2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Open your eyes. This election is not about YOU. [View all]
This election is not about you.
It's not about electing someone whose clothes or "coif" or "elegance" or pumps you admire.
It's not about electing someone who is like you in gender or age.
It's not about electing someone because they've been beaten so badly before.
It's not about elevating a woman whose husband is a bum who shamed her.
It's not about glamour, or celebrity, or any other such attribute you may admire.
This election is not about YOU.
You (and I) are part of the past.
This election is about bigger, broader things than most discussion here on DU considers.
This election is, ultimately, about a future that is not ours.
A planet that cannot survive while fossil fuels and fracking do.
A democracy that cannot survive when segments are locked up for profit because of their color.
A generation that cannot survive without hope for their lives.
A people who cannot survive hungry children while leaders dine with fat cats.
A justice system that cannot survive two tiers of law.
This election is about the future. It's not about you, it's not about me. It's not about our vanity or status or mood.
Ask your children. Ask your grandchildren. What do they think this election is about? And who will best serve their needs?
And get over yourself.