(written by Terry MacNeil, on November 12-13, 2024)

First off – NO ELECTION has ever made me cry. I’ve NEVER seen an election as potentially being “the end of the World” – though I bet most Germans who voted for Hitler were surprised by the apocalyptic end result. But I must add, it’s probably because I’m an anarchist, that I normally expect whoever I vote for – to lose. And not just lose – but be ANNIHILATED.

As a Canadian – we (astonishingly) pay more attention to federal elections in the USA than we do to federal elections in Canada (one reason being because American politics is more “entertaining”). That’s more of a “quirk” of our (mostly liberal) Canadian media, than it is the interests of the typical Canadian. The typical Canadian is currently EXTREMELY angry at current (Liberal) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The branches of the (small-L) liberal media in Canada PREFER to report on what’s going on in the USA, rather than ANYTHING going on in Canada that might hurt the electoral prospects of the “Liberal Party of Canada”.

The USA seems to be a place where (as far as voters go) “the winners” in an election heap scorn on “the losers”. This also happens in Canada, and is becoming more common here (thanks to social media). Since I’m considered permanently disabled – I feel more nervous when we have Conservative governments (provincial or federal), than Liberal governments (provincial or federal). And I say that, even though the last Nova Scotian provincial Liberal government (under Stephen McNeil) was incredibly VICIOUS/CRUEL/AUTHORITARIAN (Tim Houston’s current NS provincial Progressive Conservative government is, shockingly, LESS SO).

When I see conservatives OR liberals cry after an election – I laugh at them. Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is a recent example. He cried the day after the Trump election, during a broadcast of his TV show. I actually consider Kimmel to be WAY funnier than his late night talk show competitors. Clearly, he bought into the claim that a second Trump presidency – would be the END of democracy in America. It might – and it might not. If Kimmel DIDN’T have young children, do I think he would’ve been so worried? Well, I think Kimmel would prefer to stay in the USA. But if he ever felt, say, that America was turning into a fascist dictatorship – he’d just move to some other country in the Western World. And that’s an option that is ALWAYS available to celebrities like HIM, but NOT to the vast majority of Americans.

I recall a former friend of mine – an anarchist. He’s the guy that got me interested in anarchism, and he’d frequently remind me AGAINST ridiculing voters who voted for conservative political parties. So he had much in common with Chris Hedges (another dude that I say is an anarchist). Those two would frequently preach we can’t burn bridges with these voters – they can be won over, we just need to offer them ENOUGH to make their lives (WAY) easier. I’d want to see those voters become anti-capitalists – as unlikely as that is. But if left-wing parties actually started ADDRESSING those voters’ day-to-day life circumstances we’d get a lot of those voters to vote for SOCIALISTS. As in, actually IMPROVING LIVING STANDARDS!

And I am hearing some American liberals speak of the necessity of a movement called “THE RESISTANCE 2.0” being built, to resist Trump. Are these liberals not unaware of the completely ineffective/embarrassing movement (called “The Resistance”) that appeared the last time their liberal candidate got squashed by Trump (in 2016)? Yes, Joe Biden won ONE term as US President (in 2020 – during COVID). But “The Resistance” couldn’t ensure Senile Joe a second term, nor ensure HIS SUCCESSOR (Kamala Harris) a term as President AT ALL. Ⓐ