My personal test is "can you truly say you're not voting for Biden because you find it unconscionable or because you truly believe there's some greater purpose, rather than just to spite the DNC (fuck the DNC tho)"? My friend, a black communist from West Philly, grew up in a neighborhood destroyed by the crime bill. For her, it's unconscionable to vote for Biden. For me, a white man with a lot of privilege, I know I would be doing it just to spite the DNC.
Edit: That being said it's a personal decision, and I can't look into your heart and mind, so I'd never judge someone.
Even with that same privilege I find him grotesque. Words cannot describe the disgust and contempt I feel for him. And I tried. Was writing an episode guide about The Dollop podcast for a friend. For some episodes I'd put a quick little blurb to explain why I felt they were worth listening to. Got to the episode about the Clarence Thomas hearings and I lost it. The more I though about how repugnant Joe Biden is the angrier the description got. And yet after rereading it, it feels so tame for how intense I felt in that moment. Not gonna post it cause it more than likely breaks the community guidelines. Unconscionable is the most polite word that rings in my head when I see anything Joe related. But I am aware that isn't a universal experience and getting mad at people for wanting to rid the world of a Trump presidency is reactionary.
My personal test is "can you truly say you're not voting for Biden because you find it unconscionable or because you truly believe there's some greater purpose, rather than just to spite the DNC (fuck the DNC tho)"? My friend, a black communist from West Philly, grew up in a neighborhood destroyed by the crime bill. For her, it's unconscionable to vote for Biden. For me, a white man with a lot of privilege, I know I would be doing it just to spite the DNC.
Edit: That being said it's a personal decision, and I can't look into your heart and mind, so I'd never judge someone.
Even with that same privilege I find him grotesque. Words cannot describe the disgust and contempt I feel for him. And I tried. Was writing an episode guide about The Dollop podcast for a friend. For some episodes I'd put a quick little blurb to explain why I felt they were worth listening to. Got to the episode about the Clarence Thomas hearings and I lost it. The more I though about how repugnant Joe Biden is the angrier the description got. And yet after rereading it, it feels so tame for how intense I felt in that moment. Not gonna post it cause it more than likely breaks the community guidelines. Unconscionable is the most polite word that rings in my head when I see anything Joe related. But I am aware that isn't a universal experience and getting mad at people for wanting to rid the world of a Trump presidency is reactionary.
He was a segregationist. Would you vote for Strom Thurmond if he was running on the democratic platform?