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I've written before on here about the urgency of white supremacy.
Nowhere is it more blatant than in the way establishment Democrats frame elections, honestly.
Nowhere is it more blatant than in the way establishment Democrats frame elections, honestly.
Trump is absolutely an unprecedented emergency.
Politics, all of politics, is the art of negotiating unprecedented emergency.
Time and time again, we let ourselves get Shock Doctrined into ignoring our values/needs because of the horror of the emergency in front of it.
Politics, all of politics, is the art of negotiating unprecedented emergency.
Time and time again, we let ourselves get Shock Doctrined into ignoring our values/needs because of the horror of the emergency in front of it.
The fact is, we have always lived in a time of emergency.
For those of us that are white, it was an emergency in the distance, and emergency we could ignore.
Trump has made the emergency much harder to ignore, but it is not new.
It has always been there.
For those of us that are white, it was an emergency in the distance, and emergency we could ignore.
Trump has made the emergency much harder to ignore, but it is not new.
It has always been there.
I'm done voting #BlueNoMatterWho
If the candidate is not progressive =NO VOTE. From this point it's policy or nothing. Either endorse the working class or we form another party. Establishment corporatist Democrats are on their own and I'm calling out all of your bs
If the candidate is not progressive =NO VOTE. From this point it's policy or nothing. Either endorse the working class or we form another party. Establishment corporatist Democrats are on their own and I'm calling out all of your bs
You can call it helping Trump, I call it vetting leadership. I'm never going to be okay knowingly electing a rapist to public office.
#BelieveTara
I'm never going to be okay electing an official that gropes and oddly sniffs little girls and women.
That's creepy as hell!
#BelieveTara
I'm never going to be okay electing an official that gropes and oddly sniffs little girls and women.
That's creepy as hell!
The Democratic party insults my intelligence. They think I didn't notice they hand picked Joe Biden? They think I didn't notice the consorted effort by all candidates to drop out and endorse him on the same day? Somebody has one hell of a hand on the purse string
I never supported Bernie, but I can sympathize with his supporters. The #BlueNoMatterWho tag is full of people using the same arguments from 2016.
The problem is, these people don't feel represented by the Dems at all. No amount of "but SCOTUS" will change their minds.
The problem is, these people don't feel represented by the Dems at all. No amount of "but SCOTUS" will change their minds.
Like, maybe people deserve to have a candidate that they're enthusiastic about instead of a "lesser of two evils" that the establishment circled the wagons around in order to exploit their name recognition to stomp out a candidate they feared?
It is certainly a repeat of 2016.
It is certainly a repeat of 2016.
The DNC needs to get its shit together if they want to survive. Millennials are the largest voting bloc, and they represent a huge chunk of Bernie supporters. Punching them and telling them to "fall in line" for a second general in a row is gonna have consequences.
My #NeverBiden rant and final response to #BlueNoMatterWho
Like 45% of the country I'm neither a democrat or a republican.
As a leftist, voting blue has been a necessary evil because we're held hostage by a two party system.
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Like 45% of the country I'm neither a democrat or a republican.
As a leftist, voting blue has been a necessary evil because we're held hostage by a two party system.
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I have liberal friends who agree with that assessment, and then wag a finger at me and say "But Trump!"
I've heard that for the entirety of my voting life when criticizing Dems:
"But Bush!"
"But Bush!"
"But McCain!"
"But the Tea Party!"
"But Romney!"
"But Trump!"
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I've heard that for the entirety of my voting life when criticizing Dems:
"But Bush!"
"But Bush!"
"But McCain!"
"But the Tea Party!"
"But Romney!"
"But Trump!"
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Why is it those of us who are opposed to war, consider climate action to be inescapably urgent, and appalled by income inequality are always the ones who are asked to compromise?
(Listen to @CitationsPod ep on purity politics if you doubt this)
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(Listen to @CitationsPod ep on purity politics if you doubt this)
soundcloud.com/citationsneedeā¦
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I continue to believe @ewarren is by far the best Dem candidate. But, and it's hard to acknowledge this, she's not going to win. @amyklobuchar is very capable. She's not going to win either. @petebuttigieg has had a good run. He's not going to win either. Neither is @tomsteyer.
For the record, I still think @kamalaharris would have been the best, most unifying, Dem candidate. But of course, she is long gone from the race as are other very talented and capable candidates like @corybooker and @juliancastro. So where does that leave us?
The next president of the United States is going to be Donald Trump, @berniesanders, @joebiden or @mikebloomberg. It is probably one of the first two unless the latter two pool their efforts and gain the support of Pete & Amy. That's the cold hard reality of where we are.
