In Ukraine the battle for democracy involves repelling an invasion by a tyrant. In the States we are going to be voting to keep our democracy. The battle is much more real for Ukrainians because life and death are on line whereas here in the States our national constitution is the only thing that will die if things don't go well with our midterm vote. So we Americans in the States have an easier road to hoe so to speak as all it requires is for the many of us to vote starting in 10 days in Minnesota and South Dakota where early voting begins.
In 10 days time the Ukrainians may well have recaptured most of its occupied territories and be well on its way to ending the nightmare putin invasion. In 10 days time the first chance for we Americans in the states to save our democracy begins. Many states follow quickly soon after so the election officially begins in 10 days. The timing of two nations working at different paradigms to save democracy is not only coincidental but existential. How we as humans decide to build our societies will be impacted by who wins these two battles. It looks to be that the Ukrainians are doing their part magnificently, against the odds by the way, to save democracy while we Americans are fighting uphill to accomplish the same.
But the wind is at the backs of we liberal/progressive/independents and if the course of the current mood holds the States may well claim democracy's victory on November 8th over anti democratic forces. Time will tell but as momentum is riding high in Ukraine the same can be felt here on the ground in the United States. As the Ukrainian people are all in on saving their democracy so should we here in the States be. Ukrainians fight to win and as such we Americans need to all vote to keep our democracy. We must be all in or the best of what a society can be will fall to the brutish dictators of the world and freedom, fairness, and opportunity will cease to exist for the vast majority of us.
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