Just to make sure we're not getting confused here. I believe Biden should do all the things he was elected on in the two years he has maximum control, because that might be all he has.
When I say "as left as possible" I mean in terms of Biden and what he was elected on. As in, don't shy away from policies you were elected on because it might be "too far left." It's Biden, not Karl Marx reborn or something, we're talking very moderate and centrist policies here, even the "contentious" ones. Trust me, the left or far left in American is not super excited about getting what they want in the next few years. We're talking about a very very moderate President. So to suggest he should shy away from some of his planned policies until things "chill" is kind of just ridiculous.
It's not about team sports, or implementing things just because they are left of center, don't get it twisted. Naturally, many of his policies will be "left" of where we are today, but his changes may still make the policies "center right" type policies.
People sitting around in Canada suggesting Biden, a centrist even by American Democrat standards, should not implement the policies he was elected on while he has control to do so because... I dunno.... it's everyone's job to baby the far right... is pretty ####ing stupid. If you want to argue that he shouldn't implement certain policies because they're bad policies, be my guest. Great position to argue. But shelving what might actually be good policies because "feelings" is wild. Canadians are so weird.
"Hey guys, got this great policy that we were elected on, gonna help a lot of people. But you know what, because this might stir up a little animosity on the further ends of the right, based solely on the fact that it's kinda center-left and not based on the validity of the policy at all, we're going to shelve it for a few years. Maybe we'll get to it, maybe not, and if we lose majority control... ah schucks... that's the way the cookie crumbles!"
Biden has a job to do and now it's time that he goes and does that job. This is democracy. Any talk about team sports or right wing extremism is just meaningless nonsense. He puts in the policies he was elected for, and in a few years people will vote on whether they want more or less. This is how it works.
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