How Will You Vote?

I had a relative that proudly stated intention to vote for Thomas E. Dewey for President ~ that was many years ago, of course. Upon questioning the reasoning became clear ... "...he has a mustache just like my father ..." This is not a joke. On the contrary, votes for this person or that person or for this legislation or that often happen along that line. It might be that a person "has always" voted this way or that ~~ or perhaps historically the family has voted Democrat or Republican regardless of candidates, or we "just don't like the looks of ... "

It remains a mystery that some ~ perhaps many ~ individuals just follow these habits, particular parties, or whatever their guiding light ~ unwilling or unable to make an independent personal decision based on the reality around them.

Our reality is a nation in severe trouble. No need here to list the deep, immediate problems we face, many of which we try very hard to ignore ~ resulting in inaction. Absent rapid change we will decline further and faster than we have already. We must stop hiding what we know is true in order to cling to what-has-always-worked. It won't work anymore. The world around us knows that and waits for their time in the sun.