NOTE: The following was written over the past few weeks as I struggle to keep up with the ever changing newscycle from hell. This is my brain throwing out various rants and raves about life in America right now. Not the most cohesive of writing, but I wanted to put it out into the world because it feels good to get it off my chest.
Donald Trump is a malignant tumor growing on our democracy and he must be excised with great precision. I imagine this analogy has been made many times before, but I’d argue it’s a rather accurate depiction of where we find ourselves today. Once Trump the tumor is removed, any remaining cancer must be aggressively treated with everything we have in our democratic arsenal. Step one — get rid of the tumor itself. This takes place November 3, 2020. Step two — clean up the mess and repair the damage. Both steps won’t be easy by any measure, but I believe completing them is not insurmountable. Step one must involve an overwhelming electoral defeat of Trump — a resounding defeat that cannot be denied, even by the most cuckoo of cuckoo conservative Covidiot. Sadly, there seems to be no shortage of these FoxNews watching, MAGA hat wearing, conspiracy theory believing asshats and I worry that any Trump defeat in November will be met with denial and lead to the election being contested. I fear violence, especially since the far right nut jobs are the ones with all the guns. I’m sure their firepower far exceeds that of the “radical” left. Guess maybe we should have been more concerned about that second amendment. Oh silly liberals . . . AR-15’s are for everybody!
Defeating Trump in a landslide won’t be easy especially considering the divisiveness of our politics and the cult Trump has managed to build out of his base. These tried and true Trump believers are beyond being reasoned with. They have drunk the Trump Kool-Aid and as baffling as it is for those of us still living in reality to understand, we need to let it go. Facts, logic and science mean nothing to them and Trump can do no wrong in their eyes. In fact, they seem to take pride in their own ignorance and how far they will go to support him just to piss off those libtard snowflakes. So I say, fuck em’. It’s not worth our time or energy to give them the attention they so desperately want. Let them wear their racism on their sleeves — or in this case their hats — and let them wave their ridiculous flags. They’re a bunch of garbage people worshiping their great trash heap leader. Let them be on the wrong side of history, that is their choice. Sadly, I doubt they will ever feel the shame any reasonable person would when all things are said and done.
Trump is America’s abusive partner guilty of extreme gaslighting. America must leave him and leave him now. If America stays with Trump for another four years, I don’t doubt democracy dies. How does America get out of this abusive relationship? Simple — voters. It all comes down to voters. Our ballots are our weapons. We can guide America out of this toxic relationship by voting for Biden. Think of the Democratic Party as a democracy abuse shelter. It’s far from perfect — it has plenty of issues — but it’s generally full of good ideas and intentions and believes in creating an America that is safe and prosperous for all. It still holds on to the tenets of the Constitution. It will be a safe haven for America following four solid years of abuse at the hands of Trump and the GOP. The Democratic Party may need a lot of work and renovations, but it can provide a place for America to heal, recover and to eventually rise again to be better and stronger for every American.
The thoughts above were written over the past couple weeks, before Trump tested positive for Covid. The fact that he has been hospitalized with the virus doesn’t change a whole lot regarding the way I feel about his “leadership” and the upcoming election. What it does do is cast even more uncertainty into the unprecedented challenging shitshow of a situation we find ourselves in, with only a few weeks before the most important presidential election of our lifetimes. This leads me to ask, holy hell, what’s next? It seems a lot of people are struggling with how they’re supposed to be feeling at this moment in history. I see some people feeling guilty for wishing Trump ill, even wishing him dead. I’ve also seen the other side, someone feeling bad for not wishing him dead. Mind you, my Facebook feed is pretty damn liberal. I say, don’t worry about how you’re “supposed” to feel. Just feel. All feelings are valid and, if you’re like me, they’re also constantly shifting and changing. I oscillate from wishing him dead one minute and wishing he pulls through so he can be sent to prison after he loses the election. I even found myself wishing hell exists so he can spend the rest of eternity being punished for his crimes against humanity.
Will voting Trump out of office solve all our problems? Of course not, but it's a good start and I truly believe we cannot make it through another four years of his corrupt ass administration. I realize Trump is more a symptom of our country's overwhelming problems than the cause, but if the last four years has proved anything, it's the power one person has to exacerbate just about every problem our country faces, to sow divisiveness on every issue and to spread fear and hate among his supporters. I've had enough. It's time to vote him out and work together to create an America we can be proud of. Don't give up. It's not hopeless. Vote!
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