• SoylentSnake [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I definitely am sympathetic to the narrative that Biden will pave the way for The Competent Fascist, whoever that ends up being (Cotton is certainly a contender, though he's a bit of a charisma black hole). Honestly the way I look at it is, the weight of our individual vote in a vacuum (i.e. assuming we're not campaigning or voting as part of a larger bloc) is way, way overstated in the discourse (especially from the liberal seats), so I try not to overthink or stress my decision too much. It helps that I live in a reeeeeeelatively blue state, though not necessarily the bluest.

    That said, the thing that tips me away from feeling comfortable even tactically voting for Biden is that, as far as I can tell, he is likely to be at least as bad as Trump on imperialism - and to my mind, capitalist imperialism (specifically from the US) is the greatest evil/cause of global suffering in the world today. It's not something I'm comfortable compromising on, even with something as low-to-no-impact as a single vote.

      • SoylentSnake [he/him, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        oh shit oh fuck

        Thesis: mask off brutal fascism

        Antithesis: well managed faux-woke neoliberalism

        Synthesis: Harris administration 🤮

    • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Right there with you. I live in CA so my vote for president has never mattered. It's just a shit fucking situation and we're all the losers no matter who wins