Buying the Election

Last night Travalon and I watched the presidential candidates’ debate, and like a lot of the candidates onstage, I am amazed that a billionaire who was a Republican until about ten minutes ago thinks he can just buy the Democratic nomination. He’s like Trump without the entertainment value, so I’m not sure why anyone is planning to vote for him. All the pundits this morning were amazed at how shocked he seemed when the other candidates attacked him for his misogyny and racism, and they speculated that he has been so surrounded by yes-men that he has no idea there are people who disagree with him. That sounds like a horrible person to lead the country! I would prefer that my leaders have at least a modicum of empathy, probably because they have also struggled, but at the very least that they would have the imagination to picture how life might be if you have to work at three minimum-wage jobs. That is one of my biggest objections to the current occupant of the White House, and it’s not like the real billionaire in the race would be any improvement in that regard. What sort of banana republic do we want to live in? Or have we lost the idea that all people are equal? Are we as a society starting to buy into the idea that some people are more valuable than others and consequently should have more power/less punishment? This is a dangerous road to go down, and I hope we all come to our senses sooner rather than later.

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