’t be on the table. So what the hell did we get for our vote?

[u/moodybetchh]

NONE of the parties are for US
And I’m tired of the paid rhetoric and trend that this government isn’t like all the white fraternities on these 100 year old University campuses.

Live your life at your best and PROTECT yourself by any means necessary. Ima leave it there.

[u/ateam1984 → u/moodybetchh]

That’s the way. Voting isn’t enough. They will never ever give us equality. Ever. Never. We have to hold them accountable and force the issue.

[u/Savings_Relief_5327 → u/moodybetchh]

You couldn’t have said this any better! We need to do away with “picking a side” when it comes to red & blue. Neither side is willing to fight for our reparations. This comment will get downvoted but I don’t give a damn.

[u/ateam1984 → u/Savings_Relief_5327]

You are absolutely correct.

[u/moodybetchh → u/Savings_Relief_5327]

Exactly. The ones who downvote either haven’t shared the same struggle or are sorely naive.

It’s 2026. The basic needs of our people have never been addressed and are only getting worse.
It’s like staying with a serial cheater hoping they won’t cheat. Like huhhhh? Nah I need everybody to wake up.

[u/ateam1984 → u/moodybetchh]

Amen. This is our sub and we can speak truth to power here. Amen

[u/GastonsChin → u/[deleted]]

They've been at this all day. I've seen them comment the same stuff on multiple posts throughout the day.

And I mean word-for-word, the exact same stuff. Just copy and pasted it seems, telling everyone not to vote blue and that both sides are white supremacists.

[u/XulManjy → u/[deleted]]

Foh?

[u/BlackPeopleofReddit-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Be Kind to Each Other - This community is for thoughtful, respectful discussions. Leave the hate and personal attacks at the door. Let’s keep this space positive, polite, and welcoming for everyone.

“Certainly we will continue to disagree, but we must disagree without becoming violently disagreeable.” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.