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Nov. 3rd, 2020 09:55 amWatching the US election is like watching a slow-moving train wreck. Obviously, I don't have a direct stake in this election, but it affects friends and family south of the border, so I'm definitely taking an interest.
I like to think that the previous election, and the issues at play in the current one are a wake-up call to everyone with a vested interested to get out there and vote. Vote early. Vote often.
Vote intelligently. Vote strategically.
I understand that the two mainstream candidates are both duds to a certain extent, but until your FPTP system is fixed, the only reason to cast a protest vote is to help the candidate you dislike the most.
Remember: one man, one vote. Then consider its self-obvious corollary: one less man, one less vote.
Use that information as you will.
After a long stretch of unseasonably cold weather, we are having a short stretch of ridiculously warm temperatures this week. I got out for a walk along the river yesterday. The water level was lower than I've seen it in some time. These pilings from a long forgotten dock usually aren't exposed.
I like to think that the previous election, and the issues at play in the current one are a wake-up call to everyone with a vested interested to get out there and vote. Vote early. Vote often.
Vote intelligently. Vote strategically.
I understand that the two mainstream candidates are both duds to a certain extent, but until your FPTP system is fixed, the only reason to cast a protest vote is to help the candidate you dislike the most.
Remember: one man, one vote. Then consider its self-obvious corollary: one less man, one less vote.
Use that information as you will.
After a long stretch of unseasonably cold weather, we are having a short stretch of ridiculously warm temperatures this week. I got out for a walk along the river yesterday. The water level was lower than I've seen it in some time. These pilings from a long forgotten dock usually aren't exposed.
