A million times, ^THIS. We are surrounded by hate-filled ignorant assholes, I hold them responsible for what they have wrought.
This notion of GOP supporters never having agency reminds me a lot of patriarchy. Men want to strip women of their agency while simultaneously never taking responsibility for their own thoughts, emotions or actions - constantly surrendering their own agency.
That’s great!
I remember feeling so bizarre in 2022 when I went to vote and we had the ballot measures “Prohibit slavery and indentured servitude in state constitution” and “Provide a state constitutional right to personal reproductive autonomy” (both of which passed overwhelmingly). Just was kinda mind-blowing to me that those were things we’d be voting about in the 21st century. Like are these things really even in question anymore?
Now it’s so clear that we really do need those things in writing.
I remember this period after the election in 2016. The endless political ads disappeared, and Trump was off the TV news.
Things seemed to return to normal. Was the last year some weird, exhausting dream? Sadly, no.
PSA: (I’m sure there is authenticity in this movement, however…) Please keep in mind that TikTok has been ordered out of 
(but not blocked) because of 
's adverse influence. This, at the advice of our spy services.
Chaos and aggravation is 's objective, and they have resources to try lots of things. Their objective is to maximize the self-inflicted damage at our end.
I have no doubt that many echoing the sentiments are sincere. I’d treat anything organized on TikTok with an antiseptic layer of salt, for your own safety, knowing that all information related to it is firmly in MSS hands.
All I got was the widespread standard:
The sheer stupidity of their intimidation attempts is mind-boggling. “We only know of one illegal act” - really, only one? And “your neighbors, community, young children and women”? Because young children and women aren’t part of the community or, what’s the message there?
Reported to the USPS, of course.
I think they mean they only know of one illegal thing the Venezuelans did. So then when you think that you still don’t want them in your home, you will realize that all undocumented immigrants are a problem even if they don’t commit other crimes. They just phrased their bigoted argument in a stupid way because they’re stupid bigots.
Which, if they filed for asylum, isn’t even illegal. So stupid.
Considering how much conservatives want to murder it, this is maybe something to consider further.
I’m not seeing anyone in the media addressing my question: Why were the polls so off?
Yeah.
I would even caution against using any social media platforms to take inspiration for social action unless that action was something one was already determined to take anyway prior to hearing about it.
Don’t read this, if possible, as me trying to say don’t show support or participate in any cause. But treat everything with skepticism and assume at the very least emotional manipulation is at play while people are vulnerable.
Okay, I’m gonna look at it this way…
Trump is done. No more chances after this term. Also, in 4 years there will likely be the backlash and Harris will have a better shot, like Clinton, Obama, and Biden.
Along with considering all things.
All the best people will enter under Trump.
TikTok isn’t doing anything every other social media platform isn’t also doing, and that includes selling your data, which will find its way into the hands of Chine, Russia, and anyone else who wants it.
And I reject the notion that China wants to destroy us. We are their cash cow. They would go bankrupt if we failed.
Yeah, but if you own the cow you can cut out the middlemen.
The horses have been out of the barn for over a decade. Banning TikTok doesn’t accomplish shit.
Yeah but tiktok doesn’t get a free pass either, fear mongering about China or not. The truth is all of these “do this if you are x vulnerable person” memes are potentially dangerous wherever they crop up.
I think China’s role in this is moot though, personally.
Agreed. This is a social media problem, not a China problem.
We’ll see what the “dynamic duo” of Brooks and Capehart have to say on the newshour tonight… maybe they’ll talk about it on Monday’s show, too. But that’s true… no one has yet…
True, but if they can do what Orban did in hungary, then it’s one party rule and elections won’t matter. That’s a worst case scenario, but it’s possible that that is the plan going forward. Make it so that the opposition can’t get into power nationally…