History's End

 Powerful words.

Most people don't know that the Doomsday Clock, the clock that scientists set to show how close we are to humanity's end, is currently the closest it has ever been to Midnight. Yes, closer than at any time during the Cold War. Closer than after 9/11. Closer than when Russia decided to start annexing nearby countries again.

This is exactly the reason why we need to stop considering "us vs. them" and instead vote for any elected official that agrees with our moral and intellectual viewpoints, regardless of party or affiliation. Stop reducing the arguments down to Democrat versus Republican because, frankly, those definitions have changed so much (and continue to change). I mean, see my post from a few years ago where I show that Obama was following Reagan's playbook almost word for word, yet Republicans claimed Obama was somehow 'socialist.' 

Instead, vote for the individual candidate who best represents your sensibilities. Never, ever just vote for party.

We live in scary times. We need to step away from this brinksmanship and this fear of "the other" and work on becoming one people on one planet.

Please.