I was perfectly happy to vote for candidates from my first voting election in 1996 until 2012. You act like it’s been business as usual but that certainly not the case anymore and you are just perpetuating mediocrity simply because you are unable to comprehend a reality beyond a binary choice
Personal anecdotes rarely make good political arguments.
The reason being we are talking about an entire nation of 335 million people, not individual voters.
The personal experiences of individual voters have little bearing on the political course of the nation. We should all vote, of course. The system is designed to utilize that. But what happens to the nation is rarely a reflection of one person's view.
It is correct that this election is unique and not a simple continuation of politics from decades ago. We are facing a choice between a very seasoned veteran of politics and an old newcomer on the seen who is seen as a departure from old school politics. Yes, they are both old. Like it or not, these are our choices. It is up to the voters to pick one,
If we don't like these choices we need to act locally to change the issues. It is logical that the main issue is money. Money drives everything. Big money plays an outsized part of it. Our government is legally corrupt by the influence of big money. We have the best government money can buy. We can change that over time by making corruption the number one issue. We should all get involved with local government and make non-binding resolutions supporting the
American Anti-Corruption Act.
This will do nothing in the immediate sense. It is delayed gratification (a forgotten power.) The more of us who do this, and the more local governments which recognize that corruption is wrong, the closer we get to getting better candidate choices. Here's how that works: We need to make this anti-corruption thing a 'trending issue.' When enough local governments do this it will be come a news item. Then it can snowball when more people see 'the vision' of how we can change our politics. When it becomes the number one issue for voters, THEN we will have candidates running on the Anti-Corruption platform. When they get elected, we can have positive change.
I am sorry there is no instant gratification for this. To expect instant gratification is absurd. This will not be easy and quick. It will be long and difficult. But there is a way to change our politics and we need to do it badly. Think about it, then act if you agree.
Ultimately, our politics in our country is up to us. If we4 are simply observers, we get what we deserve. If we take part in the running of our country, we can finally demand and expect a better government. ps: This is bipartisan.
Bad news: This can take longer than any of us might live. Is it worth it? Should we do something we may never get the benefit from? Well, we can all be glad our founding fathers did that. Maybe it is time we pay it back and pay it forward. It took 70 years for women to get the right to vote. The people who began that movement didn't see it finally happen. But it did, and lot of people are glad it was begun by somebody.
Now this is our calling. We have to get the big money out of government. The method to do so is clear. We must act. As many of us who 'get it' need to act.
Or we could just let thing continue to go downhill and 'hope for the best.' Attack other people on message forums, feel a little rush for telling somebody off, go on with our own lives thinking we 'have the answers.' Maybe that will help the nation improve.
