A Balanced Approach!

What few readers I might have here might have noticed that I've slacked off here in more recent weeks. The reason it two-fold. I firmly believe that Kamela Harris and Tim Walz will win in November and that the world will be spared a second Trump administration. The other is that keeping close tabs on the give and take of the election is actively bad for my health. To say that the outrageous behavior of Trump and his lackeys enrages me is to put it mildly. These people are planning to steal the Presidency, but I am confident that there are people prepared to forestall that outcome. I have to believe that. 

The folks who care for me want me to consider my health above other concerns and I respect their wishes. So, if the posts are fewer than this summer, don't think I've given up. I'm just taking precautions. I have to balance my desire to engage the political world with the need to stay healthy. Wish me luck. Wish us all luck, that in a few weeks this nightmare will begin to be over. 

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  1. Colin JonesOctober 5, 2024 at 6:15 AM

    I know exactly how you feel as I'm not even American but the thought of Trump winning is too depressing to think about. In 2016 I followed the US election very closely and I remember reading plenty of online articles explaining why Trump definitely wouldn't win so in 2020 and again this year I've kept my distance as much as possible from the US election coverage. Many of us non-Americans can't understand why that creature isn't in prison by now. I remember the 1988 primaries when Gary Hart's campaign ended after his dalliance with some floozy which seems so quaint now compared to Trump who is an actual convicted felon and who tried to organise a coup to stay in power after losing an election, it just beggars belief. What has happened to America? How can a moral degenerate like Trump lead the West? Anyway your health is obviously much more important than getting stressed about this election so don't feel the need to write any politics posts if you can't face it - your normal Dojo posts will do fine :)

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    1. Rip JaggerOctober 5, 2024 at 10:26 PM

      I've used the Hart comparison myself. Howard Dean was finished with a strange yell. I shake my head when I hear some folks defend him, as if he didn't do all the things you say. That's despite taped footage of it happening. The truth is a "moral degenerate like Trump" cannot lead the West as we learned last time he was in charge. You guys will have to take up the reins. What he could ignite in the Ukraine is the most urgent, but eventually human rights will be eroded in the United States. It's already happening in "Red States" like Oklahoma and Idaho. There's an amendment in my own state which might allow Republicans to tamper with our state constitution. I had a great conversation with a local Democratic Party leader in my county and she agree with me that the state might be beginning to get to a tipping point with this nonsense. I have to look for rays of sunshine where I can.

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  2. Tim LukemanOctober 8, 2024 at 10:58 AM

    I'm much the same way. While keeping abreast of what's going on, I can't immerse myself in it or I start getting too stressed & anxious. Signs are good for defeating Trump, but you never know what can happen or what sort of unethical tricks he & his followers/enablers will try, even so. There's still a month to go & who knows what could happen?

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    1. Rip JaggerOctober 8, 2024 at 2:25 PM

      The October surprises seem to be breaking our way right now, but after the first time with his mope, I won't believe it until we pile quite a bit of concrete in place. He's like a zombie that way.

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    2. Tim LukemanOctober 9, 2024 at 7:20 AM

      Absolutely agree!

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