I Want To Believe

My outlook for 2024 versus my partner's outlook for 2024. He's an optimist. I'm a realist. I want to change.

As the New Year starts, I want to find reasons to be optimistic, but the first thing that hits me is the election year bullshit, which will just get worse and worse as the year drags on. I know I'll be avoiding the news media as much as I possibly can. 

I can't stand either candidate, to be honest, but at least Biden isn't a full-blown Nazi like tRump is. If our democracy fails, it will be because of elections with terrible choices like we have now. I tire of holding my nose and voting for the least disagreeable candidate. 

Another danger sign, in my personal view, is the lack of action taken against tRump over the classified documents discovery. I worked with classified material in the military, and anyone else who did what tRump did would already be in prison at the very least. 

The Republican party has become the American Nazi party in everything but name. Their campaigns of hatred, fear, and division have seduced too many Americans with ready-made quick solutions to imaginary problems. The Democratic party resembles a tower of jello because so few of them will stand up to the Republicans. 

My partner Hal is a rabid optimist and he sees things differently. He has faith that everything will get better this year. He believes that tRump is going to jail and won't be elected. He believes that Buden will solve the nation's problems and that democracy will be saved.

I hope Hal is right about things.