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The notion that Biden represents a lesser evil compared to the chaotic reign of Trump is a common argument. However, we must not forget that there exists a moral threshold below which neither choice is acceptable. To suggest that enabling a literal genocide can be considered a lesser evil is a morally bankrupt stance.

Saying that voting for Biden is a moral obligation to prevent the return of Trump perpetuates a dangerous fallacy. It implies that the democratic party is immune from scrutiny and accountability, no matter the atrocities they commit. This line of thinking allows for a never-ending cycle of justification, as long as there's somebody considered worse, the democrats are granted a blank check. This is nothing more than a form of gaslighting, manipulating the public into believing that their only choice is between two evils, rather than demanding a better standard of leadership and true representation.

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[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The 'simplified' formulation is vote for and participate in a third party that doesnt advocate for genocide and preaches intersectional rights.

You might say 'well biden is nice to lgbt+ people!' but this is just ignoring the literal largest prison population, in history, in america, that is using the slave labor of black and white leftists predominantly.

There is no good option in this, when presented with two bad options the correct response is not to play.