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Yep. I'm so over American politics and I think the nation is headed in the wrong direction. I feel that the people are powerless against changing our trajectory. I had been considering doing a PhD abroad and this is really pushing that decision now.
Do it. Do it now. You know what kind of person lived a life knowing they made the right decision?
Everyone that left Germany in 1932.
Let's say the best possible thing happens. Biden crushes Trump, the Republicans lose so many seats Team Not Fascists can push through Constitutional Amendments.
What would Democrats actually change for the better?
Do you think that is likely?
Or will you be spending the rest of your life wondering if this is the election year that starts a civil war in one of the the most militarised nations on the planet? Do you want to be in a major nuclear power where one side specifically hates cities when it has a civil war?
Even if things go relatively well, this bullshit isn't ending without one. As a best outcome! The other is no one even doing that! Every two fucking years you're going to be watching which Congressional seats fall to fascism because one team has just chosen to abandon reality and democracy.
See Canada
See Norway
Do like them.
That's about 20 years of reform.
The democrats are not even left enough to be a centrist party in Canada. They will not reform.
While you might be generally correct, some of the legislation passed during Biden's term is genuinely better than what even Europe could come up with.
More likely they'll have a party and slap each other on the back for not needing to court the union vote anymore.
You're right that they could.
Now look at their past legislation. Will they?
Just know that you’re not the only one that sees it this way. There are a lot of us, but not nearly enough.