something for you libs who still believe in electoralism

  • marvelous [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    On Venezuela, Biden's a hawk. He wants more sanctions, he's said things to the effect of "Venezuela is run by a strongman and America has the responsibility to 'give humanitarian relief.'"

    On Iraq, Biden voted for the invasion. Trump was just some dipshit on TV at that time. So fuck off trying to say that was somehow equivalent. Biden knew more than Trump and had more power to temper off the saber-rattling as a leading member in the Democratic party - but no, they all wanted a piece of that foreign war pie. Biden was part of the effort in starting the war in Afghanistan and will absolutely not draw down the war.

    You're not going to hear or read something like: "I, Biden, will invade Iran and start a second cold war with China by 2024" because the American public doesn't want anymore wars and doesn't like foreign adventurism while being denied medical care at home. Don't be a moron about this, keep your head on a swivel and don't be so fucking obtuse demanding to see receipts for something that is purposefully occluded.

    Trump hasn't stopped the wars, but neither has he started new ones. This will absolutely not be the case under Biden. But, yeah, he's better on climate while still being nowhere near necessary I guess so that's something.

    • jasfar [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      He hasn’t started any new wars but the wars currently under his wing have gotten worse e.g. Civilian deaths have jumped over 200% in the ME under Trump, and he has censored further reporting of those deaths. His lack of cooperation with the international community on climate change will ultimately lead to more severe mass migrations and wars. Personally I’m just not seeing a clear-cut answer that Trump is better