#Don't get complacent if Biden wins.

[qqueenofhades]

bless u for the comprehensive answer to my last question, it is much appreciated! And sincere apologies for coming off as defeatist - you're absolutely right that, at the end of the day, the most important thing is working as hard as we can to make sure trump loses the general election. What this really clarifies for me is that my focus should be on the elections, and that I should file the judicial process under "interesting, could be useful, but will never be a silver bullet". Thank you again!

You're welcome, and I think it's most useful to think of it like this: we need to do our job (defeating Trump in 2024) so Jack Smith's job (indicting the fucker up the wazoo) will stick. We hear endless punditry and hand-wringing about how Trump will just cancel the charges if he wins, and that's often presented as some kind of terrible foregone conclusion that we will only avert by dumb luck, if we do at all. And yet, for some funny reason, we never hear about the flip side: i.e. if Trump loses, he's fucked. He will have no more reason to delay, no last-minute Hail Mary play, nothing to stop him from standing trial, being convicted, and going to jail, and that's exactly why he and the rest of the fascist criminals are throwing everything at the election. It is his last shot.

Honestly, I don't want people complacently thinking that the indictments will do the work for them and get rid of Trump -- because they will, but only if we do our job first and pound that motherfucker into the ground in 2024. I don't want anything to take away from the importance of doing everything we can to help Biden win in 2024 -- voting, volunteering, donating, talking to friends and family, you name it. We NEED to do that work so that Trump is out of miraculous golden parachutes and is left to face the consequences. And if he does (again, please God) lose, at least this time he is not the sitting American president and does not have the full resources of the federal government to attempt a coup. In that sense, if you want to see Trump properly, completely brought to justice, it's so easy:

Support the indictments

Vote for Biden in 2024

Do everything to make sure Trump loses

The end.

It's really that easy. Because as noted, if we do our part and Trump loses the election, he is fucked. That's really all there is to it.

We are in uncharted territory here because the founding fathers were eighteenth-century Enlightenment rationalists, and while they obviously did not trust a king and built in all kinds of checks and balances to prevent the president from BEING a king, they also imagined that whoever held the job would at least make a good-faith effort to follow the rules. Besides, the best-designed political system in the world would still be vulnerable to someone like Trump, who gleefully and sociopathically wrecks all norms and precedents however he pleases. That's why there isn't technically a law on the books preventing someone in prison from running for president, because the founding fathers were operating under the idea that people in American government would at least try, however badly, to perform the functions of American government. Trump doesn't. He doesn't give a shit about that. He's willing to take the whole country down in flames if it saves him personally from consequences, and while our institutional guardrails (barely) held last time, they've already said that a second Trump term would involve wrecking all of those, because he is a tinpot narcissistic psychopath dictator wannabe. And yes, it's terrifying, and yes, too many people didn't learn from 2016, and all the rest, but still:

If you want to see the fucker go to jail and reap the consequences of his actions, make sure he loses the 2024 election. That's what you need to focus on. Do that, and the rest of it will come after. So yeah.

#anthropicmoose #ask #politics for ts #the giant orange monster

[dykefaggotry]

remember 4 years ago when I (and every other leftist terrified of a biden presidency) said

"hey so what's going to happen is biden is going to continue all of the same shit trump is doing but because he's a democrat it won't get as much media coverage and no one will protest it"

well..... :)

I think the fundamental thing a lot of yall are missing when you post about "the lesser of two evils" is that the democrats AREN'T the lesser of two evils. yes, trump and desantis are cartoonishly evil. but are we insane for thinking quiet evil isn't any better?

how are the democrats functionally any different than the rebublicans? I know a lot of yall are scared as queer people and people of color. I get that. but tell me, what has biden done to procure any rights for those groups? because I can tell you what he's done to take away rights from those groups.

the problem w democrats is they do literally the exact same things as republicans but without the media spotlight or mass protests. and that is, in my opinion, insanely dangerous. when democrats are in office, liberals get complacent and no one is allowed to speak out against what they do lest they be labeled a "russian spy" or an agitator

