Post #1372827
2026-04-02 13:29 UTC
There's no "possibly" about it. Republicans will win some elections. Fascism now, or fascism later. I want someone in office who will mitigate the fascism that inevitably comes later, not enable it.
I mean look at the last couple of elections. Do you seriously think that, in hindsight, Biden winning 2020 was a good thing? 2021–2024 under Biden wasn't as bad as it would have been under Trump, but it sure as shit wasn't worth letting Trump win '24.
>how many years
Ideally 2. That's why I'm voting in primaries. But assuming Newsom (or some equivalent) makes it to the ballot, then ideally 6. If nobody votes for the blue fascist in '28, maybe we can get someone worth voting for in '32. If every democrat votes for Hitler (D), then we have a lot more years of fascism to look forward to in the future.
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@glimse@lemmy.world 2026-04-02 13:51
Yes, I do firmly believe Biden winning was preferable to a second Trump term. But it doesn't matter because Trump didn't win as a result of it Biden. Trump won because the DNC handpicked a candidate no none of us wanted in the face of vocal opposition. You expect fascism to disappear in 2 years by letting the fascist win...so why didn't that happen in 2019? How many more 2-years-of-fascism do we need? And what happens when fascism breaks the system so thoroughly, progressive candidates have even less of a chance of winning? These anti-voting arguments never seem thought through. They only make sense in a fantasy world.