The Storm Before The Calm...

 Hi!

Let's just dive right in, shall we?

It's mind-boggling to me how this Orange Bafoon can slump and sweat behind a podium and try to blame a guy who has never been, and is not yet president for the state of the country that has been under his watch for almost four full years. 

This, my friends, is a masterclass in gaslighting.

I personally grew up on a farm with pigs, chicken, cats, dogs, and cows, and have Never seen crap piled this high.

He, and those who excitedly line up to take turns puckering up behind him, would have you believe that the stoking of hate and blatant racism, has somehow been brought on by Joe Biden.

They would have you believe that marching for equality is the same as rioting and looting.

They would have you believe that a 17-year-old walking around with a loaded AR-15 and shooting people is, somehow, perfectly normal, even something to celebrate.

They would have you believe that a man who was shot 7 times in the back and left paralyzed needs to be shackled to his hospital bed. 

If the thought of all people being treated equally triggers fear in you, or you feel threatened at the thought in any way, a deep, lengthy look in the mirror is, obviously, long overdue. 

Equality diminishes nothing, strengthening everything.

He starts a fire, sends in his minions to fan the flames of that fire, blames the burning people for being flammable, then wants to be hailed a hero for pretending to put it out using gasoline. Then, starts a bigger fire to distract from the one from the day before. 

Before this occupant of the Oval Office, we never heard the terms, alternative facts, or fake news. The words hoax and witch hunt held meaning, Up was up, down was down. We didn't live life down a rabbit hole. 

Our friends to the South seem to be living in a Bizarro World version of itself.

Neighbours, you are one election away from having a VERY different way of life. 

Pay attention to the actions, both past and present, of each of the candidates.

Pay attention to the way they've lived their lives, how they have treated people throughout their time on this planet.

Voting one way will bring more of the same, but worse. There will be more talk of caravans that never materialize, and babies will remain in cages. More people will die unnecessarily from COVID. More people will NOT be covered for treatment. More people will be evicted, more people will be lining up in food lines, more people will wear their racism as a badge of honour. Time has proven he can do absolutely anything his dark heart desires with no accountability. His line about shooting someone on 5th avenue without consequence rings eerily. He is a glutton of power, with no conscience. They went down the long, arduous path of impeachment only to find there is no line in the sand. Soon he will possess the autocracy he desires, just like his buddies Putin and Jong-un. Are you okay with that?

Before you say that's not possible, take a good look at how far the bar has been lowered in the past four years. The same people who refuse to hold him accountable for ANYTHING wanted Obama to resign for wearing a tan suit. 

Voting the other way will be more of what I, for one, believe America is meant to be. More equality. More listening to, and following science. More empathy. More caring. More hope. More kindness. More conscience. More fair housing. More jobs that make an actual living. More actual leadership. He's lived a life that has required unfathomable resilience to not only survive, but thrive. He's conducted his life driven by service of others, seeing himself not as a king but a bridge to what can be. Are you okay with that? I sincerely hope so.

If you so choose, you are amid the storm before the calm. 

Choose Joe and be obliviously bored with politics once again.

Choose the Cheeto, well, good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favour. 

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May the next sixty and some odd days pass with the speed of light.

May people claim what is rightfully theirs, the vote, don't surrender it without a fight.

May you choose with your conscience, choose with your heart, choose with your grandbabies in mind.

May you think about the legacy you will be leaving for them, one filled with hate or one that is kind.

May you see the difference between his deeds and his words, as they rarely coincide.

May you see the kind of man that's willing to pat himself on the back as the 180,000th COVID victim died.

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