That’s the issue that gets skirted around too much, although I disagree that Biden pushes it significantly less rightward. The US doesn’t want good governance. The majority actually wants the fascism, it’s just split on the finer details of what kind of fascism and at what pace.
So for a USian who doesn’t want fascism or any close cousin of it, if you are only going to engage in the most basic level of civil duty (voting), you’re left with justifying a vote for the lesser of two evils, or else simply disengaging.
Reasonable candidates lie outside of the Overton Window. They may facilitate opinion change for the future, but right now they aren’t viable for actually being elected (whether or not one considers that the long-term priority).
That’s the issue that gets skirted around too much, although I disagree that Biden pushes it significantly less rightward. The US doesn’t want good governance. The majority actually wants the fascism, it’s just split on the finer details of what kind of fascism and at what pace.
So for a USian who doesn’t want fascism or any close cousin of it, if you are only going to engage in the most basic level of civil duty (voting), you’re left with justifying a vote for the lesser of two evils, or else simply disengaging.
Reasonable candidates lie outside of the Overton Window. They may facilitate opinion change for the future, but right now they aren’t viable for actually being elected (whether or not one considers that the long-term priority).