I know this sounds unsympathetic, and I am very sorry for that. I have no place as a white, able-bodied person to tell anyone outside of those categories how to feel, and at its core I promise I have no intention to.
I am aware that Biden isn't a good person. I am aware that Harris isn't a good person either. I am never going to talk over anyone who has been affected by them, because I have not been, and I have no intention of denying or invalidating anyone's suffering. Lord knows I can't; the song of the world despairing is inescapable.
But please, please, please hear me out.
Biden will not be AS bad as Tr*mp. That's what we have to hope for, anyhow.
Think about the pros, even though there doesn't feel like there's all that many:
1. Biden is running on the Democratic ticket, which will give some power back to the Left. Biden will also more likely than not actually follow the rules of being President, instead of foregoing vetoes, convening with the enemy, and cutting further ties with the UN.
None of this is to say that he's not still a bad person. But now consider this:
2. No president really has been good. Even Obama, whom some people have dubbed as the best president, did some pretty terrible things. I don't really believe that an American president CAN be wholly good; no kind of person who wants to treat everyone equally also wants to be above everyone else.
3. Also please take into account the way you, as an individual, see the world. People are appropriately cynical, but -- as petty as this sounds -- I feel like cancel culture plays a big role in how we judge the world. Celebrities and governors are almost indistinguishable at this point, in terms of the influence they have over our beliefs and opinions; and when cancel culture came around, it really has become, to paraphrase from Natalie Wynn, a cultural pseudo-Reign of Terror phenomenon. Canceling isn't about making people face their wrongdoings, and it isn't helpful in disenfranchising people who don't *want* to learn from their mistakes. All it does is say, "We need to pick apart this person until all we see is the bad in them".
This isn't to say that Biden, Harris, or any other politician don't deserve to have their actions scrutinized for their intentions; but on a grander scale, it really should be put on-hold during Election Season. One thing that cannot be denied is that lately, the Left can't decide on ANYONE to like. I would bet money that some people would rip even Bernie to shreds, if he ended up on the ticket.
There are no rich saints. I'm sorry that that's the reality.
I hope I've made a point at least somewhat. The bottom line is: please vote for Biden. He's not good, but things can't pull a 180 overnight, and we can't let things get any worse than they are. If Tr*mp is elected again, God forbid, we're going to be plunged into Neo-Nazi Hell -- and there is no America offshore who's going to swoop in and save us.
Please. For the love of God.
