You're not wrong.

I remember 25 years ago, sitting out the national anthem at a college football game and some asshole from Texas threatening to knock me out. 9/11 had just happened and the country was neck deep in a performative patriotic mourning ritual.

But I knew where this was headed, and I wasn't wrong. Voting for the red team or the blue team doesn't matter. Voting gives us no meaningful power nationally.

There's still good happening on the local level, at least, but that doesn't make much difference for you all outside the US.