Thread by @joshfoxfilm

It’s clear that Trump and the @GOP’s lawsuits are not aimed at courts- they are frivolous and they get thrown out every time.

They are aimed at creating a sense of outrage among their delusional constituents.

The GOP is trying to create a total loss of faith in our democracy.

They want to create a subset of the American population that believe in a total lie.

In fanning the flames and stoking the ire of these people they are creating a political weapon- a racist, authoritarian, anti-science bullying force that can be used to bludgeon the country.

Having a huge percentage of the population divorced from reality helps them to maintain policies that are unequal, racist, anti-science and exploitative.

In other words, the GOP is wiling to totally divide this nation in order to maintain their agenda and stop progess.

They are willing to lead America towards more violence, more disagreements, more strife, more poverty.

The political force they are creating- one that doesn’t believe in science, critical thinking, reason or law is incredibly dangerous.

Don’t underestimate it.

A political base of huge numbers that is totally divorced from reality can do enormous damage.

We must fight this ignorance, hate and division with every tool we have.

It’s clear, also, that the majority of the police forces around the country are a part of this racist base.

So are most of the armed militias in this country.

The republicans know this. They know that these armed forces can be used to bully the whole system.

The lawsuits will be defeated. But the strategy of division and hate is formidable and needs all of our attention and care.

We need real political leadership that addresses this. We need people to stand up and defeat the politics of hate.

It is clear that the Democrats vision of corporate dominance and status quo inequality is the wrong recipe.

We need leaders- regardless of party- to rise above

This insane moment and start to address the real needs of this country. We need education, healthcare, community, assistance, and reality.

People in the USA are suffering. That is where the real roots of the crisis are. In unequal rapacious corporate capitalism.

We need to find new ways to get out of this cycle.

The political revolution that many of us started with Bernie Sanders (also the Squad) shows a way forward. It addresses these social ills. We can’t simply let that fall apart in the face of our political losses.

We need to continue to pursue that agenda. But note that that we need to do the real politics of reaching out. We need to begin to address the real divide in this nation. The rural/urban divide. We do this by trying to understand the divisions and address them.

A great example of innovation is the anti-fracking movement, which is mostly rural. That is a place to start a dialogue between progressive environmentalists and rural conservatives who wished to protect their health and woods. There is a possibility there.

We also need to look to the younger generations who are doing this work- actively trying to heal these divides and campaign for change.

This dialectic needs to break.

We need to invent a new politics.

Where do you see the innovation required? Sincere answers only please!

Here’s proof of their desire to destroy democracy.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1337534034377920523