I don’t know your definition on what is good faith or not, but I genuinely mean this. I don’t know how I can prove it in any way other than explaining my views.
I’m a libertarian socialist, an anarchist. Admittedly, I’ve got some standards that will not be met by anyone currently viable, but I’m not going to put aside my views for realism, since if that’s the case, is there any point in having a political philosophy? I used to have a lot of faith in electoral politics, and I volunteered at polling stations before I was even old enough to vote. I have voted in every single election that there has been since I turned 18, including local elections.
Right now, I’m not feeling a lot of faith in electoral politics, full disclosure. For me, the big reason I don’t like biden is, even if there is a “progressive win,” there are a lot of him doing terrible things that I find repugnant. Every step forwards is has a step backwards somewhere else. From his immigration policy to his zionism, I don’t see a lot to love. One of the most important issues to me is the climate, since I want to live a full life on this planet without climate collapse, but he has been working for the interests of fossil fuel industries. This can be seen in his approval of pipelines, drilling, etc.
Before you say “But trump…” I realize and acknowledge that he has the same opinions, if not worse ones on all the things biden did that I don’t like. But does that excuse Biden?
The thing that pisses me off is that this system does not feel democratic. Due to so many issues with the current system it is impossible to get someone on the actual left. Between lobbying (legalized bribery) gerrymandering, PACs and super PACs (Citizens United), super delegates within the Democratic party, the electoral college, think-tank fueled media, and possibly some things I forgot about, I have no voice. To go back to the upcoming election, why do we find this acceptable? Why do we have to accept that it’s biden vs trump, neoliberal democracy vs proto-fascism. The fact that my vote should be dictated more by who biden is not rather than who he is, this harm reduction ideology, is antidemocratic at the core, and that’s what I have an issue with. When you couple that with the inability for an individual to make any change in the system without reinforcing it, everything feels hopeless.
If you managed to read all that rambling, I’m sorry if it came off as wild ranting, i’m very upset at the state of the system, and I’m kinda venting right now.
I don’t know your definition on what is good faith or not, but I genuinely mean this. I don’t know how I can prove it in any way other than explaining my views.
I’m a libertarian socialist, an anarchist. Admittedly, I’ve got some standards that will not be met by anyone currently viable, but I’m not going to put aside my views for realism, since if that’s the case, is there any point in having a political philosophy? I used to have a lot of faith in electoral politics, and I volunteered at polling stations before I was even old enough to vote. I have voted in every single election that there has been since I turned 18, including local elections.
Right now, I’m not feeling a lot of faith in electoral politics, full disclosure. For me, the big reason I don’t like biden is, even if there is a “progressive win,” there are a lot of him doing terrible things that I find repugnant. Every step forwards is has a step backwards somewhere else. From his immigration policy to his zionism, I don’t see a lot to love. One of the most important issues to me is the climate, since I want to live a full life on this planet without climate collapse, but he has been working for the interests of fossil fuel industries. This can be seen in his approval of pipelines, drilling, etc.
Before you say “But trump…” I realize and acknowledge that he has the same opinions, if not worse ones on all the things biden did that I don’t like. But does that excuse Biden?
The thing that pisses me off is that this system does not feel democratic. Due to so many issues with the current system it is impossible to get someone on the actual left. Between lobbying (legalized bribery) gerrymandering, PACs and super PACs (Citizens United), super delegates within the Democratic party, the electoral college, think-tank fueled media, and possibly some things I forgot about, I have no voice. To go back to the upcoming election, why do we find this acceptable? Why do we have to accept that it’s biden vs trump, neoliberal democracy vs proto-fascism. The fact that my vote should be dictated more by who biden is not rather than who he is, this harm reduction ideology, is antidemocratic at the core, and that’s what I have an issue with. When you couple that with the inability for an individual to make any change in the system without reinforcing it, everything feels hopeless.
If you managed to read all that rambling, I’m sorry if it came off as wild ranting, i’m very upset at the state of the system, and I’m kinda venting right now.
Upvote for honesty. It’s going to be one helluva year!