We Need To Brainstorm Some Our Way Out of the Wilderness

 Nero fiddled while Rome burned or so the story goes.  

At the ripe old age of 69.5 I read something by Octavia Butler who was an author and a McArthur Fellow.  She once said "choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought".  She goes on to explain the dangers of being lead by a coward, fool, thief, liar and tyrant. 

The United States of America elects a set of leaders on November 3, 2020.  The stakes in this election are very high.  There are almost too many consequential issues to list and weigh when making that decision.  The circumstances with the pandemic are adding to disconnection and dislocation socially, economically, and politically.

Amazingly, incredibly, and unbelievably hostile nations are messing with our upcoming election according to our own FBI, the President has said that if he does not win reelection, the election was "rigged".  Others are concerned that President Trump will not leave office if he loses the election.

It would be a pleasant surprise to see the upcoming election come off without any major incidents.  No voter suppression, no long lines, improved registration efforts and timely results would help give folks a chance regain confidence in a process that has been under stress for too long.

Too many eligible voters give up their right to vote because it does take some time, effort, and wisdom to make a choice.  It shouldn't be left to others to make that choice.