"racists remained motivated by racist fears"
https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/1324391577570168835
It's always crazy-making that so much time is spent explaining *why* people voted for Trump, as if the reasons are novel or exonerating.
If you broke into my house, killed my dog, and left the walls smeared with shit, ok, let's hear your reasons, but let's hear them in court.
If you broke into my house, killed my dog, and left the walls smeared with shit, ok, let's hear your reasons, but let's hear them in court.
"No but you don't understand they were angry."
Picked up on that. They still voted for authoritarianism animated by every possible bigotry.
"No but you don't understand they weren't hateful it was just they did it for money."
...ok? And?
Picked up on that. They still voted for authoritarianism animated by every possible bigotry.
"No but you don't understand they weren't hateful it was just they did it for money."
...ok? And?
"No but you don't understand, they think the lies they believe are TRUE."
This may blow your mind, but we're all perfectly aware they have chosen to believe lies, but that is not an excuse or a justification but *the actual problem.*
This may blow your mind, but we're all perfectly aware they have chosen to believe lies, but that is not an excuse or a justification but *the actual problem.*
Changing our messaging won't do anything. They are aligned for opposition, whatever the message. We ran the most centrist milquetoast reach-across the aisle guy and they painted him as a foam-mouthed socialist anyway.
It's not our messaging that has to change but our priorities.
It's not our messaging that has to change but our priorities.
They survive in their bubbles, believing their lies, because they are confident that no matter how much damage they do, no matter how far they stray from reality, they will always be our first priority over the people they hope to see harmed.
We have to change that.
We have to change that.
It's time for our priority to be the people most threatened and menaced, excluded and harmed and killed, because our family and friends have opted for atrocity, counting on us to still center them.
It's time for tough love for the people who have opted not to join us in reality.
It's time for tough love for the people who have opted not to join us in reality.
They can oppose our attempts to create a world centered in equality and justice. In fact we know they will, no matter how atrocious things get, no matter how far their desperate attempts to prevent equality and justice remove them from reality.
We have to let them know we know.
We have to let them know we know.
We have to let them know that we aren't interested anymore in finding a middle ground between the truth and a lie.
We don't need their permission to pursue equality and justice, and we never did.
They know this. They never sought our permission to pursue atrocity.
We don't need their permission to pursue equality and justice, and we never did.
They know this. They never sought our permission to pursue atrocity.
They can go on opposing equality and justice, and they probably will. And perhaps they'll win.
But let them know: they'll get a fight.
Bullies hate fights, you know. They usually do what they think they can get away with.
Our bullies should get a fight.
They'll whine. Good.
But let them know: they'll get a fight.
Bullies hate fights, you know. They usually do what they think they can get away with.
Our bullies should get a fight.
They'll whine. Good.
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