The Democratic National Convention wrapped up in Chicago on Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepting the presidential nomination, capping a week of political showmanship and celebration for many party members. āOne of the things that struck me most was the level of choreographed mass spectacle of this convention that would be really worthy of Leni Riefenstahl,ā says Democracy Now! co-host Juan GonzĆ”lez. He says Democrats and Republicans presented āthe two faces of American capitalismā at their respective conventions this summer, with the GOP home to āwhite supremacist capitalismā while Democrats promote a āmultiracial neoliberal capitalism.ā He adds that despite the constant chants of āU.S.A.ā throughout the week, āthe reality is that the United States has never been lower in its prestige and never more discredited around the world than it is today.ā
I see this sentiment a whole lot. Unless you were like, one of the few thousand people in a swing district in a swing state, that vote, for/against/thirdparty/nonvote likely had zero impact. Tens of millions of voters have their votes dumpstered because of thr electoral college. California Trump voters and Tennessee Democrats, alike.
Unless you know your vote wouldāve swung your district and also your state, do not sweat having put faith in a camp. Besides it is about policy, not people or party.
If someone is focused on people or party at the expense of any policy? Youāre probably not dealing with strong leftist sentiment to begin with.
I was living abroad at the time. I was young and cocky. I made jokes about card games having to change the term trump to clinton cause sheās going to beat him easily. I was wrong.
Then it got scary.
Now I live in NC and I canāt wait to vote blue.