and i really want to have a just a
longer conversation about this
there are uh one-third to one-half of
americans
don't vote eligible voters don't vote
and so when you look at these things
happening
when you are a poor person
and people don't talk about poverty if
you are a person of color
and people in charge are racist
and there's an election and their racism
is as plain as day
as plain as all can see and yet there's
a race
and it's competitive you might look out
and say well wait a minute
he's a racist he's been he he doesn't
condemn white supremacy
his businesses have gone bankrupt four
times
he doesn't pay taxes and when he does
pay taxes he pays 750 dollars
he hangs out with dictators
and says hey he didn't like obama but he
likes me
he shuts down the press he makes fun of
the military
and he's still in a competitive election
why should i be involved
in this political process now that's not
the way i think but i can understand
why somebody would look at all the
things that are happening in
our democracy right now and say well
what the hell is this
and they keep telling me my vote counts
for what to what end so i can understand
why there would be some
uh some anger some some disaffected
voters i do understand that
disaffected to what extent
to not to to not to not vote to withhold
the vote
i mean just when you say disaffected
what do you mean exactly
well this is what i i'm saying and like
what i
got into yesterday i think we need to
we those who vote and those who are
passionate about voting
as i am we need to be in conversation
with people who aren't
instead of talking down to them
lecturing them
looking down on them
we got to figure out what is it about
our process
that makes people feel like they can't
be a part of it and i can see
i can see why some might feel that way
now my
my response to it is if you don't like
what you're seeing out there hold these
people accountable
uh speak with your vote and after the
vote
still continue to be engaged and take
ownership take ownership of your story
be involved be a participant be an
advocate for yourself and for your
community
that's the way i look at it but my i
guess my do you know the exception
exception i'm taking
what you're saying is that you know
we got six days left now's not the time
for
that larger existential conversation and
if you are somebody
who has either not registered to vote
and and or not exercise your right to
vote and you're watching
the state of this country and you're
watching the options and maybe
you know the democratic option is the
lesser of two evils in your mind but
it's the much lesser of two
evils well i'm not even saying that we
can't i'm not even saying i'm not even
saying
gop no you're saying you're saying
we need to understand those
who who don't vote and their why instead
of lecturing them for not voting
understand why people would feel
disconnected or
that why do it would feel like they're
unheard so therefore their voting voting
voices don't really matter and i'm
saying that's all well and good
after we after we get through this
election i'm saying that's a great
conversation to have had
and to have after those same people
have cast their votes that's what i'm
saying i'm saying
that is true again you want to see
everybody deserves a seat at the table
but right now the house is on fire
so while your points are all well taken
and again
and and perfectly put and it's a
conversation that needs to be had
right now the only conversation is how
when and where will you vote and if for
some strange reason
at this point you're still considering
whether or not to vote
what are you what are you missing that's
where the lecturing comes in
because even if you feel like but that's
right
even if you feel like the democratic
party hasn't truly represented your
interests even if you feel that way
flex your voting power it's they've
taken our vote for granted i i i get
that i'm with you on that
but flex your voting power turn out in
record numbers
black people in particular turn out in
record numbers
and hold them accountable after the fact
but you can't afford to say
right now you can't afford to sit this
one out that's what they're banking on
that's why instead of advocating for
their own policies that's why standing
on their own record
they're saying don't vote for joe biden
they're that's why there are
hundreds of lawsuits literally right now
oh my god that's the vote
i got that's all i'm saying i'm saying i
hear you but i don't want to talk about
that now
we'll talk about that afterwards because
because this is this is something i have
been
like people get involved in voting it's
like anything else
you know why why why do some why do some
kids
read before other kids why do some kids
uh
have some skills before other kids do
not because they're innately more
intelligent to other kids but because
people around them
are doing it so why am i involved in
politics because
my family talked about politics from a
very young age
i told you before i remember the first
debate i watched i was about five or six
it was very fuzzy but i remember it
i remember being involved uh in the 1980
election i remember hoping that jimmy
carter
uh would win against ronald reagan he
got crushed in a landslide so i
the political process has been a part of
my family for a long time but for some
people
it hasn't been it has never been part of
their reality i can't imagine
it but for some people that's their
reality that's all i'm saying okay and
we gotta get smarter we gotta learn how
to talk to them
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