I'm not even American but I need to vent.
I assure you Americans that elections and politics suck worldwide, and not just for you. Save from a few cases here and there, candidates are always either too old, too shady, or just too stupid.
But more than candidates, you are voting for their policies.
It's your duty to vote for the better or just the lesser evil policy among them.
The "two sides are equally awful" is seldom true and it's just a lie to excuse passivity.
You have a duty for your marginalized folks and yourself to make your society better or at least stop it from getting worse.
Biden has quite a interesting history of progressive policies done, while Donald Trump is just a convicted fellow, darling of white supremacy, and the god of religious freaks.
There's no place on Earth where these candidates are the same.
Even if your hate Biden based on his softness with the current Far-right government of Israel, Trump is cherished by Israel far-right, is deeply Islamophobic, and even use Palestinian as an insult. He will be even worse for Palestine.
You have to vote, you have to exercise your civic duties. The two parties aren't the same and saying that is just an excuse for passivity.
It won't fix the world I assure you. There will still be things to be one. You still will have to protest, to get involve with politics, to help good policy be made and set in motion. But just voting is the first, and most important step for it.
@ariel-seagull-wings @mask131 @thealmightyemprex @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa
As someone who lost their father to cancer I feel this is very important to share. Please vote in 2024, and vote for those who care more about the people rather than bullshit politics.
(I don’t typically talk politics or world affairs but this hit me hard.)
One take I’m glad I’m seeing less and less of with the growing rise of Kamala Harris’ popularity and something I’ve wondered since I’ve heard it for the last year….
If Trump gets in and we lose our rights with that Project 2025 bullshit because we didn’t vote as a protest vote, how can we Palestine if we’re scrambling after losing our own rights?
I ask this because I’ve never gotten a concrete answer.
Thankfully I see these people are just a vocal minority.
DONT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THIS FUCKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/us/politics/trump-votes-christians.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/27/trump-christians-wont-have-to-vote-again/74570307007/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/politics/video/trump-christian-vote-vinjamuri-nr-digvid
Happy new years Hellsite and here’s to another great year!!!