Dude is so stubborn.
user
Im in a swing state (MN) and have been debating whether I should just suck it up and vote for him instead of C. West but he is making it so damn difficult idk if i can do it
assistant
I’ve been thinking about this a lot, so I’ll give my personal perspective and you can take it or leave it.

I am very privileged in life. Outside of some secondary long-term effects like the climate, economy, general annoyance, and public panic, I can absolutely weather another 4 years of Trump without seeing many changes to my personal life.

However, not everyone is so lucky. There are minorities terrified of what Trump will do. I totally get wanting to prove to the DNC they can’t just take votes for granted, and that our two-party system is completely fucked. But I can’t morally stomach potentially fucking over someone else’s life just to prove a point.

When Trump was elected, there were Republicans who voted for him not bc they liked him, but bc they thought he’d be the punch to the political throat that would wake up politicians and change the whole system. I agree there needs to be change, but I don’t know another 4 years of Trump is the way to do it.

What will happen under Trump- people will boil down to statistics. # of people turned away at the border, # of people arrested, # of mass shootings, # of more bombs in Gaza, # of people struggling to get an abortion, but any one of those could be my Mom, my brother, my family. Just bc it wouldn’t personally impact me doesn’t mean I won’t feel the impact.

So I am unfortunately voting Biden, and hoping to FUCK that in 4 years we actually have a democratic candidate that pushes our country in a swift, progressive, all encompassing direction to ACTUALLY help people.

Again, your own personal choice. I respect it. Also I can’t deal with yet another potential Republican SCOTUS.
user
man I just wrote a long ass response but accidentally clicked away. im so pissed

but in summary, I appreciate your response and you’ve definitely swayed me a lot more. My focus has shifted drastically, likely from my various mental disorders resulting in nihilistic inconsistency of perceiving the matter, which is likely the case with a lot of other younger progressives (me being 22). 

I am also an intersectional minority and so that’s added fuel to both perspectives. It’s hard to stay optimistic when the goalpost keeps moving along with the constant flow of information releasing. I’ve mainly been in favor of settling for female bodily autonomy, and that in itself still feels abysmal as remaining an issue on the line. 

To many, the lesser evil voting is the obvious definitive answer. However, I find it aggravating when people insult and provoke classic leftist infighting over voting strategies (not you btw) as it reminds me of myself when I was a terminally online “commie” that engaged in radlib behavior in terms of conversations, which were just unproductive arguments. 

I feel more dissociative as time passes and I know I’m not alone in that regard. It’s just absolutely surreal and extremely difficult to register this as reality, especially with online culture war/political brainrot content. 

Again, I appreciate your mature response. I likely will succumb to it since I’d definitely loathe the other guy in office again. I probably need a break from social media as well haha
assistant