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stormdogOne popularly expressed sentiment about the election is that people want their friends to go vote. That 'it doesn't matter to me who you vote for, just make sure you vote.'
I appreciate that sentiment, but I can't share it. It does matter to me who you vote for, especially for PotUS. It matters a lot. Voting for Clinton is, as Jim Wright expresses in the linked article, doing the best we can with what we have. To switch to my own words, voting for Donald Trump is, instead, an attack on numerous forms of civil rights that are very dear to me and people I care about. There are many other problems I have with the idea of voting for Trump. But it's a large part of why it matters a lot to me who you vote for. I'm willing to be convinced, but It's difficult to imagine how I could sustain a friendly relationship with someone who votes for Donald Trump. Not because of politics: because of what it says about beliefs and values. It's not about parties here. It's about a person, and the beliefs behind that person and his supporters.
I realize that Clinton and Trump are not the only options. But, referencing Wright again, they are the only pragmatic ones. A vote for Stein, for instance, I can understand, though I strongly disagree with it. A vote for Trump is unconscionable.
You can take that for what it's worth to you.
I appreciate that sentiment, but I can't share it. It does matter to me who you vote for, especially for PotUS. It matters a lot. Voting for Clinton is, as Jim Wright expresses in the linked article, doing the best we can with what we have. To switch to my own words, voting for Donald Trump is, instead, an attack on numerous forms of civil rights that are very dear to me and people I care about. There are many other problems I have with the idea of voting for Trump. But it's a large part of why it matters a lot to me who you vote for. I'm willing to be convinced, but It's difficult to imagine how I could sustain a friendly relationship with someone who votes for Donald Trump. Not because of politics: because of what it says about beliefs and values. It's not about parties here. It's about a person, and the beliefs behind that person and his supporters.
I realize that Clinton and Trump are not the only options. But, referencing Wright again, they are the only pragmatic ones. A vote for Stein, for instance, I can understand, though I strongly disagree with it. A vote for Trump is unconscionable.
You can take that for what it's worth to you.
