One last election observation— an obvious one. So why state it? To make you feel better. At least one half the voting American public decided it was OK to vote for a life-long politician who in his career has been proven to be a serial plagiarist, a serial liar and a conspirator who sold his office for money — not to mention his touchy-feely tendencies with little girls and the Tara Reade case. Except for the Reade (very believable) allegation, all of these accusations are dead-dog facts — with tons of evidence, video and otherwise. His voters cannot deny them. He is a father who, as R. Guliani said, used his own son as a bag man with foreign governments — a traitorous activity that drove Hunter deeper into vicious drug addiction. Yes, he did that to his own son, reminiscent of Mafia family pathology. D. Trump is thought by many to be rude and crude, something of a talking, patriotic pit bull. But even his worst enemy can deny his pro-American accomplishments during a 4-year impeachment coup. So half the electorate chose Biden. I expect that the other half asked the question: Why? In fact, looking at plain facts, you might ask — how could anyone vote for Biden? Why did he receive even one vote? The only answer you can dredge up? Because they despise Trump. To be fair, you know there are different reasons. Party prejudice. Uninformed stupidity. Socialist/Communist ideology. Single issue mania (women/abortion). Group identity servility (LGBT, Blacks, College Teens). In particular, group identity is pernicious “group think.” You have to factor in this need for people to be accepted by their peer group. But half the country? Educated people, parents, the family next door, the person behind you at supermarket checkout, your doctor, a family member. Yes, Matilda, exactly. Following this analysis to a wearied conclusion, you must ask: When persons knowingly choose to support and side with a criminal, does that aiding and abetting make them potentially corrupt and untrustworthy in their own everyday lives? You imagine a Biden voter would argue that Trump is also “a crook and a liar and contemptible human being. Who are you to throw stones?” There is no evidence DT’s faults rise anywhere near to Biden’s criminality, but there’s no going down that “he said, she said” road. Get back to the issue. Can you coexist, or more specifically, be associated, even casually, with anyone who voted for Biden? Immediately, you set yourself up to be holier than thou, to be superior, almost sanctimonious. You set yourself up to be shunned, perhaps isolated by people who read this. That’s the risk you take; so there it is. You would not knowingly embrace a traitor or criminal, period. There’s no gray area here. That stand doesn’t make you better or less sinful in any way. Your closet is as full as anyone’s. But voting is a premeditated choice. Half the country chose to align with evil, knowing the truth. At times like this, you imagine the loving couples who were at opposite ends of the Trump/Biden choice. Somehow they put their differences on a shelf. You could not. Thirty years ago, love conquered politics because both political parties believed in the essence of America’s founding principles. Back then, outright communism disguised as socialism wasn’t a stark reality. The long and short of it is you would not, could not, live with an avowed socialist. Were you in that boat today, you would be out the door. “Love you, baby; but gotta go.” You can be in anyone’s company for a short time and be polite. But not cozy up and pretend to be friends. They chose Biden. They chose him, knowing him. “Birds of a feather . . . .”
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