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While I disagree with plenty of the Biden administration’s actions, including the recent Title VII FISA and especially the support of Israel, let’s look at the positive change that has happened that you say won’t happen in the future:
And plenty more improvements such as protection of land from drilling, strengthening alliances, boosting cybersecurity, etc.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046
Incremental, slight concessions and tweaks to the decaying Capitalist system will not improve things. It's a slow, stagnating death.
For example, there is no meaningful reason that America does not have a robust system of high-speed rail other than lobbying from the automotive industry. Same with Universal healthcare and the pharma industry, same with public housing and landlords.
Biden tossing scraps while people starve and continuing the US Capitalist project will not result in meaningful improvements. Even if Biden had unlimited power, America would continue stagnating as wages fail to keep up with productivity and the third world is super-exploited for domestic super-profits.
The primary issue with arguments just like this one is that you need small and medium changes to effectively lay the groundwork for larger shifts. Moreover, these are still positive, so stop complaining. Show your support for what positive changes happen and promote MORE changes rather than constantly turning your nose up.
Read my comment history, lol. For example, on the Net Neutrality restablishment and on the banning of non-compete clauses, I uncritically supported these.
I absolutely support positive changes, but Biden is not merely a bunch of small positive changes. Biden is a continuation of Capitalism's decline and is not reversing that course in any manner!
I do promote positive change. I donate to Palestinine, I donate to Strike Funds. I try to spread pro-Union sentiment without getting fired, and I read Leftist theory whenever I can so that I can do better.
What I will not do is waste my time punching left and minimizing criticism of the failing Capitalist Empire that is the US and those who support it.
I feel like this argument would have worked a lot better before Trump.
Do you want slow incremental positive steps forward, or massive bat-shit crazy, weaving-all-over-the-road while toying with destroying democracy, self-serving, ultra-rich benefiting and fuck-the-little-guy theocratic "reform"? Hm... that's a tough one.
Those aren't the choices. The 2 choices are slow stagnation as Capitalism crumbles and Workers ever-more exploited, or massive bat-shit crazy reactionary fascism.
Trump is worse, yes, but Biden continues America's march rightward into its doom. I'll be voting for Biden, but at the same time trying to actually contribute to society via donating to strike funds and trying to get others to read Leftist theory, as well as trying to slowly unionize and increase pro-union sentiment.
Biden doing small positive changes as America lurches towards its own destructuon and Biden fuels a genocide does not make him slow, incremental positive steps forward. America is a sinking ship and rather than fixing it, he's handing out free massages and toys.
I mostly agree with you, but IMHO Biden has been better than any other president in my lifetime... and I'm 50 years old. His position on Israel is awful. I would 100% go nuclear (pun intended) on solving global warming. But beyond that, I think he's done a pretty good job with the hand he's been dealt. The presidency is not a monarchy. No matter who is elected it'll be a long term battle to right this ship.
I don't disagree with the statement that he is the least bad, I can't say any President I have been alive for represents my views. He's the least bad, but is still bad, IMO, so continuing to criticize him is important to me.
And yes, his position on Israel and the genocide of Gaza is abhorant.
That's not fair at all. There's also lobbying from the airline industry. And probably greyhound.
The distances involved, NIMBYism, etc. are contributors as well.
Stop spewing slogans
What slogans am I spewing? I'm a Leftist, I am going to advocate for Leftist beliefs and criticize Capitalist beliefs.
I don't care if you're left.or right. To each their own opinion. You, however, are very clearly not spewing your opinions but slogans you were told to use, or thought sounded cool.
Nothing I said was a slogan, lol. They are my opinions.