Look I donated to and voted for Harris, and urged others to do the same.

But I'm not in the turd polishing business, and that's what Democrats expect their base to do, over and over again.

I do live in the U.S., and I'm acutely aware that it's not a law of nature. It won't endure forever, as some sort of fundamental human condition. It may feel that way because it's always been there, even in our great-grandparents' lifetimes, by we're seeing how fragile it actually is. The nation and its values have to be maintained, as any system has to. Voting for the lesser evil every time, rather than doing the maintenance, will catch up to us. There won't always be a next time to attempt a non-evil candidate.

It ain't fair, there's not always a solution or a good option, but that's life. We need better than what Harris offered, or we're cooked.