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There is so much misunderstanding about why many of us progressives are completely unwilling, or at the very least, extremely hesitant, to support Biden. I thought I would lay out a few reasons to make it more clear. 1/
First off, itâs not because we secretly want trump. No. Stop that. Second, itâs not because we will only accept purity. What purity? Bernie was a compromise, but we were happy to support him. Itâs not sour grapes. 2/
Itâs that the system is fundamentally broken, and we donât see an end so long as we play into the manipulation. The DNC, in its current form, frames itself as the party of resistors, of justice, of goodness. 3/
âRepublicans bad! Democrats good!â But dems have a lot of responsibility for problems weâre facing. Clinton repealed Glass-Steagall, which precipitated the worst recession in our lifetimes (until now). He ravaged welfare for the mess that is TANF, 4/
He passed the crime bill, sending thousands, millions(!) to wallow in prisons. Obama bailed out the banks, the auto companies, but where was our debt forgiveness? Where was our bail out? What did he do to prevent it from happening again? Inequality has never been worse. 5/
And now you say, âbut trump! He is so horrible! He will destroy our system as we know!â Yes, he is absolutely awful. The worst. Who propped him up? Who promoted his candidacy? Who wanted to push republicans even further right so that sheâd look better by comparison? 6/
HRC! âmany of the lesser known can serve as a cudgel to move the more established candidates further to the right. In this scenario, we donât want to marginalize the more extreme candidates...â 7/ https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/hillary-clinton-2016-donald-trump-214428">https://www.politico.com/magazine/...
â...but make them more âPied Piperâ candidates who actually represent the mainstream of the Republican Party...We need to be elevating the Pied Piper candidates so that they are leaders of the pack and tell the press to [take] them seriously." 8/
When did Hillary say, âI take responsibility for trump. Through back channels I pushed the media to cover him, to focus on him, to push the republican race screaming toward the right.â? When did party leadership step down, embarrassed by what their craven politics has done? 9/
It hasnât happened. They wonât own that mistake. Or any of their others. And now they say, âvote Biden or itâs your fault weâll have trump!â Biden, who sent our brothers and sisters to war, to jail, into debt, into early graves. Itâs abusive. Itâs contemptible. Itâs shameful. 10/
But so long as it works, itâs what theyâll do. And the media will help them do it and not hold them accountable. And weâre supposed to be grateful, or at least shut up about it. So forgive me, I know trump is bad, heâs awful, but dems put him there and theyâre doing it again. /11
