Do We Need to Watch This Debate?

This debate should be watched only by those who are willing to change their minds.

Let's see.  It is possible that Trump will do just a fantastic job.  It is likely that Biden will simply fall apart.  But there is not likely to be anything that changes my mind; it is only likely to make me feel sadder about this election, or make me feel slightly better, and certainly, make me feel angrier, which is not a good thing.

If any of my readers are still on the fence, these words are not for you.  I have no advice for people who still feel that they might vote for Trump.  We have arrived at a moment where all that we have seen have made us aghast at what sort of person Trump is, what sorts of things he tends to do, and likes to do; and what sorts of thinking goes on within the Republican Party--either temporarily, while their unexpected Messiah, Trump, holds the party in his hand; or permanently, in order to defeat a lot of the policies that Democrats have, with difficulty, put in place.

After this election, we will have to re-evaluate not just the policies of the Democrat Party, but also the policies of the Republicans; or rather, they will have to rethink what they stand for.  I think (and I certainly hope), that there will be a landslide in favor of the Democrats, but I have been wrong before, and maybe Trump will win another chance to do what he thinks is best for the country and for him.  If that happens, we as a nation will truly deserve it.  And we will have to wonder what sort of country we live in.

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