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I don't disagree with those comments about Trump. And you point out very well the war/corporate aspects of both, hence really a uniparty thst gives solely an illusion of choice. And yes, many citizens do not vote. Why is that? Are they too lazy or too busy watching reality TV? Or perhaps they don't vote because with the uniparty they get the same shit sandwich no matter how they vote. Punish them because they refuse to be conned yet again? Hardly just, I think. Perhaps if the voted in a "fuck all of them" category and was actually tabulated you could make a case, albeit a weak one. Perhaps getting away from a "first past the post" system would be an answer with independent candidates, such as RFK. But you don't like him either. Fair enough but what about a lot of independent candidates?

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I get that you think Trump is vulgar, a narcissist, a threat to democracy, etc. etc. Likely all true. But we've arrived at a stage of the American republic when we have Trump vs his competitors, the latter being the Democrats with Harris and Walz with their endless warmongering and efforts to exert even more control over the freedoms that we used to take for granted. I think we are all missing a crucial observation. Namely, that roughly half the voters in the country are going to vote for Trump. Why? Are they all neo Nazis or white supremacists? Not likely. Have you considered why Trump appeals to so many? What's missing here? At the same time you denigrate Kennedy and consider him a kook. So, Ken, what's your solution to this dystopian mess? Is there one?

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