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I am the least political, and the least politically excited, than I have ever been ... Roonas Send a noteboard - 03/11/2020 01:20:09 AM

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I am voting on Tuesday with even less enthusiasm than I had in 2016. I am voting almost purely out of self-interest in the hopes that Biden will keep the ACA running somehow and will reinstate the anti-discrimination policies for trans people.

But I am absolutely baffled by people who are actively excited at the prospect of a Biden/Harris presidency. Obviously I believe it important that the current President be removed, but actual interest in the Democrats is absurd to me.

I'm getting old and cranky.



But I will do my civic duty and vote tomorrow. At this point I am thinking of down ballot races only - I live in NY, I could vote for Elmo or Big Bird (which is basically my choices I feel) and it would make 0.0000% difference either to New York's electoral vote, or the national vote total realities.

I'm just thinking past politics and trying to figure out where best to serve in order to effect some actual F'ing change in the world rather than listening to neighbor argue with neighbor, or worse, family member argue with family member (on stuff that doesn't matter, nor will change either persons mind). In light of how little politics fixes and/or actually solves ... I'm done with it until a whole huge dose of common sense comes back to governance.

Don't get me started on how the Fourth Estate has yielded their mandate for cash/ads/eyeballs and a seat at the table since before I was born ... the fact Bezos is buying up even more portions of it merely speaks to how unprincipled their mission has now become - the fact that their business is for sale essentially belies the reality of their soul already being sold long ago.

So I will vote, but local is all I will really give a shit about, because on a national level, the ills are fixable, but within the current "bi-partisan" system we have in place today - where everything becomes a football and every play is a fumble ... eventually you have to throw a flag and call the game.


Just my take at the moment ...

-Tom C.

Edit for grammar and shitty word usage.

-Roonas.

*MySmiley*
This message last edited by Roonas on 03/11/2020 at 01:23:21 AM
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