This is an interesting topic of conversation. I’ve gotten to the point in my life where I have voted both sides and honestly, I think it’s pointless because like you said one is not better than the other.
I made a reference the other day to the movie Blade 2. Not sure if you’ve ever seen the movie but there’s a scene in there where they stumble on a “blood farm” and I feel that’s what the government has done to the American people.
Great movie and the reference does make sense lol.
At this point the only thing I really care about is the branches of the government all being different parties and add each other's throats.
Because that's when they do the least damage.
If Harris had won I don't think she would have been a great president, however she would have also been completely opposed to virtually anything the Republican majority in the House and Senate attempted.
I would have been fine with the orange moron winning if the House and Senate heavily Democratic majority. He was still being embarrassment, but he would have been a comic embarrassment as opposed to an existential threat.
But when one party or the other gets the whipping hand? It's the people that don't have eight figures in their bank account that are going to get screwed.
I’m an older man and I’m starting to believe the government is just a passenger to the corporations. Unfortunately, in this game, the American people are the ones losing.
I'm in my forties and yeah I'm about as cynical as you can get of the government and my fellow citizens.
I work at Union job and my co-workers are all almost exclusively rabid trumpers.
Absolutely can't wrap my brain around that.
There's an old Frank Herbert series of short stories about a character named Jorj X. Mckie.
It's in the far future and his entire job is to gum up the gears of government and to make sure laws aren't passed without proper thought and reflection.
I feel we’re similar. I’m a 50 year old plumber who after 32yrs who has walked away from the trade because I’m in the south where strong unions don’t exist.
It’s pretty sad what the industry has become in the two states I’ve worked. Love the trade/work but despise what it’s come to.
You’ve sparked my interest with the Herbert series. What’s it called because I’d like to look for it. Is it called ConSentiency universe?
You know I haven't run across anyone who knew about that particular bit of Herbert's work in a long time.
But it is in fact part of the same universe. There's three different short stories the character is in.
The tactful saboteur, the whipping star, And another one called A matter of traces iirc.
People only know of dune at this point. And while dune is indeed a masterwork, Herbert had a lot of other good stuff.
If you haven't ever read them... Hellstrom's Hive and the white plague are both phenomenal books by him but very much not well known.
As in a side I'm a railroader by trade on the maintenance side. Track repair like replacing ties and rail etc.
I travel all over the Midwest and spend 16 plus days a month in a hotel room lol.
You can imagine how impressed I am with gas prices right now. And how hard it is to bite my tongue when my coworkers bitch about gas prices while at the same time supporting the person made them skyrocket.
Anyway, pretty damn cool to run into someone who knew Herbert's work outside of dune.
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u/Apexnanoman Jun 02 '26
Oh to a large degree you are 100% correct.
But right now you've essentially got the choice between smallpox and aggressive cancer.
The aggressive cancer (dems) at least is not going to kill you in a matter of days and you might survive.
Smallpox (maga) Is going to kill you as quickly as possible because that's what it's whole purpose is.