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Wondering what people may be thinking on the topic of buying a gun or otherwise arming yourself in case Trump is re-elected. I believe if he is re-elected we will see a rise in right wing violence, intimidation, and hostility. Does that worry anyone else? I'm only thinking out loud on what the future may hold after next Tuesday.

Edit: I should have added “if you don’t already own one”.

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So this was just a small blip on the radar because he definitely benefits from doing and saying so many horrible things every day that no one can keep up.

And it might be easy to downplay this but I really want to emphasize something that people should care about but sadly most don't:

When she flinched away he immediately moved forward more to kiss her anyway. A small movement? Maybe. But it speaks volumes about him that this is his natural, automatic reaction when a girl pulls away from him, dodges or pushes back. We’ve seen him do it before.

I don't know about you, but if my wife, who is always glad to have a kiss or hug were to back away when I tried to, even with all our familiarity, my reaction would be to stop. I might be a little confused and wonder why, just since she is usually fine with it. But my reflexive response certainly wouldn't be to move forward more and kiss her anyway. Even less if it was a date with someone, and even far less if it was a kid I didn't know. Really it's kind of weird trying to kiss someone else's kid in the first place.

But we've grown too used to this from him. Forcing himself on others is just a given for him. Imagine if Biden were still running and he did this. They would play it on loop on fox and everywhere else until election day.

For Trump supporters and Republican legislators to accept defeat if Harris wins?

I honestly think nothing. Sometimes you see conservatives say "if it's a fair election". Good enough answer but when you've already declared it won't be and are trying to change voting rules and filing lawsuits left and right, then it's pretty much a given 1/6 2.0 will happen.

If Trump wins, you'll get a few loony Antifa folks (I don't think most liberals like them) doing stupid shit, but none of Kamala's run of the mill supporters will riot. That's the difference in my opinion.

ONCE upon a time (approximately 4 years ago) I was talking to my politically centrist uncle. I was at his house doing some repairs on his banister, which wasn’t holding up to the rigors of 3 children in the house. We started talking politics. Something we typically avoid in my family.

I told him how I was planning on voting 3rd party for that presidential election. I was standing on my high horse proclaiming my protest vote, and complaining about how much I hated my options. That “politicians needed to do better if they wanted to win my vote”.

That’s when he said something to me, turning that day into a core memory. “I typically vote for whoever is going to get me closer to the finish line”.

Why was this so profound to me? It feels like it should have been obvious.

HOW often do we hear people talk about choosing the "lesser evil." It’s a phrase that weighs heavily on all of us, making it feel like we’re stuck between two unappealing options. I get it—it’s frustrating and disheartening to feel like you’re settling for someone who doesn’t fully represent your values. But I want to share a different perspective with you: instead of looking at it as picking the lesser of two evils, think of it as voting for the person who can help us get closer to where we want to be.

This has completely changed the way I vote, and the way I feel about voting. This little change in my thought process has helped me realize that there is no quick way to the finish line. We aren’t going to travel miles into progress over night. The fight for freedom and equality is a game of inches. Another way to think about it is climbing up a ladder is a lot slower than falling off a ladder.

I fully believe the phrase “Voting for the lesser evil” is a term coined by bad actors. The number of times it’s been pushed on us through social media is not by accident. It’s designed to make you feel regret, and resignation. You don’t have to feel this way. Casting your vote for the candidate that keeps you closer to your goals is a noble thing, and you should be proud of it. Often times you will find when you vote this way your goals come into view faster than you expect.

When I think about my vote in this way, I get a sense of empowerment. I’m not just a passive participant in a flawed system; I’m part of a movement. It encourages me not just to vote but to get involved in my community, to advocate for the policies I believe in, and to engage in conversations that matter. My vote is just one piece of a larger puzzle, and I want to help fit those pieces together.

So, the next time you’re preparing to vote, or if you haven’t yet voted in this election; remember this: you’re not just choosing the lesser evil. You’re making a choice that brings you closer to the future you want to see.

Why is the media making more of a deal about Biden saying garbage than Trump's comedian's original comment? Or any of Trump's actual comments like his racist anti immigration conspiracy theories? Why the double standard?

And how how the hell is this happening? How is he leading the polls? He is a fascist. That shouldn't be controversial to say when you praise Hitler. The media really is being complicit in this with the double standard.

I've noticed a lot of talk in the last two days about potential violence on or just after election day. I'm surprised it hasn't come up sooner.

I suppose it depends on who wins, but given the events the last time we did this thing, I wouldn't be surprised at all if something happened. I'm actually taking election day and the day after off, because of where I work. I just don't feel comfortable coming in.

Edit: Thank you to everyone who commented with helpful resources. I contacted the League of Women Voters, who helped me discover that I am actually eligible for a limited ballot! I cast my vote this morning :)

Several months ago, my relationship came to an abrupt end due to domestic violence.

