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Sorry, No, I Won’t Vote For Biden
Yes, Trump is a terrible president and worse, a terrible human being. But that doesn’t mean I will vote for Biden, because that illusion that we are stuck with only two possible choices is a part of what’s wrong with American politics.
And that many people will angrily stomp off when they hear I won’t vote for either Trump or Biden is an even bigger part of what’s wrong with American politics. The false dichotomy of Democrat versus Republican, of Red or Blue is at the same time a chimera and what is destroying America.
I will explain why I won’t vote for Biden in two ways — by analogy and by policies. First, the analogy.
An Analogy
I am married; very happily to a wonderful person. That’s because I didn’t lower my standards and waited for the right person. I didn’t marry someone who didn’t care about what I care about, much less someone who would try to harm me. I choose my friends the same way — why would I be friends with someone who is against me and what I care about? Same for politicians. Why would I vote for someone who is against me and what I care about?
Some will retort that the marriage analogy is not good because, they claim, “you have to choose Trump or Biden, you are stuck with one or the other.” You are imagining that you have only two choices and this is a self-defeating…
