Understanding the right
I consider my self a political orphan because I am a republican but do not fully support Trump and have some what I guess are progressive views. I have always longed for a viable 3rd party and someone who is anti-politican and right not Trump is the only one who I could vote for there.
My views:
• I am a business owner in a very blue state (NY). A majority of my vote is based on what is best for my business. I already pay an insane amount of taxes, I cant pay more. Many things in my business could be more reachable if I could keep more of the money I make. And while I respect a certain level of welfare and support programs, I've worked my ### off building this business while working a full time job and a 3rd job on the site to be able to build this business. But its just not me, when the markets are up, my clients have more money to spend and I am a recipient of that spending. Companies have been leaving my area for the last 10 years, which impacts everyone from my business to my kids who will be looking to start their careers.
• I could not vote for Biden because I do not believe he will make a full term. So really a Biden vote for president is really a Harris vote. I have said all along that Biden was just a prop and a punching bag for Trump and it afforded their real candidate to be shielded from DT and his greatest campaign weapon, tearing opponents down. If Harris was such a great candidate, she would have made it though the full primary process, but she didnt and left because she did not have the support. So we were once again robbed of the primary process and the vetting that gets us to the 2 final candidates.
• I really loath politicians. It amazes me in this day and age, where everything is on the record and recorded, that we as a population allow (and defend) our elected officials to blatantly lie and double talk their way though our government. Everything from the SC nominations, to closing the boarders, to the Covid criticisms are politicized based on who is in power at the time. They serve us soundbites to whip up the uniformed and have no problem if it is different then what they said 4 or years ago and their is video of it. I dont have so much of a problem with Biden as I do with people like Pelosi and Schumer. I find them the lowest of low when it comes to political manipulation. I could not give them any more power.
• As above, with a 2nd Trump term, I was secretly hoping that he would look to blow up the system and actually attempt certain reforms. You can't expect the same people who make the laws do anything that would go against their ability to greatly benefit off of them.
• This is personal, but I do not align with many democrats that I know. I find many of thier arguments and reactions whiny and vindictive. I find them impossible to talk to if you have a differing opinion and they will go out of their way to exclude you for not being 100% in lockstep with the party and whatever social justice topic of the day. Cancel culture is a weapon that they wield agaisnt anyone who opposes them and they act on emotion and hurt feelings and not on logic and compromise. Major cities were not boarding up retail stores in fear of a Trump loss, but in fear of those who opposed Trump with reckless violence and rioting. I've never been to a Trump rally, but from what I see they are filled with American flags whereas the only time I see an American flag associated with Democrats is when they are disrespecting it or denouncing it. I'm sorry, but I cannot get behind that. That said, there are plenty of Republicans that make me hate the party. For every Democrat I look to discuss things with, there are idiot Republicans yelling "Murica" and writing profanity filled posts on FB.
Overall, I hate that these are the 2 best that we could put up there. Its a shame that in 4 years (and 8 years of Obama) the Democratic party could not put up a younger, more energizing person that better reflects their values. You might have had my vote if that was the case. Instead you have a run off of 2 of the oldest, white, male politicians you could find to take on Trump. I'm sick of career politicians telling me that after 40+ years in government, that NOW they have the answer and will will finally do something good.
But most importantly I am upset at the general population that we have allowed ourselves to let out public employees constantly play us like toy fiddles. No one wants to think for themselves any more, just live in their political silos and blindly repeat soundbites ands share bull#### memes as their entire base of their political ideology.
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