A few days ago, I was listening to NPR explore the many sides of this year’s presidential elections as I whiled away my currently very boring existence when I heard some “young progressive” say the thought of voting for Biden made him “physically ill.” In the days after, I heard others, people of different ages, gender, and political leanings hem an haw and a few of them even breaking out the old “I’m not even going to vote this time” gem.
Okay, let’s see. I will concede Biden may not be the Democratic candidate we all wanted, but he’s the candidate our chosen/given electoral system has produced for us. Yes, he’s old. Yes, he’s given to gaffes and emotional outbursts. And yes, his legislative past has blemishes. But, and boy is this a big but; even bigger than Kim Kardashian’s, your only other option is Trump.
Your. Only. Other. Option. Is. Trump.
And we all know (and by ‘we’, I mean those of us with a brain and a conscience) Biden is a MUCH better choice than “The Donald.” Heck, a trained chimp is a much better choice for anything than Trump (my apologies to chimps everywhere.) As to why we only have those two choice of who runs our country for the next few years, I’ll refer you to our woefully inadequate and painfully antiquated system of politics and elections. It should change, and soon. By that I mean we all should demand it change and for the first time in a long time, truly represent America and its culturally diverse and multi-ethnic population and hope to finally bring us all together to face and solve the many, many troubles facing us as a nation.
But that isn’t the focus right now. No matter his perceived failings, Biden is our only hope to rid ourselves of the ‘cult of Trump’; the lies, the racism, the treasonous politics, the hateful rhetoric, the xenophobia, the science denials, and the nationalist chest-thumping that has made America the laughing stock of the global scene and has left many important issues unattended and unresolved (North Korea, anyone?).
So swallow your ‘vomit’ and quit your moaning and go out there and vote for Biden. Only after Mr. Tax/Draft Dodger has left the White House can we fix the electoral system and then you can vote for some progressive millennial hipster who would put a Tesla in every garage and tofu in every pot.
May the heavens have mercy on us all.