After Kamala wins and the fraud-claim fires die down ...
… the fight for securing America will not end there. I'm sure the extreme right will be back. It would be easy and even understandable for us to settle into a victory lull. Sure, take five, have a cigar, party a bit. But soon, very soon, we will have to begin the march to prove that the political swings throughout history are wrong in our case and that democracy will survive. My personal opinion is that the path to that end comes down to two issues: increased education and the eradication of misinformation.
Philosophically, we could block political influences coming from the outside, but in a free thinking, free speaking democracy we can't just stop people from expressing ideas no matter how repugnant we think it is. In contrast, the voices that speak truth and reason must speak, yell, scream the loudest to shame and drown out false concepts that promote fascism and autocracy.
Just less than half of America has been duped. They've fallen into RW thinking completely or are twisted at the fringe just enough to take the bate and follow singular causes that only serve their present selfish interests, or they drop out. These people have with no regard for the future or the interests of the rest of us and thus, democracy itself.
Coming back to DU after, I don't know, 3 or 4 years, I swore I would stay away from bloviating. But, well, I guess I can't completely change my spots. This is the whole of my reductionist view of it all, so maybe I'll slip back into my corner now. I'd be happy to read your opinion. This is the best group of people on the web for information that covers the facts, and discussions that tweak opinion. How can anyone stay away. Once here, you can never really leave.
Happy election day!!!
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