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The U.S. Election Cycle Is Too Damn Long
American elections are increasingly leading us to feel depressed, anxious, and stressed. One potential solution: Putting an end to constant electioneering.
Katelyn Burns
November 05, 2024
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“They have taken the Bridge and second hall… We cannot get out. The end comes. Drums, drums in the deep. They are coming. We cannot get out.”
As the election has neared, I’ve often thought about the above quoted lines from the fellowship’s journey through Moria for a couple reasons. First, I’m that kind of nerd and no, I will not read another book. But secondly, experiencing this campaign season as a trans person in the U.S. has felt like a long, endless march to a dark precipice—with no idea whether we will avoid falling off a cliff or if we’ll be forced to take the plunge.
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