So to all those who say, it's early, none of the primary stuff so far matters--1357 delegates will be decided on Super Tuesday. March 3. A week from this coming Tuesday. 9 days. Which means what's happened so far is super relevant as it sets the narrative for that.
The heart of that narrative is that Bernie Sanders is strong and to date no centrist alternative has emerged as compelling enough to challenge him. This is in part because he has tapped into demographic and generational changes in the Democratic Party.
It is in part due to the fact that he has tapped into a desire on the part of voters to produce real change. It is in part due to the fact that he is seen as the anti-Trump (despite foolish comparisons from the commenting class suggesting they are the same).
#BlueNoMatterWho must be more than a slogan. Democrats & all Americans need to recognize the stakes in November. Trump is an existential threat to our democracy, as great as any we have faced. He is a threat to our justice system. He is a threat to our international standing.
A Trump victory in 2020 with the GOP holding the Senate and perhaps winning the House would result in a generation of political, extremist judges, gutting our system of checks and balances, undercutting the rule of law, attacking the weakest among us, strengthening our enemies.
Champion your candidates. But when the dust settles, support the Democratic candidate no matter who it is, work for them, raise money for them, canvas for them, go door to door for them, drive voters to work for them, fight voter suppression for them.
I'm #BlueNoMatterWho and favor @ewarren among the candidates. But all Dems need to work to stop the misleading narrative that @berniesanders is somehow the Democratic Party's Donald Trump. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Sanders--whatever you may think of his supporters or whatever critiques you may have of specific policy positions he holds--is committed to leading a government that serves all the people again rather than the 1% served by Trump.
Sanders is committed to fighting inequality, creating opportunities for all Americans, combatting the climate crisis, investing in America's future rather wasteful defense spending, and ensuring that all Americans have the healthcare coverage they deserve.
So, #BlueNoMatterWho. For sure. Big time. Even if I am only really enthusiastic about two of the candidates.
But, folks, do me a favor, let's meet right after the election & have a little conversation about how deeply fucked up both U.S. political parties are. We can do better.
But, folks, do me a favor, let's meet right after the election & have a little conversation about how deeply fucked up both U.S. political parties are. We can do better.
And please, don't get me wrong, the GOP is incomparably worse than the Dem Party. GOP is anti-American, racist, misogynist & corrupt in the extreme. But the political establishments in both parties are brain-dead and so twisted by money & special interests they daily fail us.
The person who gets this best and understands the costs to us all is @ewarren and that is why I support her most enthusiastically. But we are at one of those moments where a political reset in this country is needed--in our laws, in our institutions, in our priorities. Urgently.
Due to Trump's assassination of Soleimani:
1. Iran has vowed revenge against US citizens
2. Iraq has voted to expel US troops from Iraq
3. Deterrant operations against ISIS had to be ceased
If you are thinking of protest voting against the Democratic nominee....WTF?
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1. Iran has vowed revenge against US citizens
2. Iraq has voted to expel US troops from Iraq
3. Deterrant operations against ISIS had to be ceased
If you are thinking of protest voting against the Democratic nominee....WTF?
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Aside from setting the Middle Eat on fire, think of all of the things Trump has done:
1. Kids in cages
2. Attempted to repeal health care for 20 million people
3. Blown up the deficit with tax cuts for the wealthy
4. Blackmailing foreign powers
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1. Kids in cages
2. Attempted to repeal health care for 20 million people
3. Blown up the deficit with tax cuts for the wealthy
4. Blackmailing foreign powers
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The list goes on and on.
But you don't think the nominee is progressive enough?
You think the nominee is too progressive?
Jesus H. Christ! Get your head on straight.
I don't care if it's Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, or any of them in between.
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But you don't think the nominee is progressive enough?
You think the nominee is too progressive?
Jesus H. Christ! Get your head on straight.
I don't care if it's Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, or any of them in between.
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There is only one person that I agree with 100% of the time on policy, morality, campaign strategy, fundraising, choice of staff and advisors, etc... and I'm not running for President.
So I'm supporting the candidate that inspires me the most - @PeteButtigieg
There is only one person that I agree with 100% of the time on policy, morality, campaign strategy, fundraising, choice of staff and advisors, etc... and I'm not running for President.
So I'm supporting the candidate that inspires me the most - @PeteButtigieg
My support for Mayor Pete is not a rejection of any of the other fantastic candidates running this year and I will have no problem getting behind the ultimate winner of the primary, which is why I'm #bluenomatterwho. But until we have a nominee, Pete will have my full support.
And he has that support in spite of places where I disagree with him on policy, or staffing, or fundraising, or campaign strategy. He has my support because he inspires me and makes me optimistic about the future in many different ways.
