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Last night there was a debate in the U.S. between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump:
Debate thread 9/10/24 – Harris vs. The Idiot
I tuned in (at 2am) for a minute or 2 & heard Kamala’s thoughtful, considered & well reasoned explanation for Abortion access (miscarriages, & other examples), but then Trump said “everyone wanted state rights, dems, Republicans,” etc & I was like m*therfucker, I’ve only just tuned in & the first sentence out of you is already a lie. 🤦🏾♀️
I ended up switching it off & following the dedicated debate threads comments, which were much smarter, funnier & more thoughtful than anything coming out of the Cheeto-in-chiefs mouth.
I don’t really know how racist it got tbh? Recently there’s been a lot of talk about Haitian immigrants and dogs (whistling) in the PT, but something I don’t see brought up is the awful atrocities being committed and the collapse of Haiti 😞. Hence the 20000 immigrants!
I feel like I’m the only one who wants to bring this up in the PT 1though I suppose that doesn’t do much good & I guess everyone already knows & not much can be done 🤷🏾♀️, whilst everyone else just wants to complain about racism on Twitter? Like some sort of sliding scale of what actually matters… & it ain’t Haitians or Palestinians? I’m not calling anyone out & people can vent or blame rightly, I just feel an overwhelming sense of grief at the broader picture.
People talk about equality, but all I see and feel are value based systems. This person is worth more than this one. This problem is bigger than this one, because it matters more to me? Like I can’t wrap my head around the selfishness? The endless repetitive cycle.
I dunno y’all. I think I’m probably conflating separate issues. I’ve been feeling pretty unwell.
As you may have noticed in the header (& heard elsewhere) R.I.P to the legend that was James Earl Jones.
Prompt: James Earl Jones: favourite parts, scenes, roles, etc? His legacy & influence on pop culture?