• HWK_290@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The depressing thing is, you will find a good number of people that will be directly affected by this and who will still vote for Trump, because something something Biden’s age…

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      8 months ago

      Right now it’s all the rage to threaten not voting for Biden because of his handling of the Israel/Hamas conflict.

      Idk guys… I wouldn’t recommend it.

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        8 months ago

        No doubt some of that is being pushed by people who want Trump to win. I hate feeling like I don’t have a choice, but that’s kind of where we’re at now: an unhinged, legally cornered, autocratic Trump who is already threatening to turn America into a Christo-fascist dictatorship who will lock up his political enemies & immigrants, and will most likely push for out & out genocide in Palestine, OR an elderly Joe Biden, who has been the only semi-moderating force on Israel thus far (obviously he hasn’t gone far enough and have mostly given faint disapproval), but has otherwise been doing an ok-ish job the past few years (despite what the media says). It’s a shitty choice, but IMO too important to throw my vote away over a single issue.

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            It’s insane to me that people are still treating this like a choice when it obviously is not. And sure, it sucks that it’s not, let’s try and fix that. But please, for the love of freedom and democracy and common sense and decency, don’t make it easier for this fucking fascist Trump to actually get a second term. Because this asshole will not leave office this time around.

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          8 months ago

          If you mention Biden being elderly without meaning Trump is basically the same age, or call Biden senile without mentioning that Trump is clearly far worse in that regard, you’re carrying water for Trump.

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        Right now it’s all the rage to threaten not voting for Biden because of his handling of the Israel/Hamas conflict.

        So I keep reading on the interwebs.

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        One them has a proven track record of responsible behavior and surround themselves with excellent advisers who use actual facts and reason to make policy decisions. But he’s three years older so let’s go with the guy who’s incoherent, malevolent, craven, and has never seen a success he couldn’t turn into a failure.

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      8 months ago

      I think Biden is just barely better than a literal carrot and he’s still a better choice. It could be a Weekend at Biden’s situation and he’s still probably better.