I made the decision that I'm not voting for Biden a long time ago, but been getting a lot of grief from my liberal friends and family.

No, I don't agree with his policies. No, I don't agree with his track record. No, I don't think his "climate change plan" is convincing or nearly goes as far as is needed. No, I don't think Obama did a good job. Not on a boat, not on a train... this election crap is driving me insane.

Been getting iced out a lot because they're all like "but Biden needs overwhelming support to overcome Trump's blatant election f*ckery threats." How can you not do it? Then they look at me like I've been kicking puppies. Not my problem. He's not entitled to my vote as the "lesser of two evils."

And if there's going to be election shenanigans... what difference does voting even really make? Political referees will hop in and call a politics fowl? I don't think they're gonna handle me saying that electoral politics altogether is a waste of time too well.

Anyways, any advice how to handle without ruining relationships?

  • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I can't tell you whether or not it's a good idea for you to stand up to your parents. That's going to depend on your situation and how they're likely to react. So, having said that, if you decide that standing up to them at this point is not in your best interests, here's some advice:

    Nobody knows what's on your ballot. You should be able to look at all the options that will be on your ballot online ahead of time, and check if there are any measures up for a vote (these can be very important locally and affect things like schools, so it pays to read about them ahead of time) and see if there are other down ballot things you care about. Vote about what you want, leave blank what you want, and turn the thing in. If you leave the whole thing blank, your parents will never know.