• fluxion@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    We are certainly in a stronger position than woman when they had no right to vote, or black Americans during the civil rights era.

    I know this is bad but we can’t be whiny bitches about it and give up the moment the scale tips in their favor.

    Freedom is still a strong message that can resonate. Professionalism and sound economic policy too. I suspect they will be even more greatly appreciated by then…

    Sure, fake elections are a possibility, but with overwhelming exit polling and local activists doing everything they can to provide accurate vote tallies we can at least make it abundantly clear if 2028 ends up stolen. Illegitimate power leaves MAGA exposed to a broad range of potential challenges.

    Or maybe not.

    But at least be ready for that moment if it comes and don’t actively discourage others from doing the same. If MAGA can fight this hard for complete bullshit nonsense from some billionaire that openly manipulates them, then we can fight harder for the rights of our children and future generations.

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      14 days ago

      I’m not discouraging anybody from acting. Compassion in the moment is always the way and we need to organize to minimize the suffering regardless.

      Climate change is here. And the election went the way it did. Nations are impermanent like everything else.

      That was my point about the country possibly never recovering. We need to organize outside of electoral politics in our local communties.

      The Democrats can’t save us and they weren’t doing a good job with the to begin with. Hopefully they will use the filibuster to minimize the worst of it.