I'm Struggling With This Decision. Time Is Running Out

The 2024 US presidential election is less than a month out and many states have already sent out early ballots to their citizens. The time to decide is coming ever closer and have no idea who I am going to vote for or if at all. Well let me be clear, the Harris/Walz ticket is a no go for me as they represent more of the same policies of the Biden administration. As someone who takes a holistic view of things, what Biden did while in office wasn't 100 percent all bad.

I think trying to wipe away the debts for millions of Americans struggling with college debt isn't bad policy because college education isn't what it used to be. I went to college and for some it is beneficial if you are going into a specific line of work such as education or law school. For the vast majority of people who go to these overpriced universities are going there to party and for the "experience".

The propaganda of go to college, get a good job and buy a house has been crammed down everyone's throat for so long that it is considered normal to be in debt when you graduate. I see Biden trying to rectify some of this with his attempt to wipe away debt. Again not an endorsement but give credit when its due.

I also like that fact that the Biden administration has made American manufacturing and green jobs a priority of his administration with his Inflation Reduction Act passed 2 years ago. It looks like it has benefitted Republicans states to the tune of $161 billion.

I do like the fact that he stood by Ukraine and has provided weapons and resources to Ukraine to help it defend itself. I don't know if there is some conspiracy behind why the war was started or Russia geopolitical motivations for starting the war, all I know is innocent victims are being killed by Russian military hardware and that is not ok morally.

If America or Americans are going to be known for something, let it be known that we stand by our friends. That's how I live my life and I'm yours as well. We don't abandon friends in need. Imagine if we were in Ukraine's situation, wouldn't we want a friend to come to our aid?

Again this isn't a ringing endorsement of the Biden Administration as they have done significant harm to our creditworthiness and national debt crisis. The country is $35 trillion in debt and counting with no credible plan to get this under control. They are going to pass the buck to whoever gets elected in November. This is incredibly reckless and stupid on their part to not even attempt to reign in the debt.

I know Trump or Harris will continue the big spending policies that is going to turn us into Argentina someday. This gravy train that we are on right now will not last forever. Mark my words.
This is going to blow up in our face in spectacular fashion. Now on to Trump.

Trump Is More Of The Same

My value align more with the Republican party and I am torn between holding my nose and voting for Trump knowing his baggage, voting third party or not voting at all. I judge Trump the same way I do the Biden Administration. Trump did some good things while he was in office such as trying to curb illegal immigration by building a wall.

I was very much in favor of that as I think uncontrolled immigration is horrible for the country and creates are false expectation from illegal immigrants that we will provide for them. So I give him kudos for trying but he wasn't ultimately successful because he didn't know how to play the game and keep his mouth shut.

Honestly if he stayed off Twitter but his nose to the grindstone he could have got so much more done and gone down as one of the most successful presidents in modern times. He had that kind of potential but now that is all gone.

Even if he is elected again in November, he will get hardly any help from Democrats to get anything done. They will be on their war path again of trying to stymie anything and everything he does, even if it is for the good of the American people. Do we really want to go through ANOTHER 4 years of this? I sure as hell don't.

Also lets not forget 2020, Jan.6th and the whole COVID fiasco that was. Trump seems incredibly proud of the vaccines that have been known to cause irreparable vaccine injury or the fact that he supported unconstitutional lockdowns or let it passively happen state by state violating our freedoms as American citizens.

Jan. 6th is another mark against him. If he knew he lost why the fuck did he push the election was stolen narrative? To soothe his ego? Fuck that shit. Multiple people died because he pushed this narrative that turned out to be false. This really gets under my skin. Case after case was thrown out in court and multi million dollar lawsuits against Tucker Carlson were settled out of court. This alone should disqualify Trump in my eyes.

Throw in his support for the genocidal war in Gaza, and this makes it incredibly hard to vote for him.

Buuut there are two things that are making me reconsider voting for him. Trump's 180 on Bitcoin and freeing Ross Ulbricht. I don't know if Trump's change of heart on Bitcoin is genuine or not but it does seem that he is starting to understand how important Bitcoin is and can be for the future of the country.

Even if he hasn't had a change of heart personally, as long as he puts people in his administration that will leave Bitcoin alone is a victory in itself. In addition to have a friendly regulatory environment, it has been stated numerous times that a Trump victory will cause the Bitcoin price to go up. Who doesn't want that right?

This is the rub, do I vote for a person with his history or do I vote third party or not vote at all?
My conscience is leaning towards voting third party or not voting at all. The deal breaker for is providing arms that are used to kill innocent people. This might be a naïve on my part but it really doesn't sit well with me at all. How do you guys feel about this?