I have been asked by a few friends this very pertinent question: As a citizen of Malaysia, a country thousands of kilometres away from the United States of America, why do I care so much about the 2020 U.S. Elections?
The answer to that is very simple: Because I am hungry for the truth to prevail. I am desperate for justice, for hope – to know that it is not me who is crazy; it is the world that has taken a turn into insanity.
Not Many Green (Great) Ideas
I don’t need to like a leader to believe in his leadership, you might argue. But the thing is, when it comes to Donald J. Trump, his policies aren’t even great (or green, for that matter) to start with. Don’t get me started on his decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement. You don’t need to be a sustainability advocate or a tree-hugger to know in no uncertain terms that that’s environmental suicide.
Putting that huge issue aside, the very Trumpian behaviour and attitude displayed by the sitting president of the United States of America and his blindly-loyal pack of followers is absolutely despicable. If I had children (and believe you me that my kids would be as feisty, if not more than their parents), they would question the role models we adults have forced upon them.
Trumps’ speeches are purely about putting down Biden & the Democrats. He’s not talking about how he’ll protect and uplift Americans. He’s just busy playing up his ‘victory’ and labelling the elections a fraud.
Is this the kind of man I want to rule the world? Is it the kind of leadership you want for your children and grandchildren? Don’t we have enough bigoted narcissistic men in power?
I Support Murder, Just Not For Unborn Children
If you’re a devout Christian or Catholic, but you choose to vote and/or support Trump, do us a favour and renounce your religion. There is no God in Heaven, Earth or any other dimension who would condone a leader like Trump.
You’re happy because he doesn’t like the LGBTQ community? Do us a favour – don’t call yourself Godly. It’ doesn’t matter how many Bible classes you’ve taught, or how many people you’ve converted. I’ll say it here: It’s extremely un-Christian, and very un-Catholic to support a man who has been responsible for over 230, 000 deaths.
Supporting Donald Trump means you support the murder of innocent people. Oh, but NO, you say. Trump is against the killing of unborn children and THAT’S WHY I support him.
However, if you’re a woman and a supporter of Donald Trump, please remember that you’re setting us back about a hundred years of progress.
While you judge abandoned mothers-to-be for wanting to choose the option of abortion, I judge you for voting and/or supporting this man. Because this very same man has told his pack of Proud Boys to standby. This man is ready to sacrifice YOUR life without a second thought, just to stay in power.
But you support him for defending the rights of unborn children? When this man is finished, you won’t even be here. You would have sacrificed everything, for nothing. By supporting this man, you have willingly written off the rights of your daughters and granddaughters to have a choice over their own bodies, amongst other unforeseen consequences.
Operating Outside the Law
Trump and his band of Republican stooges have shamelessly tried to stop the counting of votes in Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. I judge him greatly for that because he has no balls to let democracy do its job. In the states where he is winning, he has no qualms declaring victory.
There is no basis in law for him to legally stop the counting of US Election 2020 votes, yet since early October, the Trump administration have pushed their litigation agenda continuously. According to Kate Shaw, ABC News Correspondent and Legal Analyst, he has every intention of playing up this component of his campaign, stoking division and hate in the process.
This isn’t law. This isn’t politics. This is THEATRE. It is a deliberate show of authoritarianism.
This is an attempt to stop democracy to stay in power.
Behind the scenes, Trump has been waxing conspiracies of election fraud. However, what he’s protesting is merely the American democracy working as it should.
He has NO power to stop the counting of votes. He is scared and insecure because he knows that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail-in or absentee ballots, many of which have remained uncounted at the time of writing.
The Supreme Court is not going to stop the votes, neither is the Senate. Even some right-thinking Republicans are not going to go along with his dog-whistling.
More Than Just Politically Stupid
Political pundits are calling his actions, not only politically stupid, but dangerous. He was doing fine until he started with the fraud stuff, really. But all his actions are really going to drive the country apart even further. This is a step too far, even for the Trump cult.
What we need to be ready for is him denying the election results if they don’t go in his favour. He will be a sore loser, there is no doubt about that.
Former U.S. Senator and ABC News Contributor Heidi Heitkamp points out just how dangerous the U.S. President’s dog-whistling truly is. He is the one motivating his people to slow down buses full of Biden supporters. He calls on his people to standby and wait – to be ready for an attack.
May Justice And Hope Prevail
It is officially 2am in America, two days after Election Day. From Malaysia, I wait with bated breath and offer prayers to my American brothers and sisters. Please let the truth prevail. May justice be delivered to those who have been wronged. And may the perpetrators fear the consequences of their crimes.
I care about the outcome of this elections because I care about the people who stand to get hurt. But more than anything, I pray for a positive outcome because I so desperately want to see one shred of evidence that my hope is not in vain.
