I fail to see how making every aspect of that problem exponentially worse by letting Trump come to power will fix it.

no one wants trump to come to power, that's why we want competent candidate on the other side.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

are you true russian agent, or just useful idiot?

I kinda had a feeling that was where this was going.

that's what the debate is about since the debate (pun intended), but good on you for having a feeling, you just discovered the true meaning of xmas, detective 😂

Reforming the Democrats so they are not so shit also sounds like a great idea, just unlikely to me to happen in the next few months.

yes, it would be lot of work in short time, that is not the reason not to do it.

But in the meantime, yes. If a bucket of ranch dressing was running as the nominee in November, I would plan to vote for the bucket

problem is that bucket might win, biden will likely lose.

yeah, lets vote for demented grandpa who doesn't remember his own name, because... checks notes... democracy is so unlikely people should just give up 😆

Also, yes, the debate was a pure horrifying shit show. So is getting convicted of 34 felonies, or electing the guy who wants to kill protestors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

you are welcome

fair point, i seem to have conveniently ignored that i was talking about digital, not physical, archive here...

oh right, i totally ignored the "digital" part, even though i mentioned that in nearby reply. my bad.

as a non-american, that is fun fact to me, but it was just because the texans couldn't be bothered to vote...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas

Libraries are safe spaces for minorities

this text was primarily about digital archives, so i don't think this applies much

can also help struggling young people understand that they are not alone.

this does make sense, ok then.

Another concerns equity and accessibility:

removal of more than 500,000 books from public access is a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others.

so low-income people in the argument are pretty obvious

how about people with disabilities or rural communities? why are they there? do they have easier access to libraries than bookstore?

and what the hell are lgbt people doing there? do they read disproportionately more more than average non-lgbt population, or why are they singled out?

seems like this whole paragraph is just "lets throw in some minorities, no one can talk back at that" lame argument

Imagine a restaurant that doesn’t ask you what you want. Instead the chef tells you “This is the best food possible” and just makes what they want.

that is exactly how restaurants work. have you ever been to one? you are offered a choice of meals they designed and if you don't like it, well, there is about billion other restaurants you may try, they are not going to start crafting custom meal for you.