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SuperMatt18 · 11-06-2020, 09:29 AM

Matata's post may not be worded in the best way, but the general theme isn't wrong. People shouldn't just look at this presidential election and go "Trump's gone, now all is right with U.S politics!" and think everything is fine for the next 4 years.

This win doesn't change the fact that 70M people still voted and supported that horrible human.

This win doesn't silence voices like Mitch McConnell that are still too prevalent in U.S politics and are spouting many of the same things that Trump did.

This win doesn't change the years of discrimination and structural racisim that has placed minorities in the US.

This win doesn't suddenly solve the issues with law enforcement and police reform in the U.S.

ETC, ETC

Should it be celebrated? 100% because it's still a big win.

But this needs to be seem as the first step to uniting and improving the United States, not the final victory. If people don't want this to happen again then they need to keep working and protesting for voting reform, etc over the next 4 years.

11-06-2020, 09:29 AM	#4070
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Matata's post may not be worded in the best way, but the general theme isn't wrong. People shouldn't just look at this presidential election and go "Trump's gone, now all is right with U.S politics!" and think everything is fine for the next 4 years. This win doesn't change the fact that 70M people still voted and supported that horrible human. This win doesn't silence voices like Mitch McConnell that are still too prevalent in U.S politics and are spouting many of the same things that Trump did. This win doesn't change the years of discrimination and structural racisim that has placed minorities in the US. This win doesn't suddenly solve the issues with law enforcement and police reform in the U.S. ETC, ETC Should it be celebrated? 100% because it's still a big win. But this needs to be seem as the first step to uniting and improving the United States, not the final victory. If people don't want this to happen again then they need to keep working and protesting for voting reform, etc over the next 4 years. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 11-06-2020 at 09:31 AM.