"what is the purpose of this" thank you for articulating the worry that gnaws at my soul every time i do a blog. Seriously though in response to your question: I totally get why people react this way. There's a lot at stake right now! But I think a) it would be disingenuous of me—and a total disservice to you—to suppress what I feel about Joe Biden and the Democrats, and b) elections are actually a really important time to keep holding politicians' feet to the fire precisely *because* there is so much at stake. I got more into that here (sorry if you're not a subscriber, it's paywalled): https://discourseblog.substack.com/p/the-system-is-back