A few days ago, Biden gave a speech in which he warned Americans against voting for 2020 election deniers. The GOP accused him of being “divisive.” Was there any justice in this accusation?
Yes, but in a totally meaningless way. Elections are exercises in division. The unity part is supposed to come afterwards.
It is true that the Democrats are effectively attempting to split the remaining responsible Republican politicians and voters from the “burn it down” caucus. That serves two purposes: to win elections; and to save liberal democracy in America. The two objectives are completely consistent at this point, since the GOP as a whole is willing to let the “burn it down” crowd drive the bus in order to maintain party unity.
This time, unlike last time, Biden did not conflate differences on policy with attacks on liberal democracy. Whether the speech did any good is open to question, but its appropriateness is not.