I will be voting this November

I voted in the primary but this will be my first general election since I wasn't old enough to vote in 2016. My state is divided evenly between Democrats and Republicans, but 10 out of our 13 congressmen are Republicans because they drew the district boundaries to ensure that. There is currently a court case which could change this.

I don't care what party you are but the system should be fair and not give either side an advantage.

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4meAndyou · F

You know, I realize how deeply our country is divided, and I abhore some of the violence and dishonesty, dirty tricks, craziness and hysteria I see right now, but I am always grateful when I see people like you involve themselves, whether you are right or left, because that is what our country is all about.

I say this because I remember all too well the deep apathy which used to govern us. People lived in a gray world with almost no hope of changing the future. They stayed home, watched television and drank beer. They decided to live on welfare, or low wages, and no one had any hope of acheiving the "American Dream". I used to wonder what on earth would need to happen to wake people up so that they would CARE again. And now they do.

I pray that everyone cares about our country, and I pray that everyone is able to put hysteria down like a crack pipe and get on some kind of political rehab. Think, most of all. Think for yourself, instead of repeating what you have heard other people say. BE your OWN thoughts, not phrases someone repeats to you on the television or the web. THINK deeply.

Do NOT fall into the pit of believing that everyone on the other side is evil. I see that far too often. People are allowed to disagree with you in this country, and that is what makes us the United Freaking States of America, and better and stronger than everyone else. Do NOT namecall because you are NOT five years old.
Search for the dream the best way you know how...and THINK!!!

PS, Thank you for caring, and thank you for trying to be a caregiver for democracy, the republic, and the constitution.

Lila15 · 22-25, F

@4meAndyou I think Donald Trump has awakened a lot of people my age and has shown us that elections do matter and it makes a difference who is in power. But the polarization isn't going away anytime soon. A lot of people are just going to be voting against Trump this November.

4meAndyou · F

@Lila15 Yes, I know. Even if we lose, we will suck it up (no screaming and hysteria) and keep trying to make things better for everyone, instead of recreating welfare states.