The notion that Biden represents a lesser evil compared to the chaotic reign of Trump is a common argument. However, we must not forget that there exists a moral threshold below which neither choice is acceptable. To suggest that enabling a literal genocide can be considered a lesser evil is a morally bankrupt stance.

Saying that voting for Biden is a moral obligation to prevent the return of Trump perpetuates a dangerous fallacy. It implies that the democratic party is immune from scrutiny and accountability, no matter the atrocities they commit. This line of thinking allows for a never-ending cycle of justification, as long as there’s somebody considered worse, the democrats are granted a blank check. This is nothing more than a form of gaslighting, manipulating the public into believing that their only choice is between two evils, rather than demanding a better standard of leadership and true representation.

  • ratboy [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    I’ve voted in every local and national election since I was first able to vote and I absolutely cannot give one fuck about it this year. I’m so insanely disillusioned with my local politics that I haven’t even looked at my voter’s pamphlet. I still feel like I should vote for props and measures but it’s gonna be painful to even look at