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Originally Posted by crystalworks
Good, smart move. It is possible for those who don't agree with his covid policies to protect themselves. And I agree, most of what he says on the subject is garbage.
That's their business. If they want to shoulder the lion's share of hospitalizations and death statistics, that's their prerogative. But I am also willing to admit to myself that most of those people are not going to get infected and are enjoying a more normal life than myself or family are at the moment. And for taking that risk, they are probably suffering less mental ups and downs as we are. Does that make me a little jealous, yeah. Yeah it does. But my feelings aren't their problems or their fault.
We disagree on the "biggest" problem. The biggest problem, as I see it, is the divide amongst both the citizens and the politicians in this country. Trump is not the leader of the US, though he may be the face of it disappointingly.
But, going with your opinion of him as a bad president (spoiler alert: so far he is), focusing on his positions during covid is not the way to gain Biden votes. You are singing a chorus in the echo chamber to those who were already going to vote for Biden. Focus on things that he might have more impact on. As mentioned, covid was always going to do what virus' do. But the wealth gap continues to grow, government spending continues (by both parties), monopolies continue to be a problem, campaign reform has not happened, etc. Those are issues that more people can relate to and care about. And those are what some of the fence sitters might have their vote determined by.
And, the above is all opinion of course. I understand Happy's frustration with the politics talk on an auto forum... as it most certainly is a waste of time. Hell, only a small handful of us even look at these threads. But time is something I have to waste being at home so much now. When I get tired of it I unsub to the threads for a time and come back later. At the end of the day, we are all Americans, and are trying to create our own little slice of heaven here on earth. The sooner we all realize that, the better, and the quicker things will change for majority citizens and not just the minorities on the ends of the spectrum.
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Well said and clear headed as always, crystal. The pandemic is just the catalyst that brings out all the hidden problems in this country.
The wealth divide as you've mentioned, the racial tensions between the white and black, police brutality and the underlying conditions that allow them to continue executing racial profiling as means of policing their streets, and many others, such as the rapidly increasing homeless that are occupying our streets and parks, the increasing impoverished masses, white supremacy, domestic terrorism, and on and on.
The many demonstrations this year were primarily the result of racial inequality. The rioting that followed is a byproduct of the demonstrations. It is the hopeless cries of the impoverished who feels doomed in this country that showcased less and less of the land of the freedom and opportunities, and more and more of the us vs them mentality, protectionism at all cost.
But the question is, where are you protecting yourselves from? We're all living in this very same country. Why are we so divisive within our own country?
I'm always hopeful that we'll turn around the many issues we've faced this year and continue on stronger than ever.
But I'm not sure where to base this confidence on at the moment.