The American election is over. What the hell happened??
Hindsight is often 20/20. Here's my take on it.
Kamala came out of the gates to great fanfare. Biden made it clear in the debate that he's in no condition to lead the U.S. for a second term. If it were more clear that he wasn't running for re-election, perhaps the selection process could have been more concise. Harris was basically coronated upon Biden's stepping down. Now we're left wondering if Biden was right all along... could only he have defeated Trump?
Harris didn't have ample time to really mount an effective campaign. Here's the ugly truth: The very people Trump threatened all of his campaign to deport voted him into power. Hispanic voters put him way over the top. There was no shortage of black voters for him either. I really hope that Muslim voters for Trump survive this, because they need to see what they've done to themselves. And that's IF they get to stay. And IF they survive the hate that's about to swarm their existences.
And here's my takeaway from the whole ugly situation - this election was all about estrogen vs testosterone. On Kamala's side, you had the "swifties" (that's a small 'S' on purpose there), Beyonce fans, movie stars, and countless celebrities vouching for her. On Trump's side, you had your Dr. Phils, Kid Rocks, Dana Whites and Joe Rogans. The fact of the matter is this: America is not ready for a female leader. They should be, but they are not. They are not evolved enough. Neither is Canada, for that matter.
Rogan has a massive, massive audience, rife with machoism and alpha-male delusion. Trump's campaign was a counter to Kamala's women-can-do-it-better appearance which very much upset the egos of the right. She went on Fox and basically did the job, but she skipped Rogan, who fully endorsed Trump upon his interview with him. Not being on Rogan may have been the tipping point. She was fully capable of handling herself, so her decision not to appear on the podcast is a puzzling one, especially in retrospect.
Looking back, not giving Gavin Newsom, governor of one of the world's biggest economies (California), should have been given much more serious consideration. Instead, he wasn't given any. The fact that he's a man evidently would've given the Dems more of a chance. One must wonder how different this outcome would have been had Newsom been in Harris' place. The short-sightedness of Trump voters is staggering. The dirt poor actually helped billionaires elect a faux-billionaire into power... again. The entire rest of the free world sees what a threat he is to the world's democracy factions, steadily being whittled down by the far right.
The ramifications of the results of this election are going to be felt for many, many years. Ukraine will now be forced to surrender to Russia, who will then proceed to invade more European territories in its bid to re-establish the Soviet Union. Trump will stand idly by while this happens. Tariffs will be erected and crush taxpayers. All the criminals responsible for the Jan. 6 debacle will be freed. White supremacist groups will be empowered. Jobs will be lost. The poor will remain poor, and perhaps become more so. Lumber trade in Canada will be choked by Trump's protectionism. NATO will once again be bullied by him, and will return to its weak pre-Biden stature. Under Biden, NATO was never stronger. That will change. By the way... Trump has said outwardly that he would not support a country that doesn't pay the full 2% of its GDP on the agreement. Canada pays around 1.6%. Also... after Alaska, Russia is right next door to us. Literally.
The FDA is toast.
Reproductive freedom, at best, will be state by state in its acceptance. Trump himself may cause abortion rights to be completely eliminated. If your crazy uncle raped your 12 year old daughter, too bad for her. Miscarriage? You might get charged and even go to jail. Gilead is upon us.
The Dems gambled on reproductive freedom being the sole issue for voters, basically ignoring the male electorate. That's what a lot of it comes down to.... Trump catered to the men, Harris to the women. Somehow, he managed to convince more men than Harris did women.
Elon Musk will get carte blanche to do whatever the hell he wants with the aerospace industry, including militarization, and also including colluding with Putin, which has already been happening anyway on a regular basis. The U.S. will become Russia. If Trump dies, J.D. Vance will take his place, which could be far worse. Don't count this out from happening. Trump is 78 and unhealthy. Upon this happening, you may see Vice President Marjorie Taylor Greene. Don't laugh or shrug. There's a real chance of this coming true.
And what's the next January 6 going to entail? Will the Dems peacefully hand over power? They must. Not to do so would undermine what the party is all about to begin with. Biden appointed Merrick Garland to AG with confidence he would resolve the legal matters regarding the attempted coup in 2020. Garland dragged his feet the entire way, only hiring special counsel Jack Smith near the homestretch of the election. Smith didn't have ample time or resources to get the job done, as much as he wanted to get it done, and even with a real measure of urgency. But the Supreme Court is already stacked in Trump's favor. And the 6-3 republican ruled judges have Trump's back if worse comes to worse and he actually was looking like he had to resort to it. I've said for years that Garland is in Trump's pocket. I still think he is.
Trump is to be sentenced later this month for his 34 felonies. He can pardon himself when he takes office. He will get away with everything. Everything. Tell me, "pro-lifers", is it worth it? Because abortion will not be wiped out. Only legal abortion will. Support for newborns is the ideal anti-abortion strategy. Quell the fear of what's to come for expecting mothers. Don't fucking threaten them with jail time. And stop giving excuses to deadbeat dads.
So long to Obamacare. Trump's "concepts of a plan" will take good care of you, I'm sure.
Brace for more heartless deportations and more kids in cages, being separated from their families, likely permanently.
Oh, and one more before I go.... the next pandemic, if it happens with the Orange Turd in power like last time, will be an even bigger shitbowl than Covid-19. A potential Covid-20 may just be unrecoverable. And Robert Kennedy Jr. will see to it.
We'll be watching that meth lab underneath us and watch what they're cooking.
Because Pierre Poilievre, whose campaign is being run by actual Trumpers, is next here.
May the God you believe in help us all.
The God I worship is super-clearly not the same God pop culture wants us to believe.
I pray now for awakening. For hope. Not to sleep.... but to be WOKE. Yes, I said it, and I mean it. Either wake up, or deal with it.
Peace and love to everyone.
And I so, so very much want to be wrong about just about everything here.
