Why I’m not trying to convince Republicans not to vote for the incumbent

I see the social media sites lighting up with political memes, passing on ‘the facts,’ and vociferously arguing for their candidate. I’m not joining in. I’ll support getting the vote out and I will point new voters to a good match with the right candidate. And I’ll try to tell people not to throw their vote away on a third, fourth, or fifth party candidate and not to get so disgusted they don’t vote.

But I won’t try to convert someone who has decided to vote for POTUS 45.

They already know.

They already know he is racist and promotes white supremist ideology and groups. They don’t care.

They already know he withheld vital information from the nation and lied about COVID-19 so as ‘not to cause panic’ and made the pandemic worse than it could have been. They don’t care.

They already know he rules on behalf of the ultra-wealthy and has no concern for the poor. They don’t care.

They already know he actively promotes police brutality. They don’t care.

They already know he has no respect for the suckers and losers who make up our military and veterans. They don’t care.

They already know unemployment was falling in the three years before his administration at the same rate it fell during the first three years of his administration. They don’t care.

They already know improving stock prices only help the moderately-to-very wealthy and do not show an improvement in the real national economy. They don’t care.

They already know he has the lowest moral rating of any president since Clinton. They don’t care.

They already know he cannot compose or speak a complete sentence. They don’t care.

They already know America has fallen to the lowest level of respect of every other nation in the world. They don’t care.

They already know he and his family have profited by his presidency through nepotism and government contracts. They don’t care.

They already know how many of his appointees and closest advisors have been convicted of crimes (and many then pardoned by him). They don’t care.

They already know he lies about what is happening, what he’ll do, and how he’ll make America great again. They don’t care.

When half the nation can see this and still not care, it is a waste of breath to try to convert them. They will justify their blind loyalty with made up facts and fear of the opposition. They will deny any evidence contrary to what they have decided to believe and what they have dug up ‘evidence’ to support.

This is the party of ‘I don’t care.’