Thread by @ewanbirney

For my American colleagues - I don't have a vote and I have enough respect for democracy to realise that reasonable people can disagree with my opinion - but I urge you to above all vote and, if I was American, my vote would be clearly for Joe Biden

I say this as someone who had exposure to American politics in a nicer time, when "bleeding heart Republicans" and "fiscally conservative Democrats" could hammer out compromises that pushed cities, states and the country forward.

America has flaws, some feel very deep and increasingly raw such as the long journey to a new America that respects all its people inside it, and can truly leave racism in the past. Just bridging that divide alone would mean if I was American, I would vote for Biden

Leaving that big societal picture aside, I do think that Democrats thrust towards infrastructure funding, sensible healthcare funding (it is sooo complex; bamboozling in its complexity in the US), education is on the money.

Many of these things should be more bi-partisan than they are in this era of American politics - it is bizarre to watch the continued obsession of cultural aspects from the Republicans and a lack of stewardship and management of the economy, but ... that's the modern GOP.

I also find it completely amazing that science has become a largely political and partisan issue; the treatment of Dr Fauci in this pandemic by the administration is surreal. Again, this a consequence of GOP positioning, but it is yet another reason to vote Democrat

Anyway - I am an Americanophile Brit. I love America as a country and people. For what it is worth, if I was American, I would vote Biden.