There was definitely more to say than I addressed here, but there'll be time enough in the coming months for the rest, I'm sure.
The real site of grief today, for my US friends, is the election you *won't* get to have in November, thanks to your narrowed options for presidential candidate.
There are so many important economic, legal, and foreign-policy issues you should be seeing hashed out on the main stage.
But the 2024 election has already been stolen--from you.
https://onlysky.media/mclark/the-election-us-voters-wont-get-to-have/
@MLClark I'm half way through your piece but I saw the back and forth here and feel that I should offer my support. I don't disagree with what you've written. I appreciate your perspective. I don't agree that you must be a voting citizen to have an opinion on the US political landscape. I also feel like the 2024 election has been hijacked for the reasons that you stated. It's all boiled down to a hamfisted "Democracy or Not". It should be much more nuanced and we should have many more choices.
Thank you for taking the time with the piece, Ironworker. I appreciate your thoughts very much.
I was caught off-guard only because I write on international politics all the time, so it was an unusual personal attack to levy at one piece--but some folks really don't like seeing the US written about the same way we write about other countries.
I wrote this piece for everyday voters, who deserve better democratic discourse. I'm thankful that those who read it understood as much.