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Yknow what I'm really gonna like? Same thing I did four years ago, electing President that likes to smile. Who can be both serious when required and fun when not. A positive attitude, someone who makes me feel safe that she's the captain of the ship. Vote for joy, vote Harris.
I have a confession and a plea to folks who are flirting with voting Jill Stein.
When I was a 20 year old college student in 2000, I voted for Ralph Nader instead of Al Gore. I loved the progressive message Nader offered, and Bush and Gore seemed kinda the same to someone who was paying peripheral attention.
I've regretted that vote for my entire adult life.
Ultimately, George Bush won by a margin of 500+ votes in the state of Florida over Gore. And that was the ballgame. Ralph Nader peeled 97,000+ votes away from Gore. If only 600 of those 90,000 had voted for the major party candidate that more aligned with their values, things would have been very different.
When I was in my senior year of college, 9/11 happened. The country and western world rallied around Bush's resolute response to the traumatizing terror attacks. I was in NY at the time, and it was a terrifying moment for the nation.
But the consequences of Bush being in office at that moment were immense.
Bush's disdain for his dad's nemesis, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, led him to invent a rationale to invade a country that literally had nothing to do with 9/11. End result? He killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, thousands of American troops, and spent over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money in the process.
Beyond the completely immoral and indefensible Iraq War, Bush was a complete disaster as a president. His "No Child Left Behind" effort turned public schools into standardized testing centers. He tripled down on fossil fuels and ignored climate change. His tax cuts for the rich helped contribute to the 2008 economic downturn that led to the Great Recession.
He was a terrible president.
In an alternate reality, Al Gore would have been president in 2001 when terrorists attacked America. Would he have gone into Iraq? Absolutely not. Would he have ignored global warming? 100% no! Gore was perhaps the preeminent proponent of fighting climate change at that time. Would he have passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy? No way.
This is a sliding doors scenario. What would have happened? We can't be sure. But one thing is for sure: those votes for Ralph Nader (in Florida in particular) were EXCEPTIONALLY consequential for the lives of millions around the world. Gore would have offered a more forward-facing, environmentally conscious & peaceful presidency that wasn't so rooted in grievance and privilege.
My point is:
Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win the election. That is a fact. You might feel the need to submit a "protest vote" as I did in 2000.
Just be ready to wear it when Donald Trump wins, strips away reproductive rights from all Americans, implements an economy-destroying tariff, dismantles the entire federal government, eliminates the Department of Education, prosecutes his perceived enemies, and devolves America into chaos.
There are no perfect choices. But rest assured, there are only two.
Trust me - I've been wearing my vote for a quarter century.
Gird your loins, the next 24 hours are gonna suuuuuck. But we oughta still win. Keep the faith until the bitter end. Vote Kamala. End the orange nightmare once and for all. For the good of everyone, except racists. Cuz fuck those people.
@AGrumpyScotsman I was gone for a year and didn't lose viewers; I'm set to be gone a minimum of six months again due to this ridiculous ban, I get to come back I'm expecting not much to change. And I'm way smaller than you. Your numbers will be fine, ppl will just be glad to see you back.
@KaoticLeftist This is why protest votes are the most short-sighted things any person can do. I don't like what's happening in Gaza any more than the next person, but realize that Trump a) is interfering in peace, and b) won't rein in Bibi if he wins anyway.
@RonFilipkowski Appalled by plastic surgery? What? Uh...okay. Every woman in the MAGA orbit looks exactly the same, completely rebuilt and artificial looking.
Reproductive freedom for all. Harris/Walz on Tuesday. Let's get it done, fellas. Protect your daughters by electing people that give a damn whether they live or die.
It's very simple, fellow men:
Do you want to risk your daughter one day growing up, getting pregnant with your grandchild, then having a complication that medical science could correct, but with it illegal they won't perform it, and then she and the fetus both die? What then?
Judiasm has several laws that provide for pregnancy termination, because hey, health matters. Imagine that. The Christians are infringing on our religion by forcing us to abide their beliefs in a country that is supposed to make us free from that.