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I'll be voting blue in the the upcoming election as I have for years but for president I'll be voting red and because of science. I don't trust the blue's cand

I'll be voting blue in the the upcoming election as I have for years but for president I'll be voting red and because of science. I don't trust the blue's candidate to wield the power of science properly and it will directly affect me. The blue candidate has said the he supports a nationwide lockdown "if the science supports it" as well as a nationwide mask mandate. I'm sure he has some science to back this up as well. The red candidate wields science like a weapon but there's a difference: The actions of the red candidate do not affect me directly. The red candidate can say whatever he wants but day to day it doesn't change my life On other hand the blue candidate has said he'll make me wear a mask and that he might make me stay in my apartment for weeks or months or years. That's not happening. The red candidate's poor use of science doesn't affect me directly and I'm free to live my life (mostly) as I always have. The blue candidate's poor use of science may lock me in my apartment for weeks, months, or years. With a stance like that the blue candidate has no chance at my vote.

donclark 6y ago
I think both candidates will require you to wear a seat belt. So maybe you dont need to vote?
dismantlethesun 6y ago
I once thought the same thing. I am from the red party, so I vote red most of the time. However, the current red candidate is dangerous. I'll explain why. Someone who makes arbitrary decisions, can make any decision. Even if they agree with your principals, and on the surface Mr. Red argues for Red policies (e.g. reducing illegal immigration), their actual implementation of it is atrocious (e.g. massive concentrations camps at the border, huge budget overruns, and tacit violations of civil liberties) and the results are poor in practice (e.g. fewer deportations than Mr. Blue who came before him). A person who doesn't have consistent core beliefs, will always release an incoherent plan. The Blue's may not see eye-to-eye with me, but at least their practices are understandable and can simply be rolled back in the next term. Disclaimer: I may be biased, because shortly after taking office Mr. Red was photographed smiling next to a dictator who recently murdered a student in my alma mater university.
ourmandave 6y ago
The power to lift or enforce lockdowns is at the state level, not the federal. Coronavirus: Power resides with the states to institute lockdowns or not https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/20/coronavirus-power-states-institute-lockdowns-column/5162688002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/20/coronaviru...
belltaco 6y ago
Because of the red candidate spreading dangerous misinformation about masks and not doing required things, the country hasn't been able be reopen and we still have to stay home, not to mention the ruined economy.

donclark 6y ago

I think both candidates will require you to wear a seat belt. So maybe you dont need to vote?

dismantlethesun 6y ago

I once thought the same thing. I am from the red party, so I vote red most of the time. However, the current red candidate is dangerous. I'll explain why. Someone who makes arbitrary decisions, can make any decision. Even if they agree with your principals, and on the surface Mr. Red argues for Red policies (e.g. reducing illegal immigration), their actual implementation of it is atrocious (e.g. massive concentrations camps at the border, huge budget overruns, and tacit violations of civil liberties) and the results are poor in practice (e.g. fewer deportations than Mr. Blue who came before him). A person who doesn't have consistent core beliefs, will always release an incoherent plan. The Blue's may not see eye-to-eye with me, but at least their practices are understandable and can simply be rolled back in the next term. Disclaimer: I may be biased, because shortly after taking office Mr. Red was photographed smiling next to a dictator who recently murdered a student in my alma mater university.

ourmandave 6y ago

The power to lift or enforce lockdowns is at the state level, not the federal. Coronavirus: Power resides with the states to institute lockdowns or not https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/20/coronavirus-power-states-institute-lockdowns-column/5162688002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/20/coronaviru...

belltaco 6y ago

Because of the red candidate spreading dangerous misinformation about masks and not doing required things, the country hasn't been able be reopen and we still have to stay home, not to mention the ruined economy.