• Pacattack57@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Of course there are a lot of things I would like her to do as well. I’m simply stating she is a lukewarm candidate but if all I got was a Biden replica that took a stand against genocide I would be happy with her presidency.

    I think there is a real issue with Americans that want the moon and if they don’t get it they throw a tantrum.

    I would love for her to lower the national debt, fix climate change, stop our dependence on oil, fix the housing shortage. I could keep going. My point is I know even accomplishing 1 of those would be extremely difficult so I would accept Biden 2.0.

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      4 months ago

      I think there is a real issue with Americans that want the moon and if they don’t get it they throw a tantrum.

      Wanting someone who treats climate change with the seriousness and urgency it deserves is not asking for the moon. Wanting a functioning healthcare system is not asking for the moon. Wanting bodily autonomy is not asking for the moon. Wanting your politicians to aggressively pursue a policy that was already implemented and proven to halve child poverty is not asking for the moon.

      The narrative needs to stop that progressives are demanding “perfect”. Basic center-left policy should not categorized as excess. That narrative is what brought us to this crisis we’re in, all the compromises on the most basic left wing positions. The “asking too much” narrative needs to end, people need to keep demanding and making themselves a thorn in the sides of neoliberals every time they try to drag the overton window to the right.

      I’m voting for Harris, that’s my compromise as a progressive, I’m not going to stop criticizing the democratic right-wing or stop demanding better policy though, that’s not part of the deal.