"Desperate to assuage the growing sense that it is but a political instrument, the Court instead cemented that image into history. It did so at what could be the most perilous constitutional and political moment in our country’s history, when the nation and the Constitution needed the Court most—to adjudicate not the politics of law, but the law of the politics that is poisoning the lifeblood of America."
I've been mulling over the whole "Keep Biden/Get Rid of Biden" question for a while. I've tried to listen and REALLY listen to both sides of the argument.
I'm going to give you my thoughts - as a Canadian who is really much more politically aligned to a Bernie Sanders candidate.
I want to challenge you to, just for a moment, dissect the whole mechanism of elections and candidates for a few moments. At worst, you'll think I'm full of shit. At best, I've offered you something to chew on. 1/
I want to talk about is the illusion of choice. I think a lot of my left-leaning friends are absolutely infuriated because they feel there IS NO REAL choice they can make that will satisfy them.
Understandably. Because if you're left of center, NO ONE the Dems will nominate will satisfy your sense of choice. They will not nominate a real progressive because they know they need the undecided center who will reject any 'progressive'. Parties run to win, not to make a statement. 2/
They will never nominate anyone who shares your stance on Gaza at the moment, because they cannot afford to lose the Jewish vote. (Although you may be surprised at the policy changes that occur right after the election). They cannot nominate anyone with radical views on how to reform capitalism, because they need corporate donors to compete with Trump's donation machine.
There's no choice on offer that will address your aspirations this year. And for people who have grown up in consumerist societies who have been taught to believe that choice is freedom, this must feel enraging.
But there is one small, very real choice. It's between a deeply disappointing, dysfunctional democracy and a violent, racist, misogynistic fascist state.
But it absolutely is choice. Because one offers just the slimmest possibility of space to fight for something better without bloodshed.
And I get that this non-choice you feel you're being forced into stinks. It may feel like defeat.
But there are gradients of defeat. One demands you have to wait and fight longer for the world you want. The other may very well ensure you never get that chance.
I’ve voted. Because the postal ballot arrived so late, I’m going to have to courier it to the UK. 🇬🇧 worth it at twice the price to see this foul, cruel, incompetent and corrupt Tory government go down to an historic defeat. #Vote#ukelection
I can understand if you feel disengaged or disenchanted with politics. But please vote. Vote in memory of the millions of people whose lives were made miserable under these fuckers. Vote in memory of the many elderly people who were discarded like so much garbage during the pandemic. Vote to honour the disabled people who have been demonised as slackers.
Let these fuckers know you won’t tolerate the society of cruelty the created. #Vote#ukelection
Can you imagine being married to a man who is on trial for a non-violent crime and NOT attending the trial for him?
How do republicans - who are supposedly so demanding of loyalty and obedience in their wives - manage to explain why Trump's wife never once appeared at his side in court.
Kind of like Alito's wife's flag addiction. Right?
Perhaps the reason these men are so eager to legislate what women can do with their own bodies is because they seem unable to persuade them with persuasion.