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@Cajsa

5 Dec

I am going to rant about taxes for a bit because that 2018 FOX interview with Cori Bush has me pissed, at her for not doing her homework and at FOX, Mitt Romney, and all the other tax propagandists who focus solely on federal taxes. Remember Romney's 47% who pay no taxes? A lie.

But it's a lie that goes over well as it comforts and flatters the wealthy by portraying them as the people grossly bearing the burden of paying for everything while 47% are freeloaders. Well, first off, everybody pays into Social Security and Medicare, even the undocumented.

and they will never receive those benefits they pay for. There is a small exception for those who work but earn so little all their taxes are refunded as an Earned Income Tax Credit. They way Republicans scream about EITC you would never know it was originally a GOP plan (Nixon)

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@Cajsa

5 Dec

Nearly every day, I realize how lucky I was to have my parents. Poor, yes, but I never had a moment of doubt in their love for me or each other. My dad wad the soft thwarted one but my mom was so wise. Here's an example:

Out of nowhere one day, Hildie, A family friend, opined on interracial marriage, saying she's no racist and has no objection, but think of the kids...how racists will make their lives difficult. I am sure everyone has heard a version of this.

So, my mom said, of course, you're not racist, but if two people are in love and want to marry, what's the difference to them between you opposing their marriage because of other people's racism and the people who oppose their marriage because of racism?

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@Cajsa

2 Dec

When I was a canvasser, I would employ different strategies in different neighborhoods. For example, in Weiser, Idaho, I wanted to avoid wasting time with conservatives who opposed health care reform, so I said we're working for single-payer national health care like Canada has.

That meant they would slam to the door in my face and I could move on. With folks who seemed more likely to support, I would use less polarizing language in order to have the conversation. We're working to make health care accessible and affordable for all.

But this is the kind of retail, one-on-one conversation that allows for judgment calls and persuasion. It's not mass marketing. In mass-market messaging, you do not want to polarize, because that means you lose the chance of persuasion.

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@Cajsa

2 Dec

I decided not to retweet the "radical feminist" indulging in transphobic mourning the loss of lesbians and deleted the tweets. Here is my perspective. No ideology that oppresses and limits a person from expressing their gender honestly is radical nor is it liberating.

My nephew's child was born a woman. Right now, their public face is female and lesbian, but that is not who they are. Sadly, their parents are transphobic. They can accept a lesbian daughter, not a trans man. This is sad.

However, my nephew and wife could open their fucking eyes. They don't, to their discredit. When I asked this young one what pronoun they would prefer, they cried.

"That's the first time anyone asked me. If feels like no one can see me."

Of course, their partner sees them

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@Cajsa

29 Nov

Ted Hawkins is one of my favorite singers. Sadly, he died before most of his recordings were published. He had more success in Europe and in the US supported himself busking. The explanation is he was "difficult" but what does that mean in racist America?

He didn't want to change his song arrangements to something more commercial, is that difficult or integrity? What does difficult mean in white supremacy?

Whatever, don't let racist erasure win, listen to Ted Hawkins.

Think of The Lost Ones" which was too real for America

Mama is dyin' and Daddy is gone
I'd call the doctor but there's no telephone
Sister is cryin' and the medicine is gone
We are the lost ones livin' all alone

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