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.
I agree, but you’ll get CPUSA types going saying that yeah we’re trying to build grassroots power, but you still gotta vote for the dems. My argument is that there needs to be acceptance and understanding that neither party is the lesser evil. Voting for either flavor of fascism is still helping perpetuate fascism in the end. What the act of voting accomplishes is to legitimize the system.
That’s true. You probably remember the story where Biden got into an argument with a reporter where the reporter cited a poll saying most people didn’t want Biden to run and he countered that most said they would vote for him. Our interpretation of these things is openly also Biden’s interpretation in that respect, i.e. support is support, and commentary offered alongside an unconditional vote goes in the trash.