Good souls in the UK, Canada, and Australia (and elsewhere), please think of us in the U.S. as we cast presidential and congressional ballots today to literally determine the orientation and future of our country. I’m trying hard to give social rather than political commentary, but this election could be extremely consequential, and with the possible exception of the one in 2020, it’s hard to remember others in which campaigning has been as long, as bitter, and frankly, as outright crazy! There are no longer any references made to, “My worthy opponent,” but any other kind of reference or allegation, however ungrounded in fact, may fly…
As a measure of how things have changed, the notion of threats issued against election workers used to be unheard of. My late mother functioned as an election worker for years up until about the 1990’s. She enjoyed it, as it meant an easy $25 for her (good money at the time), a free sandwich lunch, and abundant opportunities to socialize while feeling somewhat important. The idea of being threatened or in fear for her safety never entered her mind, and she’d return for the next election cycle to do the cut-and-dry job responsibilities of a polling place worker…
Hoping to keep this thread out of the Underground section, so what are your social, psychological, philosophical, historical, and personal perspectives on Election in America, 2024? As for my perspective, I think that many of us are exhausted and burnt-out by what we’ve been through in the past number of months…we want to move on!
As a measure of how things have changed, the notion of threats issued against election workers used to be unheard of. My late mother functioned as an election worker for years up until about the 1990’s. She enjoyed it, as it meant an easy $25 for her (good money at the time), a free sandwich lunch, and abundant opportunities to socialize while feeling somewhat important. The idea of being threatened or in fear for her safety never entered her mind, and she’d return for the next election cycle to do the cut-and-dry job responsibilities of a polling place worker…
Hoping to keep this thread out of the Underground section, so what are your social, psychological, philosophical, historical, and personal perspectives on Election in America, 2024? As for my perspective, I think that many of us are exhausted and burnt-out by what we’ve been through in the past number of months…we want to move on!
