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by D.R. Tucker
Is there a more miserable figure than the man or woman who says they will abstain from voting for either Hillary Clinton or Deranged Donnie on November 8?
Its difficult to have any respect for those (such as Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and former George W. Bush speechwriter Peter Wehner) who seem to view Trump and Clinton as equally repulsive. Its odd that these folks would choose to advertise their cowardice rather than take their responsibilities as citizens seriously.
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It is illogical and immoral to remain neutral in the face of Trumps racism, sexism and xenophobia. It is illogical and immoral to remain neutral in the face of Trumps irrationality and incompetence. It is illogical and immoral to remain neutral in the face of Trumps threat to American civility and decency.
The decision to remain neutral in a Trump-Clinton contest is one that can only be made from a position of racial and economic privilege. The African-Americans, Latinos, Asians and disadvantaged Americans of all colors who would be beaten down by Trumps policies dont have the luxury of remaining neutral. Do the folks who say they will sit on the sidelines in a Trump-Clinton matchup realize how crucial the outcome of this election will be for Americas shunned and stigmatized?
Rush (the band, not the wingnut radio host) got it right 36 years ago in the song Freewill: If you choose not to decide/you still have made a choice. By embracing neutrality instead of resistance in the face of Trumps extremism, those who plan to abstain from voting in the presidential election have chosen to sanction such extremism.
Do these abstainers have children and grandchildren? Do they not care about the behavior those children and grandchildren will witness in the White House over the next four to eight years? Presidents set a moral tone, and when they behave in an immoral fashion, children learn that such behavior is good, that one can get away with the most atrocious of actions. Ask yourself: What kind of moral example did Ronald Reagan set with Iran-Contra? What kind of moral example did George W. Bush set with his lies about WMD? And what kind of moral example would Deranged Donnie set for our children and grandchildren over the course of the next four to eight years?
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