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[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

is the one that is gonna be the razor’s edge on this stuff. Reasonable people will vote for Biden

Funny, because whenever we say "Biden should have done Y not X" you all say "If he hadn't then moderate democrats and some Republicans won't vote for him." They vote for him because they get what they want. Yet somehow we're unreasonable when we refuse to vote for him when we don't get what we want.

You're trying to hold leftists to a higher standard and it's bullshit.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It’s the exact same standard. Do you really think all votes for Trump are going to be from supporters? Most will be from Republicans who don’t want a Democratic President.

There’s a saying- Democrats need to fall in love, Republicans need to fall in line. It’s that mentality of inaction that causes us to regress as a nation every time a Republican takes office.

In response, Democratic candidates move closer to center to capture more of the active voters, having the exact opposite effect that is intended by abstention.

[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

It’s the exact same standard.

If it were the same standard then excusing Biden for catering to moderate voters because otherwise they'd abandon him would never happen. Either your reading comprehension is shit or you're just plain lying. Moderate Democrat voters are getting everything they want. Leftists are getting bread crumbs and talking about abstaining from voting. You should be going after Moderate Democrat voters for being greedy. Not telling leftists they need to shut up and be grateful they're getting bread crumbs.