In this episode, I dive deep into the radical choice of rejecting U.S. presidential elections and examine why voting might not be the answer for achieving true liberation, especially for Black and Indigenous communities. For generations, we’ve been told that the ballot box is the path to progress. But history shows us something different: from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration, the U.S. electoral system has consistently failed to deliver justice or freedom for the oppressed.

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Media Mentioned:

🔗 History of the Electoral College and Founding Fathers’ Intentions - https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention

🔗 Presidents Who Lost the Popular Vote - https://www.history.com/news/presidents-electoral-college-popular-vote

🔗 Obama’s Comments on Black Voter Turnout and Kamala Harris - https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/g-s1-27633/barack-obama-kamala-harris-black-men-pennsylvania

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - 5:56 INTRO: Means TV & What Drives Anti-Voting Beliefs?

5:56 - 11:30 On The Validity of Not Wanting to Vote and Needing More

11:30 - 29:04 How the Electoral College Came From A Fear of Democracy

29:04 - 33:54 The Racist Motivations of The Electoral College and the Three-Fifths Compromise

33:54 - 41:30 MLK on Voting in GIVE US THE BALLOT speech

41:30 - 54:43 On Black Self-Defense and Malcolm X on Voting in THE BALLOT OR THE BULLET speech

54:54 - 01:04:36 Why We’re Told to Vote: Unpacking the Faulty Logic

01:04:36 - -01:08:34 Blackness, Obama, and Voting Shame: What’s Really at Stake?

01:08:34 - 01:17:38 INTERVIEW w Jordan M on Abolition and Voting

01:17:38 - 01:26:10 How Trauma and Resistance Make a Path Forward

01:26:10 - End | OUTRO - How can we resist moving forward?

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