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Originally Posted by rubecube
I want people to hold him accountable for who he has been and how he's contributed to the mess that is the current political landscape. I want people to vote for him, but go into his administration with their eyes open and hold his feet to the fire as soon as he starts falling back on old habits.
My worry is that people continue to see Trump as the disease and not the symptom of greater issues, to which Biden has been a tremendous contributor to. This is exemplified by the revisionist history of the Bush administration (and embrace of neocon shills) who caused far more catastrophic damage than Trump has.
Yes, it'll be nice to have a president who doesn't say the quiet parts loud, but this whole "return to normal" ideation really ignores the fact that the "normal" of 2008 - 2016 was still really ####ty for millions of people and we need someone to do better than normal if we want to avoid 4-8 years of even more extreme (and probably more competent) fascism in 2024 or 2028.
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Imagine a house was built with a poor roof. The shingles are curling up, and due to its poor construction water is draining into the chimney eroding the flashing.
Such a cruddy roof.
Now imagine the house is on fire with your family inside.
Do you, call the fire department or complain about the roof?
The house is on fire. Does that mean that you don't fix the roof once the fire is out? No. But the house needs the fire to be put out.
Keep in mind Biden likely isn't going to be the nominee in 2024, heck he likely won't even be president.
The other side of the coin is, a centrist might prevent the next fascist leader. If Trump is a result of Obama being too far left, then smaller steps are needed. Going too far left, is going to drive the centre further right.
The US has a history of going hard right if the step left isn't gradual enough.