Political Discussion and Commentary
A place to discuss politics and offer political commentary. Self posts are preferred, but links to current events and news are allowed. Opinion pieces are welcome on a case by case basis, and discussion of and disagreement about issues is encouraged!
The intent is for this community to be an area for open & respectful discussion on current political issues, news & events, and that means we all have a responsibility to be open, honest, and sincere. We place as much emphasis on good content as good behavior, but the latter is more important if we want to ensure this community remains healthy and vibrant.
Content Rules:
- Self posts preferred.
- Opinion pieces and editorials are allowed on a case by case basis.
- No spam or self promotion.
- Do not post grievances about other communities or their moderators.
Commentary Rules
- Don’t be a jerk or do anything to prevent honest discussion.
- Stay on topic.
- Don’t criticize the person, criticize the argument.
- Provide credible sources whenever possible.
- Report bad behavior, please don’t retaliate. Reciprocal bad behavior will reflect poorly on both parties.
- Seek rule enforcement clarification via private message, not in comment threads.
- Abide by Lemmy's terms of service (attacks on other users, privacy, discrimination, etc).
Please try to up/downvote based on contribution to discussion, not on whether you agree or disagree with the commenter.
Partnered Communities:
• Politics
view the rest of the comments
I'm sincerely (not sarcastically) glad you're in a position where all you need to worry about is the volume of political debate, and where you can go back to your normal life after election day, as if nothing happened. I hope you have a healthy and happy family and can go back to a normal 9-5 job where you're paid what you're worth and you have a good healthcare plan that covers your needs when you get sick.
However, there are people who are dying, could die, or will die, as a result of the elections taking place in the next few days. A presidential candidate is threatening to be a dictator, imprison his adversaries and political opponents, and has solicited the help of interest groups who are advocating not only mass deportation of millions of immigrants, but also mass firing of hundreds or thousands of government employees. For those tens of millions of people, they will not be glad when the election is over. Some of us may be imprisoned or worse when this election is over, and we wish with every fiber of our being we were in your shoes, where it being over were in any way comforting.
As much as I agree with you, I do not believe it will immediately be fixed if Harris is elected. Some polls show that she will win both the Senate and the House, but that's a best case scenario and may not happen. Regardless America will still have to contend with the culture and mindset that fostered Trump and his ability to run as the Republican candidate for 3 straight elections. And don't even get me started with the Supreme Court. I genuinely hope that Harris winning will be a turning point for American politics to stop leaning so right, but this will take years at minimum.
Reading a bit between the lines it sounds like you've been very negatively impacted by certain policies that have been enacted. If this is the case, I just wanted to offer my sympathies. Hopefully it gets better for you soon.
Oh I certainly don't think it'll be fixed if Harris is elected. This dystopian future doesn't somehow disappear after the election, no matter who wins, which is why I said we won't be glad when it's over.
And yes, I have (and thanks). The Republicans in my state have done incalculable damage to my profession and my family, as well as the security, safety, and sanity of some of my closest friends. Sadly, regardless of what happens at the federal level they'll continue their stranglehold on our state-level government for years or decades to come, and I'll continue being estranged from entire chunks of my extended family. I wish just having the election over were in any way comforting, but it's not. This hellscape is here to stay, and I have my "go pack" and firearms at the ready, should things deteriorate to the point of no return.
That future was abandoned long ago.
Currently the fight is to keep the very ability to fix things at all, because the alternative is a future locked-into elitist hate.
It's going to take A Lot of work to correct the mountain of lies and then help the people dealing with the dawning realization of their patsy role in this. But, with luck, we'll have the ability to do that.