LogFAQs > #980139295

legendary_zell posted...

I still haven't heard anyone explain how loudly and publicly declaring that we'll vote for Biden regardless of what he does or doesn't do is supposed to help stop the genocide or lead to ANY good outcome in the medium or long term.

What's stopping Biden from deciding he only has to be 0.0001 better than Trump at that point?

That's what Democrats have been doing since Clinton at least and we've all paid dearly for it. It's not free to operate that way. It's not some brilliant strategy. It causes lasting damage, in terms of policy, in terms of the party's reputation, and in terms of democratic participation. When parties and candidates have captive populations and no incentive to improve, history shows that they stagnate and popular participation dies. If you're mad about the huge swaths of non-voters, this "vote only against the Republican and ignore what the Democrat does" is literally reason number one why they don't vote! And you're stating it baldly and expecting people to swallow it! That itself will bring fascism, if not this time, then soon.

The one thing I can guarantee is that ordinary people won't accept that. They absolutely won't. They'll check out entirely before accepting that.

I'm gonna fucking die if the GOP wins, so I don't give a shit if that sends the wrong message to the Democrats. Fuck this fucking country for forcing me into this position.

It's so insane that people can get jaded enough by the political process that they'd rather give up and die than continue treading water. Apparently politics overrides our natural human instincts of survival.