[Granny Bear]

I used to post in the Political thread a lot; until it degenerated into a childish, name calling, negative area.  Much like this thread.  I've always loved to hear people with different perspectives; mainly to test MY perspective.  Most people appear to believe that if anyone disagrees with their opinion, they are wrong.  I don't believe that.  There should always be room for a different perspective, if only to stimulate your thinking and reasoning.

When I was trying to decide in 2016 who to vote for, I finally decided on a write in candidate.  A friend of mine (who strongly supported Clinton) pointed out to me that voting for a write in was in reality, throwing your vote away.  She made sense to me, so I doubled down in my research and my thinking.  It's an antiquated way of thinking, but my vote is very important to me and I appreciate the opportunity to cast that vote.  I don't take it lightly.

As I recall, both the Democratic and Republican party really tried to distance themselves from Trump.  The news media was already biased against Trump, but boy did that ever increase!!!  Trump was no politician!!  He was and is a businessman, and his way of thinking is very business-like.  The facts that a lot of politicians were jumping ship AND the news media was biased to the point of being ridiculous, finally made my decision for me.  I voted for Trump.  Did I hold my nose when I pulled the voting lever?  Yes, I did.  But I pulled it.

The biased media has always scared me.  When Covid 19 hit, I was trying to decide if I wanted to take a vaccine that had not been approved or used for long enough to determine it's safe usage.  I searched for HOURS trying to find information about this vaccine that was not tainted by political bullshit.  That was next to impossible!!!  I quickly learned that the CDC and WHO was just as politically influenced as the media outlets were.  And that bothered me; still bothers me.  People are trying to find out credible information for the safety of their personal health, but all one can find is nonsense about how Fauci founded the lab in China that produced the virus, and "Trump flu" was going to be a global pandemic.

I stumbled upon a web site based at Johns Hopkins.  There were scientists and doctors discussing the pros and cons about the vaccine.  They had different opinions, but instead of finger pointing and name calling, there was serious and meaningful discussion.  I found the holy grail!!  This was very very important to me!  I wasn't going to do this half-ass.  I have health issues, over 70 years of age and a recent survivor of Pertussis.  So after months of agonizing, I can now say that I'm vaccinated as much as the law allows.  It wasn't an easy journey, but I got there!  Finally!

I believe that this election is the most important one to date.  And the fact that people don't want to see the truths of the election is frightening.  NOBODY spoon feeds me.  I've made my decision, and will vote accordingly.

And I urge everyone to search for the facts and try to find the truths in this election.  When you cannot find two moderators from the top news outlets who will be neutral in a Presidential debate says a whole lot to me.  I resent this influence, and I sorely miss Walter Cronkite.