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A Lose-Lose Election for Americans
Trigger Warning: Deep depression may ensue after reading this post.
Tonight I realized that in many respects, everyone is going to lose, no matter what the election results are. In particular, relationships with friends, family, and co-workers that are polarized will become even further antagonistic. Civil disruption will grow. It’s a pretty ugly picture.
If Joe Biden wins the election, the very future of our democracy will be at risk. Democrats will begin to shift governance to a socialist structure. Laws will be passed that will challenge the relevance of the Constitution. Those of us on the other side will begin to realize, if we haven’t already, that our way of life will be at risk. The Bill of Rights will be bypassed in numerous ways. Censorship will be common; gun bans will be initiated and religions will be further censured. We, on the Right, will finally be so angry and frustrated that we will feel compelled to take action; how that action will manifest is a serious concern. Political discussions that may have been avoided between people with adversarial views will now be out in the open. Polarization will intensify and relationships will be further degraded. The Right will feel that by electing Joe Biden (and by default, Kamala Harris), the Left has betrayed the country. And they will want to find a way to take our country back.
Do I need to provide the video evidence? Do I really? If you’ve spent just a few minutes watching the news on television or watching video clips on Twitter you know that cities around the nation are under siege and are burning. Innocent people are getting hurt — regardless of their race or ethnicity. Motorists on highways and streets minding their own business, just trying to get home in most cases, are being attacked. Their vehicles’ windows have been shattered with metal pipes and other weapons. Did these motorists somehow support the killing of George Floyd?
What is the value of a man’s soul? What is the worth of a man’s reputation? Most of us would say that both are priceless: the first is a gift from G-d, the second created by the toil and sweat of the person who lives a productive and honorable life.
