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b_b  ·  1233 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 11, 2020

It's so fucking banal to be politics obsessed right now, and yet I can't stop myself. There will be no cure for this until Jan 20 goes as it should, which appears to be the likeliest outcome, although still one among several possibilities. I read today about John Adams's refusal to attend Jefferson's inauguration, and the near civil war that the 1800 election sparked, complete with Federalists calling up militias in Pennsylvania and Virginia to counter the Republicans' attempted subversion of the vote. Although I was already basically familiar with the story, that provided some needed context, because at least it shows there's nothing new under the sun. I keep telling myself that Moscow Mitch hates Trump, too, and that his ruse is nothing more than a really underhanded get-out-the-vote effort in GA, but I don't think he understands the fire he's playing with. Or maybe I don't. Hopefully it's me. Anyway, just ignore this comment if you're sick of politics. I just need a void to spew into. I'm sure a lot of people do, so as always, big ups to mk for providing us one.