Portugal is going to the ballot box for the 3rd time in 3 years. What a shame, I must say. 2 governments fell with corruption scandals, and now we’ll elect a new one.

It seems that this government is gonna be reelected. Nobody I want to vote for has even a remote chance of winning, but I’m happy that there’s at least 1 party that I don’t find thoroughly dreadful… I think our Communist party is mediocre, but I like some of their points… I don’t like others. They’re a little too anti-EU for my liking, I think I lean way more federalist than they do. There’s another party that I like, to a certain extent, though I think they have a really weak program. They do a lot of talking, like “we want this” “this is the goal” but then the practical ideas are very… Loose, let’s say. I don’t feel comfortable voting for them, based on that. However, looking at their motions in parliament… It does seem that I’m more aligned with what they’re actually doing…

I suppose, at the end of the day, that’s what I should guide my vote with.

I’ve also been thinking about wars, recently. There’s the war in eastern Congo, Palestine, Ukraine… Trade wars too, I mean, there’s just — I don’t know — there’s so much going on, it feels overwhelming…