Thursday, August 6, 2020

What Do You Believe?

A consequential presidential election happens in just under three months. Much is at stake. What you do then, how you vote and why you do it is important.

If you like riots and urban mess, see the police as the bad guys, think government does things better, want every campesino from Latin America as a neighbor, and believe you are the reason some Black Americans’ lives are bleak, by all means vote for Joe Biden. He agrees that our country is a bad place and will try to deliver the life you seek.

If, on the other hand, you believe people should behave, cops are mostly good guys (and gals) doing a tough job, know the private sector does most stuff better, want immigration limited to those who add to our stock of skills and productivity, and believe that most of our poor are that because of bad choices they made, vote for Donald Trump. He agrees our country is basically good and will help us make American normal again.

I’ve described two very different visions of our nation. I know which works for me, which works for you?