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I agree with a lot of this, yes. DC is a very weird place and most of our politicians are old as hell. I think a lot of them remember the lessons of George McGovern and Jimmy Carter a lot more clearly than they remember the lessons of Bernie Sanders. Plus, a lot of them are corrupted by the lure of corporate cash, and they turned their backs on the American people. It's a hell of a shame. I agree.
Letting Trump get elected and pour gasoline all over the whole edifice and throw anyone who's left of Ronald Reagan in a detention center won't help any of that. That example of how much damage Trump was able to do to abortion rights and immigration because people couldn't stand to vote for Hilary Clinton, just because she was objectively awful, is pretty illustrative of the calculus that should go into this election.
This logic of "the building we all live in needs major repairs and has for years, so there's no need to put out the fire in the attic until we can address that" winds me up, yes. That's absolutely true.
It's not just about Trump, it's about the one that comes after. Trump is a buffoon that is smart in some ways but overall too stupid to govern effectively. But I'm sure there are elements who are now casting someone who can activate people like Trump can, but is more self controlled or controllable.
Ironically I find myself in a similar, but much much worse discussion today (yes of course it's hexbear).
Fun stuff.
Yes, Trump will absolutely threaten trans people's safety in addition to being far more encouraging than Biden is with massacring Arabs. That's not "using as a shield," that's just what's up. Of course you already know this.