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Title: How tenacious as always...
Author: Malangchism
Date: March 10, 2022
Language: en
Topics: Korea, South Korea, anti-voting
Source: Retrieved on July 9, 2022 from https://libcom.org/article/how-tenacious-always
Notes: Originally posted on https://malangkism.tistory.com/30. Translated by Min

Malangchism

How tenacious as always...

We lost. You all know what we mean here. The only remains are our

schooled selves after Z-targeting for the parliamentary system. Of

course we got schooled after one of the two as our ruler, strictly

between a rock and a hard place.

There were certainly a lot of talks about how this election was

unprecedentedly unlikable. Malangchism(‘Our Mutual Aid’)’s election

rejection project too received much attention both in online and out

offline under such political context. Of course, not all of such

responses were favorable to us. As we strolled around attaching

presidential election rejection project fliers, I saw someone calling

the police next to us and reporting that we had put it on illegally, and

as for online spaces, we somehow became simultaneous spies of both the

Democratic Party and People Power Party, even aside from multiple

accusations of election law violations that we do not bother to keep

track on. However, the pitiful and most laughable bit among them all was

the narrative that “Why shouldn’t we vote at all when you can just vote

with your own independent opinions”. So about how it all ended with us

doing just that...

To be clear, this is not about blaming or mocking everyone for this

outcome. However, this time, we are talking about how the result of

public’s distrust in the fact that we can plan, maintain, and develop

our own lives on our own came to be. As a result of our very distrust of

ourselves on this role, the system of representative democracy was

granted another parole for its existence, extending its life yet again.

Then we should talk about why this happened. But the reason is clear as

day. The belief that the parliamentary system can determine my life,

since I do not want to choose the ‘worst evil’ I can think of no matter

what, that is, someone I didn't choose, whom someone else calls a

‘lesser evil’, and have it dictate on my life, thus choosing to vote for

the ‘lesser evil’ that I could at least allow to rule over me. Thanks to

the act of letting oneself be ruled by a lesser evil, and the bizarre

promise to oneself to put the lesser evil that I have chosen on charge

next time. At the end of the day, the unwillingness to break free from

this game of chicken led us to this result.

No, perhaps it is better to be more clear here. This happened because

even those willing to break free from this game of chicken had not

believed that other alternatives were possible. But unfortunately, other

worlds, other systems are actually possible. Barely over a century has

passed since the system of absolute monarchy has been abolished on this

planet How many people seriously believe that such system is possible

now? If you told people 100 years ago that you could choose a king

yourselves and have it on charge of things, how many people wouldn't

have told you that you are truly off your rocker? A different system, a

different world is within our reach, and we could reach it extremely

quickly at that. As we have mentioned before, we have no intention of

blaming or even mocking those who do not believe in this. It is simply

an appeal on our behalf to dream and create a different world together.

Trapped within the illusion that we choose the lesser evil, as we hold a

festival every five or four years, the blood and tears of those who are

dying because of this system itself are constantly piling up. As a

result of not being able to put an end to this system, they are unfairly

kicked out before being able to determine the value of their labor with

their own hands. As we fail to end this system, we end up hesitating to

help the victims of domestic violence next door under the law who is

being beaten to death right now. As we fail to end this system, as the

people with disabilities ask the rulers to enact a law so that they can

also use public transportation without hindrance, they become subjected

to complaints about why they were blocking the way to work. As a result,

we end up having a party on our very own accumulating tears and blood.

A well known anarchist, Emma Goldman left this famous quote : "If I

can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution" There must be a

revolution. All anarchists talk about social revolution. However, this

does not necessarily entail use of force and violence. In fact, there is

no need to resort to such means, should we all collectively say that we

want no part in the current system, and close the curtains. No one will

be hurt and everyone can laugh happily in the end. Again, there must be

a revolution. Not just a political revolution that merely replaces the

boss we serve under, but a social revolution in which everyone serves

everyone but no one serves each other. When the time comes, let us host

a true party of our own, not a one where some cannot dance, a party

where there is always someone who cannot dance at all at any given

moment, but a party where everyone can truly be free and equal, so that

we can dance together.

Despite the results of this election, 'Our Mutual Aid' Malangchism are

never disappointed or frustrated. Because 12.9% of Korean voters who

rejected this election, or to be more precise, 10,129,839 people, are

with us. How truly big a number this is! As Malangchism failed to

convince more people along with these people the reason for rejection of

the presidential election, the reason for rejection of the

representative system, the possibility of direct democracy, and the

abolition of all oppression and authority, the responsibility would be

heavy and throughout, but nonetheless, we will not stay pessimistic. Our

social revolution has only just begun. One thing is certain, that the

day we will all be together in the journey is soon, and this will enable

us to truly advance.

2022. 03. 10

'Our Mutual Aid' Malangchism