Eight years ago when he won the office for the first time, I said that the primary danger to look out for in the Trump era was people lowering their professional and ethical standards to try to defeat him, or because they envied his success. I was right.
I also mention that only to make it maximally embarrassing to say that I will cast a vote for Donald Trump and J. D. Vance today. That involves changing my standards too. I used to be much more precious about my franchise, and consequently I’ve refused to vote in every election since 2004 because I never felt I was able to send the appropriate or worthwhile message with it. This pose I now deem excessively precious. I was taking myself too seriously — and my vote not seriously enough.
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