Wednesday, November 07, 2018

U.S. mid-term elections

So today is the day.

The day when we know if the U.S. is actually a country which stands for equal rights and the rule of law, or if it has all along been a racist and misogynist country hiding behind politically correct words.

Personally, I don't think the polls matter, or reflect the real situation. Look at what the polls said for 2016.

Polls are based on people who are willing to respond to them. But elections are based on people who are willing to vote. They may sound similar, but are fundamentally different. The former is about communicating a choice. The latter is about making a choice. Polls have a sample size, and may be biased depending on how the samples are selected. Election results do not have a sample size; the "sample" is the fact, there is no error in it.

In a way, today is the day the U.S. shows the world its true colors. Will it be the stars and stripes? Or the Confederate flag? Or the Nazi one?

Show us who you are, America, so that we can know whether to love or hate you.

But whatever the case, there will continue to be confusion in the U.S. for the years to come. And China will be laughing.

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