As I have read various articles, or watched offerings on t-v, a theme has started to emerge. The essence of it is that younger, but not exclusively, potential voters are making their decisions about whom to support according to how they believe any particular candidate will meet their own needs. Of course, this is only to be expected; certainly it seems an outgrowth of 'human nature'.
But, we are not living in times that even come close to being 'normal'. We have a mentally-ill narcissist with fascist ambitions who is positioned to become president for the second time. This has never before occurred in the history of our country, but, now it is a simple reality. If voters continue to decide who to vote for according to how it might serve their personal needs, ambitions, and goals, it is very possible that this very sick man could re-gain the Oval Office.
In his inauguration speech, JFK offered the following guidance: "And, so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." This one sentence has taken on almost mythical status, is easily among the greatest utterances of American presidents. The reason for this is simple: it's a fundamental truth about what it takes to have a functional democracy, replete with fairness, equal opportunity, and even the compassion that is needed to care for the least fortunate with whom we share this society.
It is extremely troubling that the so-called 'mainstream media', the primary means of keeping Americans up to speed on the news, has decided that they will minimize the obvious danger and endless problems that are posed by the Orange Idiot becoming president again. They are failing in their responsibility to keep us informed of the pitfalls and crises that this dire possibility carries with it.
Perhaps we are witnessing the result of a society that has become more about the 'self' and acquiring what one desires, than maintaining harmony and fairness....not to mention compassion. A fair and thorough reporting of the clear intentions of the Idiot might make these companies seem 'unfair or unbalanced'....and that is also perhaps what the truly BIG money behind them wants.
If you have seen it in the last few days, there are reports that Trump has made a despicable and lethal deal with 'Big Oil'. In return for a billion dollars, he will eliminate any and all climate regulations that impinge on their ability to continue making trillions, despite the destructive, even cataclysmic effect that will have on the climate. It has been evident that these 'captains of industry' that we have so exalted for so many generations....are willing to DESTROY THE ENVIRONMENT if it means their profits continue to proliferate.
Unless you have been living in a cave for a long time now, it should be absolutely obvious that the climate has entered a new and terrifying phase of its culmination. Climate change is not only here, it is getting worse all the time. Have you seen the calamitous damage from hundreds of tornadoes in mostly the mid-west? Whole towns are being rendered piles of debris. Drone footage looks like a scene from Mariupol, or name your Ukrainian city that the Russians have destroyed. This is not even including the effects of the wild-fires, drought and flooding.
Climate disaster is upon us. It is here and it's going to get worse, much worse. And big business seems quite aloof from taking any responsibility for their central role in bringing it to this point in history.
So, deciding to elect this insane idiot again....would be a form of suicide for our society. Look at the facts. Don't think the big news channels are telling you the way things really are. They are not. And, the oligarchs who own them are fine with that, in fact, insist on it.
Perhaps too many of the people who think Trump is a plausible alternative to Joe Biden, just don't realize what Fascism is and what it would be like to live in a Fascist society. Because I have been fascinated by history, particularly of the modern era, i.e. the period since the dawn of the 20th century, I haven't stopped to realize how little most people know about, "....whence we came" to the present times. It's only when I have seen people...mostly younger college age kids....interviewed on the street that I have been aware of this failing in our education system.
One young woman, was asked about what vehicle was very important in winning the Second World War.....well, she was pretty sure it was the Ford F-150. They showed her a brief video of a Jeep climbing the steps of the Capitol...a publicity stunt put on by Willys. But, the Jeep and it's central role in the Allied forces mobility wasn't on her radar. Understandable I suppose, but many of the queries of sidewalk innocents have been more rudimentary, like: "Who fought in the Civil War?" Now, there's a stumper, eh.
So, perhaps it's asking too much for these young folks to really understand what is at stake in the coming election. But, it will be their lives that are impacted, and in ways they have not imagined.
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