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I don't think the moral of "you better fucking vote" counts as boot licking.
Not in the abstract no, but I find the implication that someone who found Harris's stance on Gaza to be a deal breaker is thusly responsible for empowering Trump to count for sure. As I detailed above I voted for her despite my misgivings, I felt it was practical and effective harm reduction under the circumstances and I stand by that decision, but I refuse to condemn someone who came to a different conclusion and I'm openly critical of those who do.
The Democrats need to stand for more than "we're not Republicans", and Harris muzzled a popular and progressive VP pick in favor of sprinting to the right to pick up some fabled middle voters. Then people act indignant that she lost the support of the left wing in the process.
I resent the implication which is often made, that by standing for one's principles and refusing to support someone actively abetting a genocide one takes on responsibility for empowering the opponent, even if the opponent is objectively worse. And yeah Trump is worse, and by a lot it's not even a fucking contest, including on Gaza but that still doesn't make Harris or anyone else entitled to the votes of all Trump's political opponents. If you're selecting your candidate by who's the least worse the result will be a race to the bottom and I've got all the respect in the world for those who put their foot down even though I chose a different response