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We can fix this

 Hello friends,  I'd intended to speak my mind later in the fall closer to the election, but like a Quaker meeting I feel moved to talk today so I will. In short, this is my official endorsement of Joe Biden for President. The longer version will hopefully be clear if you keep reading.  To be blunt, I'm voting for the guy who isn't an asshole and I hope you do, too.  My circle runs a pretty wide spectrum from those of you who I know will never be convinced away from Trump to those of you who share forward-thinking values with me and find yourself deeply uncomfortable with Biden. This writing isn't meant to convince. It's meant to offer a quiet moral support to those who need consolation in a very dark hour. We will get through this. And it recalls the very difficult conversations I can remember having in late 2016 as Trump voters tried to explain themselves about what they'd done and why. This is meant to be a similar vein. It's where I'm at right now an