Hell no! That has been the approach since the Civil Rights Movement, but these bastards have only spit in the face of high-minded people with Reagan to Bush to Clementine Caligula. The way to defeat them is by taking away their power to do harm.
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Protest does not take anyone’s power away, it asks others to exercise their power. At least that’s how I understand it. So if changing hearts & minds is (understandably) not the goal, does taking away power occur through a democratic process? I don’t mean to suggest that’s the only moral means.
jan 25, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
Equal justice and democratic rigor sustain it. If either had been done honestly and diligently, the current administration would not ignore or gaslight a Nazi salute. And Kamala Harris would be President.
jan 25, 2025, 10:18 pm • 0 0 • view
The Democratic Party is disingenuous in their capitalistic capitulations and shallow diversity. They placate Republicans who’ve in action been honest that they are a white supremacist party and willing upend the US to achieve their goals.
jan 25, 2025, 10:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Do you see power being taken away through the democratic process (sounds like maybe if so, with a 3rd party)? I get why “vote harder” can fail to persuade given recent events. Or do you see taking power away outside of the democratic process? If so what does that look like? Or some sort of mix?
jan 25, 2025, 10:39 pm • 0 0 • view
Considering where we are if the Democratic Party doesn’t become a hardcore progressive pro-union party, we hard ungently fucked. The fact that any of us has to coerce our representatives to fight fascism and support progressive legislation is wild af.
jan 26, 2025, 1:47 am • 0 0 • view
Completely agree on that last point. Absolutely batshit times.
jan 26, 2025, 1:53 am • 0 0 • view