It's no secret the media likes to hype things. I remember a recent winter where they were breathlessly telling us about the pending storm of the century. We wound up with an inch of snow. I keep hearing about this being the most important election of our lifetime, and for once I don't think it's hype. I'm old enough (late 50's) to remember a time where there were differences between the parties, but they wound up governing somewhere close to the middle. That's changed with the rise of socialism in the Democratic Party. Last election Bernie Sanders, who describes himself as a socialist so it's not me labeling him with that, came close to beating Hillary for the nomination. There are those who believe he should have won the nomination had the party not intervened. He again came close to getting the nomination this time around. I won't guess as to what happened in the background to push Biden through, but the point is that a significant percentage of voters of one of our two major parties are voting for a socialist candidate. I'm guessing that much of this is a lack of understanding of what they're voting for as socialism has been rebranded with terms like "Democratic Socialism", "Fair Share" and demonizing the rich. If they truely understaood what they were voting for, as people who live in socialist countries do, I don't think it would have gained the traction it has.
IMO this election is about much more than Trump vs Biden. It's about socialism vs capitalism. I understand that capitalism has it's flaws as does anything man comes up with, but it's proven to be the best solution out there. It bears repeating that it is a flawed system and we should never stop trying to improve it, but I'm not comparing it to some vision of utopia that is unobtainable but to the other options that are out there. I'm first generation here. My parents came here from Poland immediately after WW2 after surviving horrors that I can't begin to understand, losing many family members to the Nazi's. They came here with nothing. My dad had the opportunity to go to college and worked as a mechanical engineer. Due to his health issues we grew up with not much money, but I and my siblings were able to improve our lives through oportunities and hard work. I was able to put myself through college, then law school and was able to start my own business, which has been successful for 20 years now. No one told me I wasn't allowed to do any of those things due to my lack of pedigree, and I was able to achieve whatever my talents and work ethic allowed. I want the same for my two sons as well as every person in this country. A government that wants to decide most, if not every facet of our lives, down to the size of soft drinks we're allowed to buy is not one that allows for that.
I get that President Trump rubs some people the wrong way. There are times I wish he used a little more tact. The Democrats seem to have made this the focus of the election, an attempt at misdirection as they don't want people to focus on the fact that socialists are driving much of their agenda. I only hope that enough voters are smart enough to see past that, as Democrats gaining the House, Senate and White House will change our country, possibly for good. That change will not be for the better.
IMO this election is about much more than Trump vs Biden. It's about socialism vs capitalism. I understand that capitalism has it's flaws as does anything man comes up with, but it's proven to be the best solution out there. It bears repeating that it is a flawed system and we should never stop trying to improve it, but I'm not comparing it to some vision of utopia that is unobtainable but to the other options that are out there. I'm first generation here. My parents came here from Poland immediately after WW2 after surviving horrors that I can't begin to understand, losing many family members to the Nazi's. They came here with nothing. My dad had the opportunity to go to college and worked as a mechanical engineer. Due to his health issues we grew up with not much money, but I and my siblings were able to improve our lives through oportunities and hard work. I was able to put myself through college, then law school and was able to start my own business, which has been successful for 20 years now. No one told me I wasn't allowed to do any of those things due to my lack of pedigree, and I was able to achieve whatever my talents and work ethic allowed. I want the same for my two sons as well as every person in this country. A government that wants to decide most, if not every facet of our lives, down to the size of soft drinks we're allowed to buy is not one that allows for that.
I get that President Trump rubs some people the wrong way. There are times I wish he used a little more tact. The Democrats seem to have made this the focus of the election, an attempt at misdirection as they don't want people to focus on the fact that socialists are driving much of their agenda. I only hope that enough voters are smart enough to see past that, as Democrats gaining the House, Senate and White House will change our country, possibly for good. That change will not be for the better.