• notannpc@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    And yet, most people don’t want to vote for Biden. He won because people voted against Trump. I’m not convinced it will work again.

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      11 months ago

      I do. I’m an old progressive and he’s been the most progressive president in my lifetime outside of Carter, and honestly he’s probably been more progressive than Carter.

      I don’t get the ambivalence about Biden at all from anyone who’s not a hard core Republican.

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        11 months ago

        I just believe there are better options out there that have been repeatedly snubbed by the players in power, media, and an overall systemic problem with the political system that Biden, and others like him, will never attempt to address, let alone acknowledge.

        I don’t disagree with what you said, but I do believe that “the most progressive” so far is simply not good enough.

        Though my problems are less about Biden directly, and more about the fact that last election and most likely the next election it is a complete illusion of choice. Do we want someone who has effectively promised to make everything worse for the 99%, or the only other name on the list?

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      11 months ago

      Well, I voted against Trump last time, and this time I’m split. Yes, I’m voting for Biden, but that doesn’t mean I’m not voting really really hard against Trump.

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      11 months ago

      Who’s most people? If you understand what’s at stake then you know Trump can’t be your option.

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      11 months ago

      Biden has been extremely effective in reversing the damage Trump did and moving progressive legislation forward. You’d be a fool to not support him.