I understand that a republican government is terrifying and no one wants that. but so is a government run by democrats.

and yes rn it is unfortunately a no win scenario. if you vote for biden, you are condemning us to 4 more years of the same shit without media coverage or public outcry. if you DON'T vote for biden, the republicans will probably win and do the same shit but with media attention and public resistance. both of these options suck. but what I NEED yall to understand is that fundamentally they are not different choices. the train of fascism and the crumbling state of capitalism is not going to be stopped by the democrats. it's going to be pushed along by them, just like it will by republicans

and this isn't nihilistic, it's just the unfortunate truth of the situation. and only when we grapple w that can we move forward to create meaningful change. bc im sorry but voting or not voting has about 0 impact on the material lives of anyone rn, both in the global south and in the us

[arizonaconservativegal]

About the poles not being optimistic, what exactly did you mean by that I said people was getting more soured on biden? As in the optimistic for Trump or Biden? Both men?

At this point in the year, I fully expect Biden to win this election and the only question I still have is how bad do things look down ballot for Republicans. This is not a popular prediction amongst conservative activists, who are largely looking at bad polls, misreading good ones, or going off anecdotal feedback from their own social circle.

I have yet to see a credible poll that tells me Trump is ahead. The best I have seen are polls that say everyone hates both Trump and Biden - and those are still showing me bigger underlying weaknesses for Trump than for Biden. I also know a bit about campaign strategy and I'm not seeing anything that makes me think we are setting ourselves up to turn that around.

Even if the polls really were telling me that Trump will win by a healthy margin, I still would be very uncomfortable with the party taking a victory lap. There's a lot of time left in the year and when you assume you are going to win, you get complacent and that's how you lose something you should have won.

Part of why we lost in 2020 was that we assumed we had it in the bag. A big part of why we didn't do well in 2022 was that we still assumed we had 2020 in the bag and it was just stolen from us so we didn't adapt our strategy. This is going to be a problem again. A really big one. Half the party assumes we don't have to try because we're grauanteed a win and the other half assumes we shouldn't bother to try because the election will be fake anyway.

So I'm very pessimistic about 2024 for Republicans. I'm not saying we've already lost - there's still over 7 months left. A lot can change. There's time for us to get our act together. I just don't think that's very likely.

[transrevolutions]

opinion of current candidates for president, genuine question, just curious which ones you dislike

Honest opinion: I dislike all of them. Since (Genocide Joe) Biden's going to be running again on the Democrat side, that knocks out any possibility of pushing the Dems left through a more transformative progressive candidate (which... the likelihood of that happening was already really low).

The Republicans are all terrible, many of them being full out fascists. The main difference between them and the Democrats are that both sides are hopelessly capitalist and imperialist, but the Democrats say nice things while they exploit people and the Republicans insult you while they exploit people. Actions speak louder than words. (See: nominally 'pro human rights' Democrats refuse to speak out against Israel for fear of backlash.)

Independents unfortunately just don't win presidencies because of how the USA's election system works, and that's a whole other gripe.

If Biden gets re-elected, things stay the same. The USA liberals quiet down and get complacent. If Trump (or another Republican) gets elected instead, the quiet part gets said out loud and the focus turns from oppressing people elsewhere to oppressing people within the USA. This gets the USA liberals' heads out of their asses, but at a potentially very high cost.

Bottom line: we can't pin our hopes on the president, or the government at all for that matter. No matter who gets elected, we need to protect each other and have solidarity with each other. Real change happens from the ground up.

#politics #pigeon.txt #asks #anon #basically my verdict is 'fuck em all' #leftism

[cosmicanger]

“ppl talk abt the george floyd uprisings as failing i just dont think thats true. energy from them went into the revitalized labor movement and the clarity from them have been informing the pro-palestine movement, ppl need to see this as a long process rather than being defeatist.”

