Took a nice walk with my partner from my home to the polling place. Im a young democrat but as a feminist I refuse to vote for anyone who wants to not support our police forces, is okay with not curbing illegal immigration, and simply can't say what a woman is. So last night I spent about an hour or two researching candidates' positions for each race. I think it's a little autistic but if everyone spent time to see what people are saying instead of just voting for who their team commands the mess wouldn't be this bad. My vote actually matters because I live in a swing state and I'm starting to care a lot about the integrity of our elections due to people like you kiwis here. There is just so weird shit happening and we don't know if it's happening more often or if social media allows the common voter to be a reporter.
I cannot tell if this is simply me becoming more conservative as I age and grow wiser, if the current times are getting so out of hand, or if I'm succumbing to propaganda. To be unsure if my thoughts are from reliable information or from my own conclusions is a bit horrifying.
