Capitalism with its unrelenting drive to maximum profits at all costs will always eventually erode regulations, or capture the regulatory bodies. We had more regulations, more unions, and higher taxes before. They were put in place in response to the excesses of capitalism in the early 1900s, and capitalists eventually found ways to undo a lot of them. We need different systems with different incentives, or keep repeating this cycle.

It does matter less than being more involved though. If that’s all you can do that’s perfectly fine, but if we really want to fix things we need those who can to be more involved, that’s all.

I agree with you, both parties are not the same and we need to make sure the fascists don’t win any elections. But the person above you didn’t say not to vote, they just said voting isn’t enough, which is true. Voting is a form of harm reduction, but it’s also the least effective form of civic engagement. If we want to really change this shit, we have to get more involved than just voting every few years.