Thread by @TheRealHoarse

One of the most frustrating thing about having this platform is constantly butting up against people who cannot comprehend that a required part of politics is “working the refs” - agitating for what you want.

There is zero - ZERO - to be gained by being quiet. Zee. Ro.

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Yet, whenever I am being pushy - BECAUSE SOMETHING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE NEED THE VERY FULLEST EFFORT FROM OUR REPS - I catch a ton of stupid pushback from people who think sitting on their hands fixes problems.

It. Does. Not.

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If you think…

1) it is rude to push elected officials hard

2) we can only support them by praising them

3) they’ll do everything we need if we just sit silently and wait

…you are invariably a white person unaccustomed to having the most to lose.

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Power is *never* handed over without pressure.

People with little at risk *never* fight with the same urgency and vigor as people with much more.

Our government is a stubborn clay.

If you aren’t pounding it toward the shape you need, you are failing in your job.

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I am well beyond out of patience right now.

I am absolutely going to agitate for more and better from our Dept. of Justice.

And I am absolutely going to block anyone who has a problem with that.

Step. Up. Speak. Up.

There ain’t any heroes coming. You are it. Get up now.

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