Where were these fools during the RNC? There was a fraction of this fervor.
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Republicans are ontologically evil. Pick any topic, situation, policy, etc. They're going to do the worst thing possible. There's no negotiating, convincing, appealing to morality. They're evil. Full stop.
Some people have this wild expectation that the Democrats should be better. Crazy I know.
While we're on the subject. Why are democrats so averse to progress? That's their job. Repubs are regression, dems should be progress. But while the dems move at a glacial pace if at all, the repubs can get their shit together to roll us back by decades almost immediately.
Well done reading the article. Literally point #1
But what about whataboutism - if these protesters weren't willing to protest whataboutism how can we trust them!
I respect their right to speak their mind. However, I believe there are other efforts currently where we can make a much bigger impact.
There are some huge issues on the table: fascist takeover, at least two genocides in different parts of the world we are involved with, systemic racism, LBGTQ rights, and many more.
We could get hung up on any one, and be correct in protesting that what we’re doing isn’t enough, to the only party even likely to entertain it.
But we won’t even have the option to protest if fascism successfully subverts democracy. Those protests only work if Trump doesn’t win. Project 2025 will not condone dissent.
I feel strongly about each of these issues, and agree with the protestors, but I feel that I am best served helping people register to vote/check registration status, supporting down-ballot dems, speaking against any Mom’s For Hate speakers in our PTA meetings, etc.
My main goal is to work to ensure that we have the ability to protest those important topics in a Post-Trump democracy, where the public has more bandwidth to energize. None of what we will happen if Trump cheats his way to the Oval Office again.
I'll agree with one point: protesting is all they have left. It isn't going to get anywhere as the bluff will get called and may actually hurt support by annoying staunch anti-Trump friendlies, but, it s all they have left so go for it. Keep throwing your tantrum until you're spent, then vote Blue as it's your only real choice and everyone knows it.
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