“Yeah but the goal was defunding the cops and police funding increased. I'm not knocking energy and joy, but at some point, morale has to create a material result. We can't just "long process" ourselves forever. Believing in ourselves enough to go back to the drawing board and start figuring out how to do more is the opposite of defeatism. I marched with Occupy Boston. I marched after Michael Brown was killed too. I understand that *in theory* it is a long game. What incremental leftists don't understand is that the 21st century does not have to be like the 20th. The whole idea that long games work is based on 1) the civil rights movement, 2) smaller policies that marching has more consistently worked for. In both cases the results came from convincing people in power, which involved A LOT more than just marching. The electoral organization, the militant wings, the ability to overcome resistance from the right, none of those pieces are in place for big stuff because the country is structurally different now. We have a lot more people, A LOT fewer at the top, and multiple info bubbles. The "long game" argument is based on the idea that the majority will eventually win out, but the country is now structured in such a way that that's simply not true. Billionaires & politicians have figured out how to game the system to keep us constantly in a state of cope. This is why I've been doing threads on how they're playing us with Palestine. They do not care one bit that we're shutting down the streets. There does not eventually have to be a stop to the genocide just because the majority wants it. Those are 20th century assumptions. I understand that this is scary because it throws out the model of activism that incremental leftists have become entrenched in. But I expect that, as leftists, you should be able to face that fear head on. Otherwise you all are just street party Democrats. Also, finding new models of activism doesn't mean violence. There's more tactics in the world than marches, symbolic shutdowns, and violence. I'm begging you all to stop being so complacent about the long game and start thinking bigger. On Palestine, the past month has gone from "If we threaten not to vote for Biden, the Democrats will call off the genocide" to "Maybe if we get everyone in the streets?" to "Well, it's a long game, Palestine will be free eventually." Seasoned activists on here pivoted very smoothly from "The people united can never be divided" to "Well, look, boycotts take a year to really work, and movements are a long game." THEN WHY ARE WE USING THESE TACTICS, WHEN GAZANS MIGHT MASS STARVE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS?????? If you see a short term problem and funnel everyone into long term tactics that OBVIOUSLY will not work in the scheduled timeframe, then as far as I'm concerned you are just as complicit as our entire government.”

#theory

[originalleftist]

Democrats just flipped a state house seat in Alabama. Not only did they capture it from the Republicans, they did so by a margin of 25 points.

This follows a string of surprisingly strong Democratic performances and flips over the last three years, in defiance of most polls and endless pundit whining over Biden's electability.

Definitely don't get complacent, don't sit it out, but if we turn out we absolutely can win, and win historically.

#US #Politics #2024 #Elections #Biden #Biden Wins #Democratic Wins #Alabama #Vote Blue

[reasoningdaily]

this is the link to the video

Green Party 2024 presidential candidate Cornel West responded to criticism from Democratic strategist David Axelrod that his candidacy could be a "spoiler" that helps former President Trump win during an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.

"Brother David Axelrod looks at the world through the lens of the establishment. Well, of course, from the lens of the establishment, he is concerned about reproducing the establishment," West said.

Cooper suggested: "David Axelrod, he seems more interested in preventing former President Trump from getting re-elected more than I'd say recreating the establishment."

"No, I'm talking about the Democratic Party establishment though, brother. Axelrod, you see what I mean? You would agree. You're very much part of the Democratic Party establishment," West said.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: I want to ask you, Senator Manchin, up in New Hampshire tonight, he seems to be testing the waters there. He says the parties are too far to the left, and to the right. What do you think of his politics?

CORNEL WEST: Well, you know, I just read the pamphlet "Common Sense." And my God, they had the audacity to rename that after the great Thomas Payne's revolutionary pamphlet of January 10, 1976, that was critical of all forms of hierarchy in the name of the dignity of those last, don't call everyday people.

I don't think that the No Labels party with their hundred million dollars flowing already, fundamental focus on what I'm concerned about, which is the plight of poor and working people trying to come to terms with the cop cities. Why do the critiques of the cop cities trying to come to terms with striking workers, be there in Hollywood, be there on Amazon, be there at UPS, coming to terms with the eco side, with the fossil fuel companies, steel, corporate greed running out-of-control.

