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Originally Posted by Swan
I've never voted, left or right (not that i could in the US). So it doesn't really make me anything according to US politics. I've never defended people who may vote for Trump or Biden, im merely stating that it's a ridiculous assumption to say every Trump voter is a 'racist' because it's simply not true.
You also say he's a threat to democracy, but the US is a voting democracy.
I have never, ever defended Trump, go through every single one of my posts, im actually against Trump. But to not let hatred and emotion get the better of me i see the bigger picture. Biden, like Trump is a creep, and his appointment of Harris was beyond stupid. Harris is bad news, a very narrow minded and 'out for ones own gain' type of person. Kinda reminds me of Trump!
You can fight fire with fire all you like, Biden chose fire, he chose what he thought would gain him the 'black vote'. It's backfiring and so it should.
You can carry on blaming 'centralism' as an excuse to be a closet right winger, but at the end of day both choices are awful, truly awful. Shout and swear all you like, but politics is the art of the possible. Play the game. Because that's all this is, two huge ego's battling one another. Who wins? WE DON'T DECIDE!
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Not voting is a vote for the status quo and also a disservice to those who have suffered and died to ensure your rights.
It's not a ridiculous notion at this point, the US people have no excuse, if they choose to vote Trump in this election then they are doing so because they enjoy his cruelty. This is a man who fought for children to be separated from their parents at the border despite being told that the US didn't have the resources to reunite them, this is a man that wanted to put money into sharpening spikes atop the fences on the border just for the idea of inflicting more pain upon people. He has been endlessly racist and it is the reason why his base is so loyal to him and why everyone else has ditched him over the years. His fanbase love him because he is 'hurting the right people' in their eyes.
He is a threat to democracy, if you knew anything about the current situation, you'd know that the republicans are basically letting the Russians wholesale interfere with the election because it benefits them and Trump is constantly trying to screw with the postal service because the less people that vote, the more chance he has of being re-elected and people will be less likely to vote in person with this Covid world we're living in. He also wants to undo term limits so he can serve until the end of his days. He is a threat to democracy because he is trying to undo everything democracy related that could lead to him losing the presidency. Honestly, if you're going to defend someone, which you are definitely doing here, at least be informed about them.
At this point it doesn't matter what Biden and Harris are doing because they simply cannot be worse than Trump. This election is not about voting for Biden, it's about voting Trump out so he can't do anymore damage. Realistically, a Biden/Harris administration is likely just going to fix all the damage that Trump has done, it'll right the boat and likely just float on by until his terms are done. I hate Biden but America (and us) need Trump out of the White House. He cannot have another term.
Honestly, if you think the two are in anyway comparable then you are engaging in wanton false equivalency in a way that can only benefit Trump. You don't think both sides are just as bad as each other, you're basically just running interference for Trump. One is a practiced politician who served as VP in an administration that had to right the boat after Bush, the other is worse than Bush in every way and will have untold consequences on the world if he is allowed to continue. You keep saying one thing but your words say another.