Do you know the difference between standing up for something and lashing out? Because I do.
It's funny isn't it how for compromise trolls, standing up for other people is always always always framed as "wanting to destroy" the people bullying them?

How taking a stand against injustice is always "lashing out?"

How defense is equally as aggressive as the attack?
It's almost— *almost* —as if concern trolls are actually aligned with the bullies.

It's *almost* as if they know that compromise helps bullies, who have no interest in compromise but appreciate complicity, but that someone fighting back doesn't help bullies.

Almost exactly.
The two sides are not Republican and Democrat.

They're abuser and those who align against the abuse.

If you align with abusers, you're on their side. I appreciate the vote, though.

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6 Nov
White people are the problem.

There are probably other, lesser, takeaways from this election, too.
The question is, what could possibly shock white people enough to turn away from our nation's foundational lies, rooted in white supremacy?

Being abandoned to die in a global pandemic won't do it.

The active dismantling of democracy in broad daylight won't do it

What, then?
Active threats to national security? Nope.

Praising murderous dictators? Nope.

The demolition of our global standing in the world? Nope.

A trade war that decimates the farming industry? Nope.

Trillion dollar tax cuts to billionaires at the expense of working people? Nope.
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5 Nov
B: I'm going to kill all of you
A: Hey let's compromise on that
B: Sounds good
A: I'd like you to kill none of us
B: Nothing doing
A: OK how about you only kill half of us
B: Sure, great
A: And then you'll stop killing right?
B: Oh yes absolutely
A: Shake on it partner
B: lol ok
B: Hey I still want to kill all of you
A: You already killed half
B: Yeah but I want more
A: Can we compromise on that?
B: lol, really?
A: Yes, to show I'm reasonable
B: uh ok
A: I'd like you to kill none of us
B: no way
A: OK how about you only kill half of us
B: this is awesome
C: what are you doing?
A: what do you mean?
C: you let him kill 75% of us
A: yes but he wanted to kill us ALL
C: he IS killing us all!
B: hey man I still need to kill
A: fine but only half
B: cool
C: WHAT THE FUCK MAN?
A: I just saved half of us
C: YOU DID NOT
A: you're welcome
Read 4 tweets
5 Nov
If McConnel keeps the Senate, it's time to acknowledge the reality that there is no longer a deliberative body known as "The Senate," but only a hijacked blockade to governance, and Biden should appoint who he wants during their recess by executive order.
This would not be an unprecedented damage to our governmental norms. It would be an acknowledgement of the reality that our governmental norms have *already been destroyed,* and as necessary as seizing control of a cockpit from a pilot who has steered the plane toward a mountain.
Time is up. Our challenges lie directly ahead of us. We really don't have time to fuck around with Mitch McConnell's anti-governance bullshit anymore.
Read 6 tweets
5 Nov
None of that is true of Trump and to say so is to participate in a very dangerous lie.
Trump ran without any policy proposals whatsoever. The GOP "platform" distilled to "whatever Trump says." They ran on something best described as proposed national murder/suicide.

And: it's so close we still can't call it 2 days later.

We'd better remember how close we came.
Read 17 tweets
4 Nov
I understand why Biden needs to say this, but the hell we're not.
You don't get to choose whether somebody is your enemy if they've decided they're going to harm you or those that are dear to you.

You just get to decide how you want to respond to that reality.
They aren't my enemies because I WANT enemies.

They are my enemies because THEY WANT TO HURT PEOPLE I LOVE.

And, maybe, eventually, me.

And: they are VERY persistent and energized and intentional.

The question is, how best to respond?
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4 Nov
All. If you think otherwise you don't yet understand what racism is.
There is no understanding the economic reasons behind Trump's support and the national decline separate from racism, because this is a country founded in racism and dedicated to it.
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