I had to move 250 miles away from the city I called home for 12 years, back in with my parents. I have been making an effort to spend quality time with my aging and sickly mother while I'm here, in spite of how unhappy I am with the environment and circumstances that led me here. I took her out for lunch, and I was instantly rewarded by being pulled over on the way there. Rather than issuing me a warning (given that I was in an area that I'm unfamiliar with, had not yet seen a speed limit sign on the road I'd just turned on, was mirroring the speed of others around me, and in spite of the fact that people constantly drive recklessly at 90+ mph on the freeway I had just exited), I was issued a speeding ticket and a stern warning that I'm legally required to update my ID address within 30 days of moving.

I had specifically held off on updating my address because I do not know how long I will be staying with my parents before finding a new place to live, and because I was worried that, due to how close to the election we are, it would interfere with my ability to vote. After the ticket, I felt pressured to update my address in case of legal consequences if I happened to be pulled over again (cops around here don't seem to do much other than treat citizens like piggy banks), so I caved and followed orders. I requested that my voter registration be updated at the same time, thinking that I was dotting my I's and crossing my T's.

I showed up to the local polling station yesterday, completed practice ballot in-hand, and was told that I'm not eligible to vote in this election. I'm not eligible in my prior county of residence. I'm not eligible for statewide office votes that don't have anything to do with my county of residence. I'm not eligible to vote for the fucking president. NOTHING.

I updated my address one day after the apparent deadline to be eligible to vote in this election. I've been registered to vote for over 10 years in a different county in the same state I've lived in my entire life, and I've never had an issue previously, so I was not as vigilant as I should have been.

I'm angry at my ex for causing me to have to move. I'm angry at the cop for being a fucking cop. I'm angry at my state's voter registration requirements. I'm angry at myself for not reviewing the rules more closely. I'm just ANGRY, and there's nothing I can do except be better in the future.

#TLDR; Please learn from my mistakes: either update your address well in advance, or risk it for the biscuit and leave it out of date long enough to submit your ballot.

:(

P.S. Yes, I'm in therapy already.

"I can't even be mad. I'm impressed."

I saw a thread earlier and the comments are so confident. I was that confident in 2016, but we know how that turned out.

I love the confidence but I feel like I'm going to need to dose on something to keep my nerves in check. I'm envious of how some of you are managing to be so positive.

I’m finally registering and voting today, yet I’m still very nervous and pessimistic about the election since 2016. Do any of you have confidence she will likely win, by faith or by any reasoning (if you have reasoning, it would be great if you could explain it)

JD Vance on the Puerto Rican joke by the Trump campaign's vetted speaker whom they're trying to distance themselves from:

Sen. JD Vance said Monday that while he hadn't heard the racist jokes made by a comedian at his running mate's New York City rally the previous night, he thinks Americans need to "stop getting so offended."

1. You didn't hear it? You were there!

2. Really? So anything is fair game to say and people can't get offended? We're all just snowflakes? Wasn't he praising Jesus at the VP debate?

There are reasonable Republican politicians out there. I may disagree with their views but they're essentially decent humans. The VAST majority, decent or MAGA, are fucking cowards right now (pardon my French) for defending this nonsense.

I've only heard sound bites of the MSG rally. I don't usually speak for minorities as a white person, and can't pretend I understand the minority experience in this country. But if any black, or especially brown, people heard the travesty last night, I don't see how they could vote for that guy.

I know there is no guarantee that we have this election for sure anyway. But aside from election odds, I think it's hard to deny that republicans at many levels have plans to interfere with the election. At the vote through changing laws, voter intimidation, closing polling places, de-registering people, during the processing through legal challenges of fraud claims, trying to stop votes early, or maybe direct tampering, and legal challenges afterward (if they haven't won by then) and possibly another coup attempt.

Which of their schemes do you think pose the biggest threats? Which ones do you think are going to be attempted, and which do you think have a strong chance of working?

But those nasty Democrats always acting violent. Guaranteed this will be rampant and intimidation will come largely from one side. Disgusting. Pummeling a 69 year old man for trying to enforce Texas laws.

https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-worker-assaulted-texas-voting-8b601acad1bb0d3cdb780d8e6dc2cb69?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Having sent letters, canvassed, and cast my vote for Kamala and Tim, I'm left nervous and worried. We're depending on you folks in the battlegrounds to carry the day. I may not be able to help there, but I am trying to take the House by canvassing this last weekend in one of the most contested races in the country.

What are you doing at the end to make the difference? Let's not just vote, let's work to win this thing!

As scary as this whole thing is, it's quite literally the most fascinating social experiment in my 47 years on this rock. It's unequivocally objectively inarguably clear that there is only ONE candidate worthy of voting for, regardless of how much you hate minorities. You're gonna vote for someone over their views about paying 3 cents more in taxes for a couple of transgender prisoners to change their sex? This is actually a current law that Trump never got rid of, but it's bad campaigning to bring this up. Or the belief it is Biden's fault that eggs went up in price? Even if true, try explaining tariffs and trade wars to someone without a GED.

I'm no nationalist but I also don't want us to become the laughingstock of the whole globe, as they run over us economically. I'm old enough to remember when Russia was the USSR and for those not old enough to remember, you may still live long enough to see it happen again.