Hell in America (Election Day)

IT'S ELECTION DAY!!!!!

It should be noted that the state in which I live is burning. Not with conviction, not with passion, but literally burning. Evidently people in the SE United States do not understand the idea of a goddamn burn ban. Our driest year in almost a decade, and some motherfucker decided to set a goddamn fire. In Colorado, when there was a fire, it was usually due to a random-ass lightening strike. Considering we haven't had rain at all, I'm going to blame some hick-ass dipshit, who flicked a fucking cigarette out the window. That selfish motherfucker couldn't keep his/her cancerous candy-cane to themselves, and now the entire fucking place looks like a shitty fog bank.

Yesterday I was driving to Krav Maga, and all I could smell was smoke. As I was driving, the lights form the cars was reflecting in the haze of the smoke. There was a nice orange hue to it, which made me think of every apocalypse scenario I have ever seen in a movie or video game. I then realized the the election was coming, and that it was ironic. The nation is about to fucking riot, and the earth is already burning. The sweet-orange shit storm that is coming with tonight's election will be a glorious insight into everything wrong with America.

In fact, I want to discuss the highlights of this political year. We had a judge die. While social rights likely advanced 50 years with his passing, political bullshit regressed more. Congress is a big ass baby and refuses to let anyone be appointed. Because fuck the Constitution. We have elections with two major parties. The Democrats have Clinton. Nobody likes her because she comes across as being too well constructed. The conservatives don't like her because they keep worrying about her goddamn emails and her management of Benghazi. I will not speak on Benghazi because I am not informed. Unless I have all the intel that Clinton did/does, I cannot say anything about it. As far as the emails, the FBI elected to pursue charges on Clinton, in the last week before the election. One week later, they say, "Oops." What the actual fuck? How the shit do you pull the trigger on an investigation and/or indictment, without having read up on anything? Oh yeah, politics. I forgot to mention, Clinton and her campaign staff actually rigged the mother fucking primary elections. Whether Clinton knew about it or not, her campaign staff fucked over Sanders, who could have otherwise won.

(I couldn't find a meme that made me chuckle, so here's a random one)

Then you have Trump. If you look at his followers, they all have one issue they care about. Some like him because he will support Israel. It's true, Trump may be a better friend to Israel. It seems to me that if you are voting because your primary concern is Israel, you may want to look at moving to Israel. Being in America, my concern is for America. And before the Jews turn on me, no. I am not anti-Israel. I support the shit out of Israel. But I will not let my vote be swayed by the implications for a country that is not my own. Israel knows how to handle its business. Yes, America needs  to support Israel. For better and for worse, the two are bonded.

Others support Trump because he speaks against immigration and Muslims. I would rather find a better solution than "build a wall". I don't think we should demonize all of Islam. And for every motherfucker who says, "How do you know who the good one's are?", fuck you. How do you know who the bad one's are? Living in the area I do, everyone seems to expect that I would have tremendous issues with the Muslims. I am Jewish, after all. Imagine their shock when I tell them that I have had more people hate and discriminate against me in the name of Jesus, than I ever have in the name of Allah. Turns out that an asshole is an asshole, regardless of their faith.

My issue with Trump is everything that he has said. I mean that quite literally. Every supporter seems to explain this comment, and that comment. Everyone says, "Well he really meant....." You know what, fuck that. Anyone can explain away a singular comment. The problem is that Trump has a fuck-tonne of bad comments. I mean holy shit does that fucker not know how to shut his mouth. Between his hateful rhetoric towards Muslims, immigrants, and women, he just comes across like a shitty human being.

And so what do you do? One candidate seems too well composed, fake, and was connected to a rigged primary. The other candidate is a mother-fucking reality show star, who has great business sense and sucks at balancing a goddamn checkbook. Oh, and he can't keep his fucking mouth shut. At that point, you have to vote independent. And based on campaigns, I would have to say that Gary Johnson has a fucking great campaign approach. If he had been in on it from the beginning, I think he could have gotten in on the debates.

Now I will say that I did not vote for a candidate. I voted for a platform. I voted for the platform that best aligned with my ideals. I did not vote for Trump. I am happy to say that. If I lose a reader because of that, then good. You can go fuck-off. Even if I were to believe that it is impossible to go the way of Nazi Germany, I wouldn't trust it. Germany got fucked by Hitler, and only now seems to be recovering. If America is already struggling, we don't need Adolf Trump.

Now I will say that I still believe America is the greatest country on earth. We have our problems, but we have the structure to continue being the best. I actually think the bulk of our issues would go away with Congress. If those lazy-ass, hop-scotch dicks would stop fucking around, then we wouldn't have half the problems we do. When they are already promising to block Clinton at every fucking chance they have, we need a new Congress. I mean seriously. Check and balances were not designed to completely halt a country. That's what they have done for eight years, and look where it fucking got them. Fuck congress.

Moral of the Story: It's election day, my throat is burning from the fires in our area, and politics makes me angry. Go out an vote. Even if you do vote for Trump, I won't hold it against you. Unless you tell me, in which case I may hold it against you. Same goes for any candidate. And congress. Fuck congress.

Go vote.