The Old, Two-Headed, Pale Elephant in the Room

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So, let’s talk about the old, two-headed, pale elephant in the room.

The push for voting for the incumbent over the previous President is underway. And the “pick the incumbent because he’s not the worst pick” crowd is deafening. Equally loud is the “they both are equally horrible” crowd. The vote-shaming is likely right around the corner. So, let’s talk about it.

Real talk? They’re not similarly horrible choices, but neither one offers a choice that brings me joy.

And frankly? I’m tired of choosing between a sh— sandwich and a sh— and arsenic sandwich.

The incumbent isn’t the safe bet, because he still supports genocide and has a plethora of non-murderous weaknesses that don’t necessarily support a lot of communities, but we’re all supposed to get OK with voting for him because the other guy is an aspiring dictator?

It sucks.

I’m exhausted by round two of this white toxic masculinity political nonsense, especially because people of pallor have overwhelmingly voted for the wannabe dictator the past two election cycles and will likely do so again. So, once again, it’ll be up to Black people, communities of color, and LGBTQIA+ communities to pick the lesser of two evils and “save” a democracy that doesn’t care if we survive or exist.

I’m begrudgingly voting for the incumbent but I’m tired and unhappy with all of it. My choice, our options, this country, all of it.

I know I’m not the only one.

And because I know I'm not the only one, I'm not going to tell anyone how they should vote or shame anyone for not voting. I implore the people of pallor out there not to vote for the aspiring dictator, but I know that's a waste of energy so my side-eye for y'all stays eternal. Either way, do what you believe you must and own your decision.

May the odds be forever in some of our favor.

And may the unserved and mistreated not have to save the world for the umpteenth time.

Monday's Opening Thought: November 9, 2020

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This week’s opening thought: Biden and Harris just made history. That should be celebrated. But don’t let your celebrating overshadow one thing:

You know this ain’t over, right?

We’re barely just getting started.

It’s time for this country, these United States, to put in that work. LONG OVERDUE WORK. You don’t get to stand at the bottom of a staircase, step onto the first step, then declare victory like you climbed Everest. And you don’t get to decide to not walk yo’ ass up the rest of dem stairs because you think you’ve done your part and other people can handle the rest. You do realize fascism and white supremacy aren’t suddenly defeated, right? They are alive and thriving. We’re long overdue for holding an administration accountable for leading this country toward being more equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist. This is the time. This is the administration.

So save the champagne bottle poppin’ and the pizza party for when we’ve actually done some real work as a nation and we start seeing real inroads toward progress.

Time to get to work.

Time to start gettin’ yo’ ass up dem stairs.

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