In the past, some presidential elections offered marginal differences between the two major party candidates. While many may remember the “horses and bayonettes” joke President Obama cunningly played on challenger Mitt Romney in one of the 2012 presidential debates, the two candidates actually agreed on many policy issues which could have used a more controversial discussion. It was actually much more entertaining and educating to watch the debates of the lesser known parties candidates (Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson etc.) that year.
This year however, things are different: We have the choice between free enterprise market capitalism and government-directed socialism (both have been tried out around the world many times, so we even have an idea of what we will get). We have the choice between freedom and government directed control of our lives in hope of less risk to contract a comparatively harmless virus. Whether you believe that looting and arson or safe communities and civil liberties are more effective in empowering people, you have a candidate agreeing with your position. Whether you think all lives are valuable, or only some, you can express that with your vote.
There is an actual choice this year.