You know, we're at a moment now, my brother, where if we don't come to terms with this massive callousness and indifference to the plight of poor and working people, we're going to lose everything -- the planet, democracy, our qualitative relations with each other. That's how life and death like our situation is, my brother, very much so.

COOPER: You know, the concern, certainly. I mean, you've been asked this question a million times from a lot of Democrats and Republicans against Trump that a third party candidate like yourself could siphon votes away from President Biden. David Axelrod, recently tweeted, saying: "In 2016, the Green Party played an outsized role in the tipping of the election to Donald Trump. Now with Cornel West as their likely nominee, they could easily do it again. Risky Business."

Now, I know you've said you don't believe Jill Stein made that big a difference in the vote count in 2016. In Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, her votes did exceed Trump's margin over Clinton. So how do you answer that critique that you will be siphoning votes away and potentially leading to a Trump victory?

WEST: Well, a part of it is, it is that nearly 40 percent of our precious citizens every two and four years decide not to vote at all, and we know that the so-called spoilers, which is a category you can imagine, I don't accept at all, it was two-thirds of those who voted, it could be a Gary Johnson, assistant Jill Stein, brother Ralph Nader, whoever -- people say they would never vote for the two parties.

And I can understand those two parties become too corrupt. Their politicians are too conformist, too many of the policies themselves are just cowardly, will just say anything. What about truth? What about justice?

Truth and justice is bigger than all of us, bigger than every party, every race, every person. If you're concerned about truth and justice, then you can't be cowardly, complacent or conformist.

And especially if you're looking at the world through the lens of those who are incarcerated, those who are in ghettos and hoods and barrios.

Brother David Axelrod, he looks at the world through the lens of the establishment. Well, of course, from the lens of the establishment, he is concerned about reproducing the establishment. My God. My God. There is no doubt about that.

In the 1850s, both parties supported slavery, like he does with the Labor Department.

COOPER: But I think he is probably -- I think he seems more though -- I mean, you know, David Axelrod, he seems more interested in preventing former President Trump from getting re-elected more than I'd say recreating the establishment.

WEST: No, I'm talking about the Democratic Party establishment though, brother. Axelrod, you see what I mean? You would agree. You're very much part of the Democratic Party establishment.

COOPER: I mean, his interest -- and I don't want to speak for him, but you criticize the president.

WEST: Absolutely.

COOPER: You criticize President Biden saying recently that he contributed, in your words, I'm quoting, "contributed to a crime against humanity when he became the architect of the mass incarceration regime in the 1990s." You're referring to the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act that then Senator Biden sponsored.

You also said it is: "... very clear that his cognitive powers are in decline." You have had a remarkable career. You've championed those whose voices have been silenced all your life, we've had you on the program a ton of times talking about that.

You've never run a large bureaucracy or had any major governmental leadership role. Isn't that important to actually governing as president?

WEST: Oh, absolutely. I'd have to bring in people who are experienced, but the important thing is your vision and the lens through which you view the world. Policy is something that can be worked out in light of vision. If your vision is one of militarism abroad, then you're going to be preoccupied with wars and militaristic adventures. We've known Biden has got a long history, I don't think he has actually seen a war that he hadn't supported.

I think the invasion and occupation of Iraq was a crime against humanity. How many precious hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed based on a lie? Well, Biden was running interference in that regard.

I think mass incarceration in the United States in the last 40 years is a crime against humanity. I've taught in prison for 41 years. I've stayed in contact with the rich humanity of my brothers and sisters who have been incarcerated and many have done things they didn't and shouldn't have done. Many are there because they're innocent.

But the important thing is, it is sites -- they are sites of barbarity. We ought to be ashamed to live in a country when you look at the conditions of our brothers and sisters who are incarcerated.

It is not just the 1994 crime bill. You can go back to the Biden-[Strom Thurmond] bills of '84 and 86, and '91, and then '94. You see what I mean? So it's just a matter of trying to be truthful.

