All the inspiration you need

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If I were ever on a golf cart, here are some of the things you might hear me yell:

1) "Help! I've been kidnapped!"

2) "Why are my kidnappers forcing me to wear all this tacky synthetic-fiber sportswear?"

3) "Does the clubhouse make a mean mojito?"

4) "Nice ass!" (After I've visited the clubhouse and had a few too many mojitos)

I cannot imagine any circumstance under which I would feel the need to yell "White power!" Perhaps if I were especially excited to see a Martha White baking supplies delivery truck pulling up to my favorite grocery store. But even then, I think I could muster some restraint.

Sorry, I know it is not a funny situation, but it's either laugh or cry most days, and today I sweated all the tears out of my system by assembling some exercise equipment in an overly warm apartment. 

This particular incident--you know, the one where the King of the A-holes tweets a video of a couple riding on a golf cart yelling "White power!" as they pass by a group of protesters, then claims he didn't know (about this or about the Russian government paying a bounty to the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers? It's hard to keep up!)--feels like a new low for all of us.

So what's the solution? 

Vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote. And vote some more until it becomes a habit and you can see it make a difference. Because it will. If it didn't, so many people wouldn't be trying to stop you from doing so.

Even if you're feeling uninspired by this year's crop of candidates--and how absolutely precious of you for feeling that way!--vote as if your life depends upon it.

Because, whether you're dealing with racial hatred, police brutality, the Taliban, COVID-19, or a myriad of other tragedies, clearly your life and the lives of your fellow Americans does depend on your voting. Not doing so or doing so badly clearly has catastrophic effects on all us. 

The only inspiration you need right now is making sure your fellow Americans are safe and well. The revolution, or--choose your own adventure!--whatever it is you want to happen, can likely wait a little longer.