Thread by @Teri_Kanefield

I am thankful for people like @staceyabrams who work to strengthen democracy.

What if—instead of making demands and attacking the people working to save democracy—the 1000s of rage merchants spent the next year registering and inspiring new voters?

See: terikanefield.com/things-to-do/

Because actually nobody promised you anything like this.

Nobody promised that criminal investigations would be carried out with "transparency." Nobody promised Congress would work fast. And the "accountability" in the Constitution is elections so bad apples can be voted out.

In fact, nobody promised you a functioning democracy. If you want it, you have to work for it.

Democracy asks a lot of its citizens. It asks for civic involvement and it asks for an informed citizenry.

Autocracy is for the lazy. You can't do anything anyway, except complain.

*Where's my edit button.

In fact, people in autocracies can do much to resist and overthrow the autocrat.

I'm thankful the Democrats control Congress and the White House.

(I wish we had a larger majority in the Senate, sigh.)

But I'm thankful for what we have.

I'm also thankful for my vaccine, and the scientists who developed it, and the heroes who administer the shots (how do they do it! I don't even like to look at the needle!)