I'm not trying to trash brother Biden, I am really not. I'm trying to make him accountable for his actions in light of how the wretched of the earth are treated in this nation and around the world. And that's true for any politician, be it Obama, Biden, Clinton, Bush, Trump -- all of them have to be measured by the same standard of truth and justice.

#Cornell West #presidential candidates #anderson cooper #2024 #Cornel West To CNN's Anderson Cooper: “You're Very Much Part Of The Democratic Party Establishment”

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

Voting matters and voting works

Don't listen to anyone who says that there's no point in voting. Voting is important. It's the only way we have to exercise our individual and collective power in politics. But the impact of voting goes beyond an esoteric exercising of rights or having our voice heard. Voting leads to tangible results.

Whoever controls the house controls the committees and controls the legislative agenda. Without control of the house, Biden's can't legislate. With control of the house, Republicans can launch real investigations into Fauci and the handling of covid. They can end farcical political witch hunts like the Jan 6 Commission. Or they can keep it going and subpoena all the people the current commission refuses to question about what really happened and what really led to the protesters being let into the building.

Control of the senate is just as important, if not more so. With control of the senate, especially if it's by 2 or more seats, the Supreme Court is secured for another two years at least. This is the most important function of the senate right now, because the Supreme Court is one of the only protections we have right now against far left extremism in government. And the court has been turning in some really god decisions. Recent decisions have: paved the way to declare almost all gun control laws unconstitutional; severely limited the power of non-elected regulatory agencies like the EPA; strengthened religious protections in schools; struck down a Maine ruling that said state tuition couldn't be used to attend religious schools; struck down vaccine mandates as unconstitutional; strengthened election integrity in PA; and more. Coming up soon are two cases that might further reign in the administrative state by limiting or outright removing alphabet agencies powers to hold internal trials when they're being sued. In addition to the Supreme Court, taking back the Senate will further kill Biden's legislative agenda and get people like Rand Paul back in charge of important committees. It will protect the filibuster and keep Biden from packing the courts. It will be a big middle finger to the idea that only "moderate" Republicans can win national office. And it will be the beginning of the end of Mitch McConnell's stranglehold on the national Republican party.

Those are just a few examples of why voting works, but what about why your vote matters? I've mentioned it before, but in local and state elections, every vote is important. Local elections are often decided by a few thousand votes, total. That means only a few thousand people vote at all. A close race could literally be decided by you and your family. In 2020 Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa won her seat by six votes. That's you, your parents, and your aunt and uncle showing up to vote. Even in national races your vote matters. Even in blue states your vote matters. Just look at what's happening in NY with Lee Zeldin. He has a real shot at being the first Republican governor in NY since 2006. He won't be elected if Republicans and right leaning independents stay home because "their vote doesn't matter". Your vote matters. Your voice matters. Use both, as loudly and as often as you can. If the red wave fizzles out, it will be because of two things, voter fraud and low voter turnout from the right.

Don't be complacent. Vote.

[dinonid123]

i really hope people understand that any bad thing biden does (not counting any perceived hypocrisy) trump would have almost definitely also done and if he wins in 2024 he will most likely do the same if not worse (in addition to all the other extra bad things he will do) and begging them to realize that while yes literally anyone else would be better than mainstream democrats it's absolutely not worth it to give any ground to republicans in any electoral contest ever because you have more personal beef with democrats for being ineffectual hypocrites. this is not actually worse from a results-wise perspective than being a loud and proud "i want to make things worse for anyone who isn't me" party member

I know people like to go "oh well people are more politically active and less complacent during republican presidencies" and it's like, yeah, but that's because republicans do things worser and more openly. I don't think it's worth it trying to get some unknown percentage more inspired people at the risk of republicans just completely fucking everyone over forever. as much as I don't like biden at this point it sure seems like he's gonna be the democratic nominee and personally I would feel the same abstract moral guilt for not voting directly against trump that I get the feeling so many people seem to say they'd have about voting for biden. your immortal soul is not going to be judged by the panel of leftist gods at your death to see whether you ever in any way supported some bad thing like it's the good place but more christian. you should aim for preventing harm more than fearing that voting democrat is going to mean you support neoliberalism uncritically in the universe's morality book.

