2016 Postmortem
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-gabriel/if-you-dont-vote-democrat_b_10425968.htmlIm not a supporter. I actually think everything about this election cycle is disgusting. Sad. Uninspiring. Ive been mostly apathetic. From white feminism to #bernieorbust to the HRC to Bernie Bros Im actually so fed up that I dont read or watch any news related to our candidates any more. I left Trump out above because that white devil man doesnt need any more acknowledgment from me. But curiously yall are about to hand him the election? And for what? Because youre salty that your candidate isnt going to compete for the presidency? Bernie put up a good fight, a really, really good fight. And god damn he has some amazing ideas that would totally revolutionize American culture, economics and our society in general, but hes not going to be the president of the United States. Deal with it. Right now, the only two people that have any chance at that are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. DONALD FUCKING TRUMP. This isnt a fucking joke. This is REAL. And yall have the audacity to sit back and say I wont vote or Ill vote for Trump or Ill vote for ___________ so & so who isnt going to become president but its cute you voted for them one time because of your principles. Its bullshit. And to be frank, how fucking dare you.
Forty-nine people were killed at a gay club called Pulse in Orlando, Florida this weekend. FORTY-NINE. A singer who was on The Voice was killed less than 24 hours before that by a crazed white man with a gun. Black and brown people are executed by police with guns on a regular basis, so much so that its barely news anymore. But youre willing to let a white supremacist, misogynist scam artist who supports the idea of bringing MORE guns into elementary schools (among other places) to become the president of the United States because your candidate didnt make it to the finals? HOW FUCKING DARE YOU.
WE ARE DYING. Im sorry that an aging crotchety white man didnt fulfill all of your hopeful revolutionary Obama-redux fantasies. I truly am. I actually want someone like Bernie Sanders to be the president. I want our entire social, governmental and economic structures to change drastically. Im just as disgusted as you by Hillary Clintons ties to big business and corporate greed. But Im also living in reality. I can have hopeful visions for the future and accept the present. Maybe thats because Im a person of color who watches in horror almost every day of the week when I see new videos of other people of color harassed, mistreated, degraded, brutalized and murdered by the authoritative systems of our white supremacist nation. Have you ever experienced this reality?
THIS IS IT. Its either going to be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump whos sworn into office this November. How many people will suffer a multitude of hardships under a Trump presidency? How many people will continue to live in danger? How much worse will it get under a president who advocates violence against those who dont agree with you or are different than you? Youll be fine because you have enough money to keep you safe? What about me? I dont have all that money. You didnt know anyone who got shot last night? That sort of thing would never happen to you? Im scrolling through my Facebook wall seeing desperate plea after plea and prayer after prayer hoping that friends and loved ones are still alive. But you cant vote democrat if its not your candidate because of your morals. HOW FUCKING DARE YOU.
Honestly I dont give a fuck how you feel about any candidate. Its absolutely irrelevant to me. If you are a person with a soul, who wants to see any further good develop from mankind in the next four years, you will do whatever you can to stop Donald Trump from becoming the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Even if that means voting for a white female career politician whos played the game just as dirty as every man whos come before her, including our current president. Dont yall wish we could just vote him in another four years? Maybe you wouldnt if you took a look at his donor list. But would you risk letting Trump win if Obama was the Democratic nominee? Would his shadiness matter then like Hillarys does so deeply to you? This country absolutely needs a revolution. But at this moment in time, youre literally choosing between the somewhat unlikely possibility of progressive change or an orange reality tv star who wont renounce support from white supremacists. And somehow you expect me to accept that your conscience or morals matter at all? FUCK YOU.
WE ARE DYING. Please dont hand our lives over to this white devil madman. You might survive this. We might not. Do whatever you can to help us. Help me. Please dont let Donald Trump become the president of the United States. I dont want our blood to be on your hands.
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)not their conscience, prejudice, fear, or heart.
Sanity Claws
(21,839 posts)Why can't people get the name of the party right?
mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)I would so put this there. Note, this person is not among the starry eyed who think Hillary iz gonna bring about the revivial of Gaia and make everything woooondeful. No he is a realist.
To those getting mad at a lack of enthusiasm, chill. We will do the one thing that matters, which is pull a lever that Tuesday in November, and hope the Russians are not hacking the voting booth. We will do it because we know Trump cannot be allowed anywhere near the White House, period, full stop. However, this can be done while we hold our nose and realize that we are choosing between swallowing radioactive toxin (the sort Putin likes to use to kill people for his jollies) and a likely four year sickness where we will likely have people yellign at us for "why ain't ya enthusiatiiic,,,,I'm with herrrrrr!"
Enthusiasm will not beat the GOP, actions will.
jalan48
(13,839 posts)If the Democratic nominee can't beat a candidate like Trump we have bigger problems than the Donald.
PoliticalMalcontent
(449 posts)Perhaps it's a sign of the times, where anybody can just post their HOT TAKES out there for anyone to see. The thing is HOT TAKES usually lack nuance. There's so much black-and-white thinking going on...
"If you vote for trump you're a deplorable! If you vote for Stein you're voting for Trump! If you vote for Clinton then you're right!"
Man, whatever. I have nothing good to say about this kind of small-minded thinking. I just wish more people would realize how dumb a majority of society is. That's MY luke-warm take.
theaocp
(4,232 posts)I don't see this as productively inspiring anyone through fear or other means. This seems to be the most counterproductive piece I've read in a while. The author needs to really reevaluate their approach.