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I'm of Irish and Scottish decent. I'm white. As fuck. Not AF. As fuck. I don't tan, I fucking burn, peel, and burn again. All the while, I suffer.
I'm from the south. Grew up in Texas, only been out of it for less than a year and still in the fucking south - so not much better.
Even I could tell... well, anyone, not to vote for Trump. "Oh, Trump likes _______" No, Trump likes Trump. End statement. End logic. End all.
Trump likes Trump.
If anyone thinks that Trump will put them, their group, or their issue, ahead of himself then they have refused to pay attention. Not that they haven't had the chance, they have willfully refused.
I was not able to vote. Moving from Texas to Arkansas, there was in issue with my registration, which in hind-sight sounds like "I'm lazy, have some voter suppression" because I didn't have a capital T branded on my forehead. I should have fought harder, but I was more worried about a roof over my head and food on the table. Fuck me for trying to survive and provide for my wife.
End statement: Not everyone who was unable to vote was lazy: Fuck all of you who say otherwise. Some of us could NOT vote, for whatever reason.
I don’t think the problem quite amounts to Trump likes Trump. For me, the issue is obvious: this is reactionary policy that he and the Republicans have been quite clear about enacting. I am trying to be a bit more sympathetic because I get that people have been tricked, but I think Trump was very clear about doing this well in advance of the election.
If it's any consolation, most of us not from the US know your system doesn't work for the people and deliberately makes it difficult for people like yourself to contribute to your country's democracy.
In my country, if you deliberately choose not to vote, you get fined.