FLOTSAM & JETSAM: Note to Greens, Bernie backers and others on the left

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Note to Greens, Bernie backers and others on the left

Sam Smith

Elections are just a reflection of the progress you have already made rather than an actual tool of progress. Your job on election day is not to  prove your virtue but to help create the best possible battlefield for future efforts.

In the case of this year's election, not voting for Joe Biden could help elect America's first dictatorship. This would not be a moral action; but rather either stupid, narcissistic or a combination of both. The fact  that you support better programs than Biden shouldn't let you share responsibility for Trump's reelection.

Infinitely preferable is to elect Biden and then return to pressing your progressive agenda.