Comment on Does The US President have a better chance to win a second term with or without Kamala Harris?

kartonrealista@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• severien@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Expect a lot of discussions what will happen with Biden dying in office, and that becomes even more possible.

  And imagining Kamala as a president is a big turn off.

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  • kartonrealista@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Compared to what? Trump? DeSantis? I don’t think so.

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    • severien@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Some voters may see two bad choices and not seeing any decent choice won’t vote at all.

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      • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Not voting is a vote for Trump

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      • kartonrealista@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That’s something you may think if you’re 5 y/o and going on vibes. Every decision you face not only has the consequences if you choose it, but also if you don’t.

        A pure hypothetical to demonstrate the general principle on an extreme example (not a direct comparison): you have an election with two candidates: one runs on a promise of Holocaust 2.0 and the other will twist your ankle after he wins. Would you say you can’t choose because both are bad? Obviously you would under any case want to avoid the worse outcome. Because not doing anything is risking that bad outcome, even if the alternative is bad. The upcoming election is not that extreme, but my example should have demonstrated the principle: inaction in face of greater evil is wrong.

        There is no absolute good in this world, and if you can’t choose between Kamala Harris and those horrible people you moral compass is out of whack. When you don’t vote, the choice is made for you. Whether something is good or bad has to be evaluated considering possible alternatives, you can’t just not choose and expect a miracle to happen.

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      • rhacer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t vote because I believe voting is an immoral act, but for those that do vote, I think this is a significant comment. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil, and that may be a bridge too far for some.

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  • doyoulikemyparka@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I asked a friend this the other day and they didn’t know. In the last election Harris seemed to be set up to take over from Biden at the next election, but since then I’ve not heard anything about her or what she’s been up to as VP. What happened?

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    • Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Biden didn’t die, that’s what happened.

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