US Lemmys what could Biden do in the next 6 months to EARN your vote? (other than just not being Trump)

Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 27 points –

Sorry this is kinda political. Is there an asklemmypolitics group this would be better for? I'm hoping not to get into the libs vs progressives political debate we see everywhere on here... Just want to know what people are actually looking for.

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Nothing. I don't vote for people who fund genocide.

Right, you instead let the other candidate who is just as likely to fund genocide win and pretend to be superior somehow for "not encouraging it". I'm sure everyone who suffers as a result of project 2025 will appreciate your stance.

Trump is not just "likely" to fund more genocide, he will fully endorse it. Hell, one of his favorite lapdogs just suggested that Israel should nuke Gaza.

Respectfully, I understand the idea of voting for a liberal candidate as harm reduction, and have done so in the past. But every time I have done so, such as with the last election, the government causing harm has continued, to an insane extent. Voting is one political action you can take, but it is not everything you should be doing, and I believe in having standards for candidates I'm willing to give my vote. Biden is not one of them.

I agree that the government is not going to stop causing harm and will probably continue to cause more harm. I agree that biden is a terrible candidate. But we have a choice between him and trump and I am 100% sure trump would cause more harm than biden. Trump wants to be a dictator, biden does not. Unless you somehow genuinely think trump is no worse than biden, you need to vote for biden. (And if you do think trump is no worse, you need to read the republican project 2025 plan)

Just a quick list of a few things the republicans want to do if trump wins:

  • Abolish the department of education
  • Further restrict abortion
  • Remove laws preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender
  • Increase use of the death penalty
  • Make the president a "unitary executive"

Then if he stops funding genocide and takes real measures to try to halt the Gaza genocide, he would then earn your vote?

It's already too late, his inaction thus far has allowed everything that's happening in gaza. He can't take back the lives that have been lost and the suffering that has been caused.