Because we have a two party system in this country there are really only two choices in November. A Democrat or a Republican. This may not be fair and it may not be good, but it is the reality of the situation.
We already know who the two candidates are, barring something big and unexpected happening between now and November.
We also have experienced each of these two candidates in the role of president. These are not unknown quantities.
One of them has overseen one of the greatest comebacks in our history. He beat back a pandemic and restarted the economy. And, in spite of a weak and recalcitrant congress, he has passed an ambitious quantity of progressive legislation.
He also restored our position on the world stage. He inherited a cess pool and has cleaned a massive amount of malfunction out of the system.
The other one is responsible for at least half a million Covid deaths. He brought racism out of the closet. He told 30,000 lies while breaking the emoluments clause to benefit his family.
He tweeted bile while the country suffered.
He is under indictment for 91 counts of various crimes. He was impeached twice but not convicted due to a disordered Republican Party holding power in congress.
He is a rapist and pedophile.
And he attempted to hold on to the office after being voted out, disrupting the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in 245 years.
Despite all of this, or perhaps because of it, he has completely colonized an already morally bankrupt Republican Party and turned it into his very own cult. The party of Lincoln is now the party of Trump and his MAGA cult members.
We live in a two party system but have only one functioning party. Only one party that still believes in the rule of law and in representative democracy. These are the facts.
There are plenty of forces out there that will try to influence the out come of the upcoming general election. The media wants a horse race because that is what makes them money. America be damned.
Certain foreign powers hostile to the United States want a Trump win, honest or not, because he is a great friend of dictators around the world and will weaken the United States just as he did when in office.
And he has already made it clear that he will be a dictator himself, not a president in the sense that the other 45 presidents have been. A vote for Trump is a vote for literal fascism.
Because of the media and the foreign interference you will see many stories biased against Joe Biden in the months to come. You will see dirty tricks and propaganda. And you will hear outright lies, all designed to put Trump back in power.
You may also see the Supreme Court meddle on Trump’s behalf. It will do this because the Republicans cheated the process and packed the court with MAGA loyalists while Trump was in power.
What all this adds up to is an information vacuum.
The only thing to do is listen carefully to each of them. Watch both of them closely. Consider past and present behavior and then decide what kind of country we want.
There are only two choices. That is the system we have. Maybe you still don’t like Joe Biden, despite all you know. Ask yourself if you dislike him enough to vote for American fascism. It is that stark a choice. This is not hyperbolic.
It is my great hope that you will get your information directly by watching and listening and passing judgement, as I have.
Then vote blue even if you have to hold your nose. I won’t be holding mine. I choose Biden with admiration and pride.
This coming November history will be made no matter what. Either it will mark the end of our great American experiment or a new commitment to a vibrant democracy.
Please join me in saving our country so we can heal. And then begin to move forward once more into a better future for all our citizens.
Excellent article. Trump sucks! There is only one right choice - Biden. The alternative is Hitler and total loss of democracy.