because any criticism of Biden right now helps Trump to become president. Save your criticisms when there is an actual open primary (ie: 2027), it’s already too late for a challenge to Biden this year, as a majority of states ballot access filing deadline dates have already passed.
Negative, Ghost Rider.
Both Republicans and Democrats enthusiastically work together to keep us off the ballot and silenced in the media, and that includes federated media.
Dems get particularly upset when you point out the realities of Biden’s America for the working class.
laverabe@lemmy.world 5 months ago
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 months ago
See what I mean?
laverabe@lemmy.world 5 months ago
¯_ (ツ)_/¯ . I consider myself dem soc, I just see the necessity of pragmatism right now when the alternative is a presidential candidate who reads Mein Kampf as an instruction manual.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That’s the thing.
I voted Biden in full knowledge very little would change because I thought we needed a cultural win against the rise of fascism here in the US.
Unfortunately, mostly through inaction, he’s aided its rise considerably. Most Americans are working multiple jobs to survive now, and housing is growing more scarce and expensive, and their grocery bills are still doubled or tripled. Trump is not going to have to lie about how bad the Biden presidency has been for the poor and middle class, and voters aren’t going to give a shit if someone’s a Nazi if they are the candidate of change.
Then, there’s social issues, like guns, or being unwilling to challenge Israeli genocide, or abortion, or police militancy, that are inextricably linked to fascism, and he’s done nothing to move the needle forward in a positive way. In fact, when Roe repeal was leaked, the Democrats used it to raise funds and nothing else, even though they had the presidency and Congress.
Long story short, I don’t know that I consider Biden a pragmatic alternative at this point. While he’s been laser-focused on sending more of our money to the war budget and keeping his embarrassing offspring out of prison, workers have suffered.
The biggest plus here is that Biden’s neglect of workers here in the US has gotten so bad its forced unions to become stronger.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 5 months ago
In America, you only have two choices. If you vote for something other that democrats or liberals, your vote is literally wasted. Both choices are considered “right” or “centrum right” in most European countries, there is no “left” choice. The system is utterly ridiculous and there’s no escaping it. The most usefull thing you can do with your vote is to choose the least evil party (or join the system and change it from the inside).
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 months ago
In America, you only have two choices. If you vote for something other that democrats or liberals, your vote is literally wasted.
That logic is why we are where we are. A 40-loss of personal and economic liberty, because you and yours refuse to see the two parties for what they are.
I’ll vote Green. You should too.
stevehobbes@lemy.lol 5 months ago
That’s funny. My experience with lemmy is it’s overwhelmingly leftist. Any anything that doesn’t reinforce their worldview is heavily downvoted.
Jaderick@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The only things I’ve seen that are exclusively non-leftist is the conservative Lemmy that thinks Fox News and Newsmax is a credible source of information
stevehobbes@lemy.lol 5 months ago
And whatever hexbear is.
nickhammes@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The thing is that Democratic Socialism is not seen favorably by a lot of leftists, as they’re seen as being more loyal to the establishment than to revolution. Too leftist for the American Overton window, but not leftist enough for Lemmygrad types, basically
stevehobbes@lemy.lol 5 months ago
I don’t know that it’s too leftist for me - just a lot of the personalities are too much for me - i can’t listen to anymore Bernie-would’ve-won and Hillary’s-a-war-criminal 8 years later.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 months ago
A lot of people think Biden is a great president, which shows you just how low the bar is these days. FDR had a literal plot on his life and still had the balls to rule as a socialist, and he was so popular he ended up the longest-serving president in US history.
Maeve@kbin.social 5 months ago
Anyway left is globally right.