Regardless of which old white man wins the election (I can call them this having been around the sun enough times to validly have an AARP card, even though there's not a matchstick's chance in hell I'll manage to retire before I'm 80), my plan post-election is fundamentally the same:
Lobby and write, to make this a better world for the poor and middle class, make healthcare accessable, make equality and human rights realities, make government transparent, reform campaign law. To help bring people from all the walks of life together and understand we do sink or swim together.
Sure, who wins changes how hard the fight is, but neither guy is a panacea for these issues. Biden certainly is a better start and I'm still hopeful he wins.
It will depend on the counting of every vote and tilt on how successful Republicans are in suing to remove Americans rights to have their vote counted (seriously, look at the court actions, Republicans. Your party is suing because people that made typographical errors - like not completely filling in a circle, are being given an opportunity to correct them.).
The thing is, if this election were just about me, either candidate effects me moderately. I'm white, I'm male, I'm relatively privileged. But I am not voting with just me or my family in mind. I'm voting, like a lot of democrats, with everyone in mind - even my Republican friends who have somehow been talked into voting for the other guy.
But regardless of who is elected, the path forward requires plenty of work, so we all can thrive, love, worship and laugh. See you there.
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