Like holy fuck. What would he do? How would he fix things? How can they not see that he fucking sucks and won’t do anything besides fascism lite?
If Biden wins, political media coverage will go from "Look what the president said! How outrageous! How improper!" to "Look what the opposition said! How outrageous! How improper!
Yeah, there's a huge contingent that just want to go back to sleep and pretend that even if things aren't great that we're at least on the moral arc toward justice or whatever, without the Dang Cheeto making them uncomfortable.
I mean it'll be slightly better domestically for certain people and chuds won't feel like they have the green light to go mow down protesters. Abroad will probably be worse because we'll get involved in more conflicts.
But nothing will get fixed and nothing will fundamentally change (his words, not mine) and it'll just set up for a more competent fascist to demolish the Dems and they'll have more house/senate reps as a backlash against Dems will only solidify republican political power.
Idk if I agree with that honestly. They're emboldened by having their big wet boy on their side "knowing" the power of the state is on their side.
If they think the deep-state-communist-pedophile Joe Biden is using the military/government against them they'll probably take the foot off the gas temporarily or move their targets to more targets at politicians/government targets until they get a fascist back in office.
Realistically? You’ll still have uprisings. Police will still be brutal. But the bully pulpit won’t be actively egging on militia.
The best argument it seems a lib can make is “The Courts.” If he wins (and crucially the Senate flips) he can at least replace Ginsburg (87) with a much younger justice. With some luck, maybe Thomas (72) or Alito’s (70) seat too. Maybe also fill Breyer’s (82). Arguably, since FDR, the courts have enacted more liberal policies (abortion, gay marriage, LGBT rights, desegregation) than any other branch of government. Basically, the argument is not that he will make things good, it is he will prevent things from becoming very very bad.
I honestly think the courts is a decent argument as far as damage control. At the very least, abortion would be protected. The courts is the only reason i hope trump doesn't win.
The left would probably get absolutely nothing besides that and be told to be happy about it.
At the very least, abortion would be protected
Abortion is already functionally illegal in most states due to lack of access. It would remain legal in blue states if it were repealed. The right has already won this war.
If it really galvanizes the right, then at least bidens both-sides style fascism will lead to plenty of bundy events.
Right now, I can't realistically see how much more encouraged the right can get. With a Biden win, Liberals who cloud the discourse will go back to sipping coffee, the difference is now we have so many pissed off people in general that won't do that. We might have less "oh just vote!" responses and be able to recruit without bluenomatterwho calling the left toxic.
I don’t think the left will be complacent if Biden wins like they were with Obama.
The minute he wins he will shift to the far right in a pointless attempt to manage the enormous Trumpian backlash at his victory, at that moment there will be an avalanche of shocked Pikachu faces on the lite left, in the meantime the media and the liberal intelligentsia will announce the triumphant return of democracy and the New American Century and then immediately set to work dismantling what's left of the left (also done in a pointless attempt to manage the Trumpian backlash)
Chuds are claiming that I've trump wins the covid will leave
Liberal are claiming once biden wins covid will be cured
If he wins, the best possible scenario is that we buy more time to build solidarity. He's not a blatantly fascist candidate and if things go peacefully enough, we can buy time to organize, strategize, etc. before 2024
