Empathy, Apathy, or Idiocy: Pick Two, and Welcome Back the Felon

 So let me get this straight.

You couldn’t bring yourself to support Joe Biden because you were outraged that he allowed Netanyahu to carry out what you call a genocide against Palestinians, never mind that they initiated the aggression. So instead of voting for Biden, you sat out, cast a protest vote, or shifted your energy elsewhere… and the result? A twice-impeached, adjudicated rapist and 34-count convicted felon who incited an insurrection because he couldn’t accept that he lost the 2020 election — is now back in power.

And now here we are:
On his very first day back in office, Trump pardoned 1,500 people who attacked the U.S. Capitol. Netanyahu didn’t just continue bombing Gaza — he bombed Iran. The region is teetering on the edge of all-out war, and Donald Trump is cheering from the sidelines.

Let’s not forget: Trump torched the Iran nuclear deal, even though Iran was in full compliance. He replaced diplomacy with “maximum pressure” — a strategy that empowered hardliners, restarted uranium enrichment, and destabilized the region. That wasn’t Biden. That was the guy your protest helped clear the way for.

So help me understand: you couldn’t vote for Biden because of his Middle East policy… and now we live with this?

But you’re still clinging to “Biden was too old” — as if it’s shocking that the man you voted for in 2020 would age four years in four years. Who could have seen that coming?

And you’re still saying, “Biden should have dropped out sooner.”

But here’s the thing — there were 50 Democratic primaries. Any of your magical, unicorn-fart, better-than-Biden candidates could have run. They didn’t. Not because they weren’t allowed, but because they couldn’t win.

That’s how primaries work. If your candidate needs the frontrunner to step aside just to have a shot, they’re not first-chair material. The best they can hope for… is second fiddle.

I’m not saying you voted for Trump, I’m saying you stood by and watched it happen because so many people on your Facebook feed were okay with it, and you didn’t want to rock the boat. Your decision to disengage helped make his return possible.

You looked at a functioning democracy and said, “This diamond ring doesn’t shine for me anymore,” You let pretty fucking good be the enemy of perfect.

...I’m just saying.

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