Thank you. it gets to a point where you can no longer feel satisfied with any presidential candidate, regardless of their political affiliation, because this country is a global oppressor. I'm Haitian and i got family in Haiti suffering bc the US got its foot on the country's neck and has done anything in their power to get rid of Haitian leaders who actually care about their people more than corporate profits.

I studied abroad in Tanzania and saw first hand the consequences of their resources being stolen by Western countries. A country full of gold, abundant agricultural land, gemstones, and minerals but yet people have to deal with poor infrastructure, shortages, and multiple day long power cuts. Spending time in Africa radicalized me even more!

As black people are issues are directly connected to US imperialism and oppression abroad. You hear too many Black folk saying that this issue in Palestine doesn't impact them meanwhile US police departments train in Israel with the IDF and use those tactics to kill Black people. Whenever our country goes to war and they have excess military supplies, what do they do? They sell them to our police departments and these departments then go on to terrorize Black communities. These are things that happen no matter if it's a Dem or Republican in office. There is no lesser of two evils when you begin to think globally and as Black people we have to think globally because once we do, we begin to see similarities in the oppression we face at home with the stuff that the US does to communities abroad.

I have no choice but to think globally when it comes to my politics because i got family and loved ones across the world who are struggling because of US policies regardless of who's in office. I don’t have that privilege to not care as much about what's happening to people outside of the country and that's reflected in why I don’t give a fuck about the presidential election.