Our Stark Choice
August 25, 2024
Two roads diverged . . .
The two national political conventions made our choice all the starker.
I was struck that not a word at the Democratic event rang false. Not a word. While the other was a volcano of nonsense, bullshit, hypocrisy, and outright lies.
I’m no unbiased observer. But my bias comes from seeing and understanding the reality. I was a Republican for 53 years. Until that party lost its mind and moral compass. (Unhinged by a non-white president.)
They wrap themselves in the flag but hate everything it really stands for. I was glad how Democrats reclaimed such genuine patriotism. And the word freedom. Which for Republicans really means selfishness.
A Friday Trump e-mail called Harris’s the “Worst Speech Ever.” The message’s Point #1 — after she highlighted her record as a prosecutor putting criminals in jail — “Kamala will set murderers free.” Its Point #2, “Kamala will abolish the border.” After she pledged to sign the bipartisan border control bill, the toughest ever — which Trump got Republicans to kill so he could keep fulminating about “open borders.”
They’re desperate and despicable. Deeply sick. The worst ever.
I don’t love all the Democrats’ policies. Like Harris’s idea of fighting high prices with government regulation. Better would be more competition. And subsidizing home buyers sounds nice, but would likely push up house prices. Better would be to ease building restrictions (which Harris does advocate too).
But such policy details are not the issue now. It’s what kind of country we are.
It’s truth versus lies. Democracy versus autocracy. Love versus hate. Inclusiveness versus division. Hope versus fear. The future versus the past. Empathy versus cruelty. Justice versus criminality. Working for a better world versus isolating behind walls. Decency versus depravity. The better angels of our nature versus our demons.
A person caring about others versus one caring only for himself. A terrific human being versus a stinking turd.
Whose voters are conned by some perverted counterfeit of “strength.” Whose messed up psyche in fact screams weakness. Whereas true strength resides in one side of all the dichotomies above. Resides in Kamala Harris.
Two roads diverged. Which will America choose?