Kbin/Mbin (and possibly others?) definitely have the edge here since those platforms make votes public (only admins can see them on Lemmy). So, if you want to confirm what I’m saying here, go view some of these posts from Kbin/Mbin.
Every time one of the “usual suspects” says stuff like this in the comments, there will later be posts detailing how Biden is doing (or at least earnestly trying to do) exactly the things they’re saying he needs to be doing (oR ElSe i WiLl noT voTE anD NEithER ShoULD yoU!!!11!!). 100% of the time, those posts are downvoted by these same “usual suspect” accounts.
What gives? They have very strong opinions about how he should run his administration, so you’d think they’d appreciate him doing what they’ve been so helpfully suggesting. Unless…it was never about the issues at all.
That thin veneer of concern they’re hiding behind is not as thick as they think it is and is quite easy to see through. Now you know where to look.
Edit: Please don’t name and shame any specific users. That may violate the community or LW rules. We all know who most of the “usual suspects” are.
*Right.
Voting is the right. Voting blank to prove a point is a privileged action.
There’s people who will be in much greater risk if trump is president, and to not do everything possible to avoid that speaks to privilege.
That’s all I was saying, quite frankly.
I feel like I need to give up on the internet.
You have no idea what’s right.
How about today? We still feeling strong about our candidate? Feel like he’s the right choice?
Yes, because I’m not fooled by optics. His policies are sound. His administration is very strong. I’m disappointed in Biden because I think he did a very bad job showing the US populace his accomplishments. But I’m tired of pretending that that’s somehow worse than Trump, whose policies I actively hate.