Copying and pasting what I posted in the Mets forum to pretty much sum up my thoughts on all this...
As far as the election goes, I don’t like Biden or Harris, specifically their history on race and crime related issues. Still, considering 71 million people were willing to vote for Trump - a racist, xenophobic, narcissistic, incompetent, and misogynistic *******. That makes me uneasy for where the future of the country is going. If people can listen to a man who has done nothing but lie, insult, and make a mockery of the constitution, what does that say about 1/5 of the country?
The country is broken, split, angry, and uneducated. We desperately need to invest in education - a good part about a Biden presidency and hopefully get away from this whole pseudo science, logical fallacies, fake news, alternative facts, morality based on religion, sort of infested political nature. It’s not a coincidence that the majority of states that vote red, have a much lower level of higher education compared to states that vote blue.
There needs to be a wave of education and a crackdown on fake news/the algorithms that are perpetuate certain narratives. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t contribute to some of the hate and fighting (I went viral for throwing eggs at Trump supporters) but the sort of treacherous, prideful, antagonistic and pseudo patriotism caused me to also become angry.
Cultism and excessive pride in ones culture or I guess ethnocentrism is another problem, people are bound to colors, symbols, and people before they are with ideals. Fix the problem of brand recognition and the false narratives attached to said brand recognition (ie, Trump is rich so he can work the economy, Biden was with Obama so he’ll be better for race relations, Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist so he must be like Russia) but sadly, I don’t think most people are smart enough to distinguish people from their ideals and track record compared to what the perception of that person is. I realize I sound super pretentious but I’m also super let down by the results, even if Biden won (and I reluctantly voted for him under the working families party in an effort to keep that party afloat) there is still a culture of disrespect and lying that needs to be addressed.
It was nice to see solidarity all over brooklyn yesterday, people partying and overall having a good time. Probably not the smartest idea to be doing so during a pandemic but a lot of the movements I saw, people were at least responsible with masks and social distancing in the areas that I frequent and in some parts of prospect. I was personally driving around blasting ‘**** Donald Trump’ by YG and Nipsey...had it on repeat, definitely got some good vibes out of that as well.
I’m glad the election is over and I’m hoping that we see more than just incrementalism under a Biden presidency but I’m also hoping he aligns his cabinet with progressives and follows through on some progressive policies - or at least tries. It’s going to be interesting how the senate race works out. I think Georgians understand the importance of the election and that their votes could come down to a big turnout...hopefully. Democratic voters - specifically black voters really showed a high turn out down there. Stacey Abrams really influenced voter registration and turnout, maybe they can do the same in what is it, January?
Let’s see how things go, there’s definitely a shift and an increased focus on elections after this one. I hope voter turnout increases as well for local elections. I’m hoping for a progressive future but I also realize that this sort of neoliberal ******** is probably the most pragmatic thing to do at the moment.
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If Trump can become president with no political background then I don't understand why I need a resumé