Recently, comedian/actor/writer Louis C.K. had a few things he needed to get off his chest, so he wrote an email to his fans addressing his feelings about the 2016 presidential candidates in general and Donald Trump in particular. It’s safe to say that Louis C.K. weighed in:

“P.S.: Please stop it with voting for Trump.

“And I’m not advocating for Hillary or Bernie. I like them both but frankly I wish the next president was a conservative only because we had Obama for eight years and we need balance. And not because I particularly enjoy the conservative agenda. I just think the government should reflect the people. And we are about 40 percent conservative and 40 percent liberal. When I was growing up and when I was a younger man, liberals and conservatives were friends with differences. They weren’t enemies. And it always made sense that everyone gets a president they like for a while and then hates the president for a while. But it only works if the conservatives put up a good candidate. A good smart conservative to face the liberal candidate so they can have a good argument and the country can decide which way to go this time.

“Trump is not that. He’s… a bigot. He is dangerous.

“He already said he would expand libel laws to sue anyone who ‘writes a negative hit piece’ about him. He says ‘I would open up the libel laws so we can sue them and win lots of money. Not like now. These guys are totally protected.’ He said that. He has promised to decimate the first amendment. And he said that Paul Ryan, speaker of the house will ‘pay’ for criticizing him.

“Please pick someone else. Like John Kasich. I mean that guy seems okay. I don’t like any of them myself but if you’re that kind of voter please go for a guy like that. It feels like between him and either democrat we’d have a decent choice. It feels like a healthier choice.

“The whole game feels rigged and it’s not going anywhere but down anymore. I feel that way sometimes.

“And that voting for Trump is… it’s a version of national suicide. Somehow we can’t help it. I mean I can’t wait to read about Trump every day. It’s a rush. But you have to know this is not healthy.

“If you are a true conservative, don’t vote for Trump. He is not one of you. He is one of him. Everything you have heard him say that you liked; if you look hard enough you will see that he one day said the exact opposite. He is playing you.

“In fact, if you do vote for Trump, at least look at him very carefully first. You owe that to the rest of us. Know and understand who he is. Spend one hour on google and just read it all. I don’t mean listen to me or listen to liberals who put him down. Listen to your own people. Listen to John McCain.

“Do you really want a guy to be president who threatens John McCain? Because John McCain cautiously and intelligently asked for people to be thoughtful before voting for him? He didn’t even insult Trump. He just asked you to take a good look. And Trump told him to look out.

“Remember that Trump entered this race by saying that McCain is not a war hero. A guy who was shot down, body broken and kept in a POW camp for years. Trump said ‘I prefer the guys who don’t get caught.’ Why did he say that? He said it because he’s a bully and every bully knows that when you enter a new school yard, you go to the toughest most respected guy on the yard and you punch him in the nose. If you are still standing after, you’re the new boss.

“Again, I’m not saying vote democrat. If Hillary ends up president it should be because she faced the best person you have and you and I both chose her or him or whoever. Trump is not your best. He’s the worst of all of us. He’s a symptom to a problem that is very real.”

Louis C.K. concluded that Trump is “not a monster. He’s a sad man. Give him another TV show. Let him pay to put his name on buildings. But please stop voting for him.”

Here are my takeaways from Louis’s email. One, he wants a conservative to win the White House in 2016. Two, he didn’t endorse any candidate. Three, he asked you to do your due diligence and vote for the best candidate to address your political concerns. Four, he’s right when he stated that back in the day, liberals and conservatives were friends with differences.

Our current political discourse is not at all a laughing matter. It’s actually very serious.

Ultimately, I don’t know if Louis C.K.’s weigh-in will matter to most Americans, but it should.