Trump Supporters– As Trump picked up steam, I became a very vocal and outspoken opponent of his election. There were various reasons I put forth for why I thought he was the worst choice we could make. However as we soon learned, Trump supporters aren’t swayed by facts and reason. I found myself on the other end of the hired troll squad attacks in the comment sections more than once.
Libertarians Again– I had reserved myself to the fact of voting for Gary Johnson and had even donated to his campaign. I can’t say it was going to be the most enthusiastic vote I would ever cast, but it was what I planned to do anyway. Suddenly, however, in the midst of many Johnson slips, Arizona became a potential swing state. That left me with a tough decision to make. So I made the decision in the final days of the election to support and vote for Clinton. A year earlier I would have never considered that, yet here I was.
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My pragmatism didn’t work out so well in 2016.
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My pragmatism didn’t work out so well in 2016. I am still ok with every decision I made, and that’s what is important to me. Those decisions and the results will definitely be in the front of my mind with every future race and election.
I will continue not being libertarian enough, and I will continue being a liberal, right wing, statist. Perhaps one day I will find a group that I fit in completely. Until then I will keep being my own man.
Along the way, I am sure I will find some new groups to hate me.
