There are some other things transpiring in American politics right now. But we must note that Democratic leaders are now unabashedly stating what Bernie Sanders supporters said over and over in 2020: the party pushed Joe Biden primarily to stop Bernie.
We have a first past the post-voting system and two major parties. You never vote FOR anyone. You only vote AGAINST who you hate more.
Voting third party or not voting is exactly equivalent to voting for whoever you hate most of the top two candidates.
The things I just said are facts. Logically proven. Look up CPG Grey’s FPTP video if you want an easy primer.
So then the question just remains, do you think both candidates are equally horrible? If the answer is yes, then your strategy is correct. But if you think one of the two is slightly more horrible, that’s the one you should be voting against.
I know how how our broken voting system works. You are trying to condescend, the same way neoliberals do when people won’t vote the way they want. It won’t work.
I believe that genocide is wrong and runs counter to every single progressive policy and principle, and for that reason it’s literally impossible for any candidate that supports genocide to represent me or my interests. I don’t care what they say they will do or what they claim to believe, a candidate’s genocide support trumps any other consideration. Even when it comes to things those candidates might do that may benefit me or if the alternative threatens my privledged position and safety. I can’t be bribed with policy or threatened into compromising on genocide.
If neither candidate can bring themselves to stop being genocidal, then I will vote to inflict a political price on the side that’s least far-right. And I will do it again, and again until either that party recognizes the need to move left out of basic need for political survival or we reach the end of this farsical game of corporate duopoly grab-ass and it simply comes to blows with the fascists.
We cannot buy more time with lesser evils. We tried that. The time we bought over the past 50 years has been squandered, and now we’re left with only really hard choices, none of which are good. You can thank stubborn, racist narcissists like Joe Biden.
Ok, so you think both are equally bad. That’s fine.
I personally disagree, but that’s because I worry for my daughters and gay friends.
Trans enby here.
I’m focused on evacuating as many of my queer sibs from red zones as possible before Trump takes office, which is inevitable because liberals would rather drive away potential allies than admit that their electoral strategy might be flawed.