Sorry guys, I'm out ...

... of politics, that is.

I'm so disgusted with my country's politics that I just can't. We are going to elect a president this autumn and the two best people we can put up there for consideration are Trump and Biden? Really? Sorry, but I am out.

This doesn't make me any less political as a person. I may continue to write about my passionate views on our individual rights as free persons, but I see this election as a chose between the lessor of two evils.

I grew up very engaged in electoral politics. I participated in mock government programs and even argued my positions in the well of the Massachusetts Senate Chamber. I'm NOT pulling back here out of apathy or indifference, but out of disgust.

I turned 18 in 2013 so my first presidential choice was 2016:
- 2016: Trump v Clinton
- 2020: Trump v Biden
- 2024: Trump v Biden, the sequel

I have friends here from every corner of the political map and I love you all, but I just can't. So, many of you may have noticed that I've already stopped hearting or replying to your political posts. Please don't take this as any kind of repudiation (or support) of one side or the other. I'm just out. 😐

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RunTheJulz · 46-50, F

Don’t vote. It only makes you complicit…

sarabee1995 · 31-35, F

@RunTheJulz No. I believe voting is a civic responsibility. I most certainly will vote. Just not for the two major party candidates.

RunTheJulz · 46-50, F

@sarabee1995 I understand your frustration and your sentiment but in a state that is a pseudo-democratic duopoly you’re wasting your time. And for me it’s a moral obligation to oppose a government which does not deserve my vote. I have never voted and I suspect I never will. Most of the US military doesn’t vote because they know it doesn’t matter… it’s more symbolic than political and it’s not actually going to change anything in the course that the country takes. If you don’t believe me then watch this election cycle and you’ll see this. An entitled bigot will most likely win… sad as that is for me to say and to see.

sarabee1995 · 31-35, F

@RunTheJulz I'm in the US Military and most people I know track the elections very closely and vote.

There's much else in your reply here to which I would normally reply, but like I said, I'm out. Please don't engage me on this subject.

RunTheJulz · 46-50, F

@sarabee1995 I wasn’t trying to start a discussion or an argument and I am sorry for not remembering your military service. Perhaps it’s just a special forces and upper echelon leadership tradition for the military to abstain from the ballot box?