We All Need . . .

 

"Hanging On For Dear Life And Solvency" by Herr D on heromachine.

While it is too late for me to influence anyone's vote, I want to talk a little about electors.  The reasoning most people talk about when they talk about why we have them is balance. In theory, balancing high population vs. low, city vs. rural, etc., means it would be harder to under-represent one group or another.

What people DON'T talk about is that our forefathers didn't believe the average voter is smart enough to make a good decision. Back when almost all the voters were rich older white men, spread out around the country with very slow means of travel, communication, and shipping, there were no variances in demographics to speak of.  Also, fooling a larger part of the population would have been easier to do consistently.

Now, the very concept of neighborhoods is passing away. A radicalized domestic terrorist might form from one of the more naive, highly sequestered people in an apartment building otherwise full of patriots. It is illegal to keep a neighborhood or a hotel or an apartment complex racially pure on purpose. Sometimes people group themselves that way anyway, but it should never be done by an authority figure.

Trump's master plan in 2016 was successful. He marketed himself successfully to weighted groups to outdo the popular vote. Certain foreign influences assisted him. (Collusion or not, they helped him by marketing him.) Naive, angry, disenfranchised, and low-I.Q. people flocked to him. Others joined in.

Anyone who pays attention can tell things aren't going any better with him in charge. Trump fans have consistently blamed everyone except Trump for things getting worse, for his promises not being kept, for anything they could. 

Unemployment was down, but underemployment was way, way up. Financial, emotional, and even racial stress has multiplied. Instances of rioting, failures to listen to advice that would save lives, needless controversies about subjects, and presidential lies have all become more commonplace.

It is now possible to manipulate the system easier than individual voters. He is a master marketer and a rubbish president. We need a statesman. We need someone who can work well with others.

We ALL need a cuppa Joe.