A chilling reminder from 8 years ago today...
I know it's not a perfect record, but...
Given the commitment (and, in many instance, remarkable acheivements) of the Biden administration on
• climate care
• historic jobs recovery, post-pandemic
• historic post-pandemic economic boom
• defending the rule of law
• pursuing equal justice before the law for LGBTQ+ Americans
• taking leadership in the rules based world order
• seeking equitable taxation at every income level
• funding infrastructure and evidence based science
• protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
• pursuing equal justice for black and brown Americans
• pursuing accountability for Jan 6 criminals
• pursuing equitable women’s health care
• defending American democracy
I wonder how man progressives, in order to punish a candidate who has not met all their expectations, will enable the election of a candidate — as, I think, too many chose to do in 2016 — who is on the record *supporting* discrimination against women, brown and black Americans, sexual minorities, religious minorities, and immigrants…
...and who is on the record *against* climate and environmental responsibility, cooperation in the World Health Organization, working for equal justice under law for every American, protecting equal voting rights for every American, national protection for equitable women’s health care, equitable taxation, defending Ukraine and NATO allies…
...and who is on the record *in support of* his followers' political violence, the suspension of US Constitional standards that stand in his way, coddling wealthy free-riders, government interference in sexual and reproductive health care, white nationalist leaders, and global authoritarianism….
If it was the best I could do, I would hold my nose and *vote against…*
• fascism
• sexism
• racism
• election denial
• political violence
• a free ride for rich people
• government interference in
• women’s health care
• discrimination against religious minorities
• white nationalism
• Putin Republicans
• global warming
• authoritarianism
If that was the best I could do, it would still worth doing … it would still worth my vote.
If it was the best I could do, I would hold my nose and *vote for…*
• legal rights of American women
• climate care
• women’s health care
• the rule of law
• equal justice before the law for LGBTQ+ Americans
• leadership in the rules based world order
• fair taxation at every income level
• infrastructure
• Social Security
• equal justice before the law for black and brown Americans
• leadership in NATO
• accountability for Jan 6 criminals
• evidence based science
• democracy
If that was the best I could do, it would still worth doing … it would still worth my vote.A chilling reminder from 8 years ago today...
