ophdog wrote:I need a blue wave tonight to have any faith in humanity
I understand how you feel. Most of us are not horrified by the politics, but by the greater issues of damaging our nation's strength internationally, domestically, using a deadly pandemic to curry votes, and the constant lying and abuse of others. These issues won't be solved even if there is Democratic landslide tonight.
Back in the day when the Right legitimately argued to persuade others to agree with their plans, I found myself really listening and sometimes agreeing. Now, the very nature of the White House - dissing professionals and scientists, quashing dissent by humiliating people who have served our nation with distinguished careers, peddling lies during "press conferences" and attacking those who merely do their jobs of asking questions ... these are the things that hurt our strenght and credibility as a nation.
Encouraging supporters to physically attack others - as in the kidnapping plans against Governor Gretchen Whitmer, those Trump caravans that threatened Biden's bus, or blocked roadways in other states, sending in the feds when it only exacerbated local issues -- these are all third world tactics. Continuing to allow them in this country will ruin the future for all of us, politics be damned.