I fricking LOVE voting. It's one of the best responsibilities a human can be given, and I wish every adult on the planet had it. People have died, and still do die, for the right to do it. Every vote not used, in my opinion, is disrespectful to those who have suffered through intense and violent campaigns for the vote. However, that doesn't mean I think voting is an easy process, and deciding who/what to vote for is definitely a massively difficult decision for a person to make that needs to be well-considered.
In June 2016, as a Brit, I voted against Brexit, and that was an incredibly tempestuous election that we're still muddling through the ramifications of now. The most recent development is that the High Court has ruled that the whole of Parliament, not just the government (ie the Prime Minister and the cabinet), must vote on Brexit before the Prime Minister engages Article 50. Chances are, Remain will win the Parliament vote again, as it did during the countrywide referendum. To make things even more promising (for remain supporters) and ironic, the government can pass the case on to the Supreme Court, but if they rule the same as the High Court, the government's only other option to avoid a parliamentary vote is to take the case to the European Court. Lol. God has a sense of humour, and hopefully Brexit is thoroughly stalled. We shall see...
While Britain, is quite clearly rather all over the place at the moment, there is a silver lining in that a decision needs to be made a.s.a.p. and a plan set out. Once that is done, the plan could be horrific, but at least we'll know very soon, and we can start throwing pins at a globe to decide where to emigrate to. I'm really not kidding. America however, does not quite have that 'luxury'. Whatever they decide tonight is going to affect their country for the next four years, but most probably far longer than that.
If Donald Trump is elected then there'll be four years of racism, misogyny, idiocy, hypocrisy and elitism at the very least.
Not at all appealing right? Well apparently he is to some people. I said it about those who voted to leave the EU, and I'll say it now about Trump voters; I don't understand how they've reached that decision, I can't. As I get older and make a concerted effort to become a mature adult/all round kind person, I really do my best to at least understand where someone I disagree with is coming from, but in this instance I simply cannot. This isn't even a case of voting for him out of loyalty to the Republican party as the likes of former-President George W. Bush have come out against Trump. His own daughter Ivanka, has quietened her support in case it affects her company. This man, is not the one you want America.
So therefore, is Hillary the woman you want? Is she going to be such a good President, not just 'better than Trump'? Will any negative ramifications from her administration end far more quickly than those that will inevitably come after Trump's? There are ramifications from her time in other roles still being felt. I personally am a Hillary fan and have been for many years, but I feel like in this election someone will shout at you for being a fan of anyone.
To me, having grown up wanting female leaders to look up to and only having the likes of Margaret Thatcher on offer at home, Hillary Clinton has been an option, the preferred choice. I admire her unwillingness to give up on her ambition, despite knock-backs (I do think Obama should have beaten her, and Bernie but America's too right wing for him), including not being a 'natural politician', something she's admitted to herself. I think not being a natural politician has been her greatest downfall, because it's meant that she doesn't know how badly certain things such as the server she puts her emails on, and the quickness she changes her stance on topics can affect the public perception of her. However, as much as I think a passionate person with strong morals is necessary for a leadership role, I don't think someone who will change there stance depending on the majority's opinion is that bad in a country as diverse as America. I think as well that all of her work for women's rights proves that she's can adapt to the majority without forgetting the marginalised. I'm not going to talk about her husband and the cheating scandal because it is literally not mine or anybody else's business. Her work hasn't been affected by it, so your opinion of her as a professional should not be.
I'm not saying Hillary is the perfect Presidential candidate, she isn't, but I do think she should the preferred choice over Trump, and not just because he's so horrendously terrible. Ultimately, I don't envy the choice Americans have had to make, but I really do hope that they made one.
The whole world's watching America, and it's scared. Please do the right thing. The times they are a-changing, and that can be exciting and positive, and I hope to goodness it is this time. It's not about making America 'great again', it's about embracing its status as the UNITED STATES of America, a country that is a part of the UNITED Nations, a part of the world.
In June 2016, as a Brit, I voted against Brexit, and that was an incredibly tempestuous election that we're still muddling through the ramifications of now. The most recent development is that the High Court has ruled that the whole of Parliament, not just the government (ie the Prime Minister and the cabinet), must vote on Brexit before the Prime Minister engages Article 50. Chances are, Remain will win the Parliament vote again, as it did during the countrywide referendum. To make things even more promising (for remain supporters) and ironic, the government can pass the case on to the Supreme Court, but if they rule the same as the High Court, the government's only other option to avoid a parliamentary vote is to take the case to the European Court. Lol. God has a sense of humour, and hopefully Brexit is thoroughly stalled. We shall see...
While Britain, is quite clearly rather all over the place at the moment, there is a silver lining in that a decision needs to be made a.s.a.p. and a plan set out. Once that is done, the plan could be horrific, but at least we'll know very soon, and we can start throwing pins at a globe to decide where to emigrate to. I'm really not kidding. America however, does not quite have that 'luxury'. Whatever they decide tonight is going to affect their country for the next four years, but most probably far longer than that.
If Donald Trump is elected then there'll be four years of racism, misogyny, idiocy, hypocrisy and elitism at the very least.
Not at all appealing right? Well apparently he is to some people. I said it about those who voted to leave the EU, and I'll say it now about Trump voters; I don't understand how they've reached that decision, I can't. As I get older and make a concerted effort to become a mature adult/all round kind person, I really do my best to at least understand where someone I disagree with is coming from, but in this instance I simply cannot. This isn't even a case of voting for him out of loyalty to the Republican party as the likes of former-President George W. Bush have come out against Trump. His own daughter Ivanka, has quietened her support in case it affects her company. This man, is not the one you want America.
So therefore, is Hillary the woman you want? Is she going to be such a good President, not just 'better than Trump'? Will any negative ramifications from her administration end far more quickly than those that will inevitably come after Trump's? There are ramifications from her time in other roles still being felt. I personally am a Hillary fan and have been for many years, but I feel like in this election someone will shout at you for being a fan of anyone.
To me, having grown up wanting female leaders to look up to and only having the likes of Margaret Thatcher on offer at home, Hillary Clinton has been an option, the preferred choice. I admire her unwillingness to give up on her ambition, despite knock-backs (I do think Obama should have beaten her, and Bernie but America's too right wing for him), including not being a 'natural politician', something she's admitted to herself. I think not being a natural politician has been her greatest downfall, because it's meant that she doesn't know how badly certain things such as the server she puts her emails on, and the quickness she changes her stance on topics can affect the public perception of her. However, as much as I think a passionate person with strong morals is necessary for a leadership role, I don't think someone who will change there stance depending on the majority's opinion is that bad in a country as diverse as America. I think as well that all of her work for women's rights proves that she's can adapt to the majority without forgetting the marginalised. I'm not going to talk about her husband and the cheating scandal because it is literally not mine or anybody else's business. Her work hasn't been affected by it, so your opinion of her as a professional should not be.
I'm not saying Hillary is the perfect Presidential candidate, she isn't, but I do think she should the preferred choice over Trump, and not just because he's so horrendously terrible. Ultimately, I don't envy the choice Americans have had to make, but I really do hope that they made one.
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