Disclaimer - I'm Australian. But I'm commenting here because we're scared. I sat around with my men's group over pizza and beers - and there was genuine fear about the potential for an actual decline of democracy in your country.
Those of us in western, prosperous economies have had it too good for too long. Only 17% of the world is as developed and rich as we are. We’re entitled. We want our day’s work to end with some decent streaming of the latest series, or just browse our favourite echo-chambers and celebrity influencers. Celebrity culture has captured too many imaginations. We’re soft. We cannot distinguish between superficial personality politics - and vitally important POLICIES.
If I were American, I would vote for Biden because of the policies. But this isn’t about policies .It’s about who is running for President. And sadly, this isn’t a season of “West Wing”. With the way social media has trashed so many minds, this is far darker. This is “The Boys”. The superficial, the sound-byte, the lies, the dog-whistling to the far-right - that’s what will win this year. Sadly - an old man mumbling and stumbling will not win this election. It does not matter how good his daytime speeches are if he’s a poor, tired, confused old guy just because it’s a debate at night!
Biden must immediately retire. He must immediately swear in Kamala as President. Make HER the incumbent. Then who is old, senile, and saying crazy stuff? Let the country compare and contrast Kamala with Trump. The choice will be obvious - and the funding PAC will just roll over to her automatically. It’s the only way in the time you have left. If it does not happen - I dread to fear what the coming years will bring.
“Mein Kampf” was only 720 pages long. “Project 2025” is 920 pages - only 200 pages longer to break a modern democracy. Godspeed America.
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