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I want to admit something.
In 2014 (my HS grad year), I left HS as a Catholic Republican. I had never taken the opportunity to dive into politics and just kinda went off of what my family believed.
I was pro-choice, I was anti-gay marriage, I was anti-immigration,
In 2014 (my HS grad year), I left HS as a Catholic Republican. I had never taken the opportunity to dive into politics and just kinda went off of what my family believed.
I was pro-choice, I was anti-gay marriage, I was anti-immigration,
I was anti-government help, I was the definition of a true republican but then I started to meet people who weren’t like me and I started deviate from some of my beliefs and needed up voting 3rd party in 2016.
I knew that I wouldn’t vote for Trump because there were too many of policies I disagreed with, but Hillary wasn’t any better, so I settled on a 3rd party candidate.
The next 4 years were life changing. I made the decision to just start listening and learning about all viewpoints and that was the best decision I ever made. PoC, LGBTQ+ and other people from minority groups explained to me their views and why some political candidates
Election could threaten their well-being and that really started to hit home and it’s thanks to those people brave enough to speak up for themselves that I had my change of heart.
Donald Trump winning this election probably wouldn’t change my life much, in fact, being an upper middle class white male, it probably would make my life better. Biden getting elected probably doesn’t change my life all that much either.
But here’s the thing, this is about me. This about the millions of Americans whose voices have been suppressed and silenced. I voted for those people. I don’t Biden can fix everything and he won’t fix everything, but I think he can start us back to a path of recovery and progress
So to the PoC, the LGBTQ+ community, their allies and everyone else that is underrepresented, keep sharing your story and keep educating people, because it works. You’ll find people that will listen. I know my change of heart isn’t the only one.
