There's this weird thing happening when someone says "I'm voting for Biden because I want us to still have elections long after he's dead" and people equate that with "Biden is awesome and I agree with his actions regarding Gaza"
tbh I’m having the opposite where I’m like “I guess I’m voting biden so I can fight him instead of trump” and I’ve got people yelling at me that I should be voting for him because he’s an impeccably decent guy who happens to be old
Biden works overtime to make me hold my nose but what the f am I gonna do? Stay home? Vote for a third option that’s not going to get one delegate? Vote Trump because I’m a straight white guy and it might not hurt me too bad?
Nader opening his trap has me flashing back to the 2000 elections when people claimed there was no meaningful difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush. How bananas was that in retrospect?
And I believed it. Really did. Dang.
110%. Thing is that if you're a single issue voter on Gaza, and Trump were saying "We should try and pull back on Israel", there would at least be an argument for an anti-Biden vote. But the closest thing Trump has to a Gaza policy is "Israel isn't killing enough Gazans fast enough"!
it’s pretty unpopular to bring this up, but fr unless you live in one of the 6/7 battleground states (which is less than 10% of voters) your presidential vote is completely meaningless. Might as well vote for Kermit the frog
You know, it's a hard thing for people who this administration has failed and betrayed, who know they have the blood of their people on their hands, to be asked to do. It is also the right and obvious choice.
People can believe what they want, but framing this election as a grim chore and ignoring the many reasons why people might be enthusiastic to pull the lever for Biden is certainly a choice.
a funny subset of them is the ppl who love Kamala after calling her copmala. like you don't like her, you will say you love her now but really don't. stop lying to yourselves. Harris would have same baggage on gaza
It's been going on since I joined BlueSky. I have more than a couple people blocked because they want to do mental acrobatics instead of admitting that Biden is better for abortion and LGBT rights.