So I just woke up to the fact that even though I am from Finland, which is in Northern Europe and about as far as you can get from the States, that even from my point of view the US election this year is basically the biggest political event in the world. Therefore I am interested to hear whether or not fellow skateboarders that are eligible to vote plan to use their vote or possibly think "it doesn't matter".
How I see it as a citizen of this same earth that we all share:
Even though the whole decade of 2010-2020 was politically affected by the same disease called "populism" pretty much everywhere, it is crystal clear that after the electing of Trump in 2016 it has definitely gotten worse in a lot of countries around the world. I don't know how aware you are of this in the United States, but it is pretty amazing how much US politics are covered in news all around the world and how big impact this clown show of current POTUS has in world politics. Every country has its own far right wing group of "politicians", who after the recent development openly support any madness that Trump has to offer.
What I am trying to say is: as a citizen of this planet I wish I could vote for Biden/Harris in this election. I don't know Biden or Harris very well, but that's not the point here. Pretty much anything is better for the global politics than Trump. So please: if you are eligible to vote and not sure if you are going to use your vote: use your vote. It is probably much more important than you thought. There are a lot of us who really, really hope that the global political shift to more reasonable way of life continues with this election. We have recently had very good results in Finland in 2019 and now in New Zealand just recently.
Thank you if you read this, thank you if you use your vote.
Tommi Saarikivi, skateboarder for the past 32 years
Finland