I NEVER Want to Stand in a Fucking Line Like This Again! [View All]

[BronxBoy]

Report from Gwinnett County Georgia.

Went to vote yesterday. Got in line at 1:30. Cast my vote at 7:15. LOOOOONNNG Line

But it was cool though. Actually it was kinda exciting. It filled my heart to see so many brothers and sisters waiting to vote. My line partners were mixed; Black, Hispanic and White. No one talked politics. We talked and laughed about what folks joke about when you have to wait in a line for six hours. What landmark we would be glad to get to. Looking at the extension of the line since we got on it. Estimating the time it would take us to hit the front door. The thing that came across very strong was that people were excited to be there, no matter what side of the fence they may have been on. As we got closer to the door, my group joined in the laughing at another group who started singing some funny ass spiritual type song. Several Black women and a big ole White dude just having fun and passing time waiting to do their civic duty. Wish I had a video camera because they were having themselves a ball.

There have been a couple of threads here about the supposed lack of involvement of young people in this election. Well, while my report is very local in nature, there were a LOT of young folks in line. I was very happy to see a lot of minorities but was impressed that there were many White kids as well. There were a ton of folks with babies. Young couples and single parents. Babies would cry at the top of their lungs and no one blinked an eye or got annoyed while the parent settled them down. Several people worked the crowd pushing shopping carts filled with water, offering them free to anyone who needed a drink.

When my son and I finally hit the homestretch, an elderly Black couple came to the line and started taking pictures. Didn't hear the entire conversation that they had with the group in line near them but I heard snippets. Seems their daughter told them that the line to vote was six hours long and they just had to come and see it. I was too young to feel the experience of civil rights era. But just being in line with so many Black folks waiting to vote, especially in a county that is very conservative, was more than a little moving.

So all of you who feel a little anxious, take a deep breath. I think people are hearing the message of our party and are inspired. Let the chips fall where they may but I think people are waking up.

Now I gotta go have a drink