#politics #silly little rants

[pother]

As a heads up, if you reblog that "If you vote for biden kys" post I'm going to block your stupid ass.

There is absolutely an unforgivable genocide happening that the US and Biden are not only complacent in but actively aiding. It's horrible beyond description. We should remember this for the rest of our lives and hang it around their necks.

However, I want to continue having rights in America and I will vote for the person who is not a republican. What a nasty, awful thing to tell me to kill myself. If you reblog that post, you are LITERALLY telling Me to kill myself, in addition to anyone else who is afraid for their rights. You think Trump or a republican is going to be any better on this? It does not excuse Biden, but absolutely Fuck you for taking your anger out on people like me, and Fuck you for trying to obliterate any reasonable and necessary nuance one might have in this awful reality we're facing down. I don't know how to fucking tell you this, but this upcoming election is about survival. I want to survive. None of us are going to be able to hold ANYONE accountable for the amount of death happening in Gaza if a republican wins this upcoming election. We shouldn't forget for a second that the democrats need to be held to task as well, but don't get it fucking twisted: Not voting or telling people not to vote is going to result in people dying here too. It'll definitely result in suicides, but I guess if you're going around telling people to kill themselves you don't give a shit about that either and you just want to participate in the guilt n' virtue economy.

We need to survive. I have to survive. I have things to live for. Eat my whole dick if you think it's better to roll over on your belly and let the fascists finish taking over our government to Protest. Like?? Don't be an idiot. And seriously, fuck you if you reblog that post. If you don't like anything I said here, you can block my ass cause I don't want to be around you.

#personal

[politijohn]

I'm not trying to be a doomer but it really does feel like things are going from bad to worse.

Every day people are doing what they can: protesting, calling on our leaders, but our leaders continue to do fuck all. I am honestly starting to fear for the future it genuinely feels like the whole "land of the free" is actually about to be overturned soon.

We can't just wait for all these old bastards to die and put qualified people in place to undue so much damage. That's too long but I don't know what else to do?

We’re also seeing a very optimistic union wave right now. People are realizing the status quo isn’t working. And you’re right, it’s getting worse. The way we win is through working class solidarity. We need to continue this labor movement and promote a general strike. At the same time, we’ve gotta continue putting pressure on Biden who (I think) is starting to realize doing nothing is a losing strategy for his party.

We also have to keep educating people. It’s sad but too many Americans are complacent or blatantly unaware of what’s going on around them and why. We have to change that.

#asks

[realhankmccoy]

Q: So why does everything think Trump's getting re-elected, including you Hnak and your mom and stepdad?

A: because Americans are selfish lazy take the easy way out don't know how anything works hate weakness and want the easiest path to Magic Money Man makes us Pretty Sparkle Country Like Back When I Had Energy to Play Football or Be A Cheerleader

i think it's something like that i dunno not really putting any thought into this right now i got some more workout stuff i want to do

Q: So i mean your Stepdad sys Trump is Hitler why would they vote for Hitler is your stepdad crazy

A: They would vote for Hitler they're that weak look at it this way

they're incredibly weak and lazy some idiot on some Pepsi tv show displays all the values that weaklings, spoiled lazy and entitled (but projecting all of that onto blacks) in this country relate to -- Bugs Bunnyism, Immaturity, Fear of Weakness, Bone Spurs Idiot Talking Like He's Power Man (the american idiot is disconnected from reality and will leap off their tail to swallow a red pill for the opportunity to swallow one)

and you know they don't feel like HItler when they vote do they no they feel like they're even doing a good thing for their country like Babydad said 'Trump's not that bad' and why isn't 'Trump so bad' in the idiot mind? because they fundamentally hate queers and minorities and they fundamentally think we crossed some imaginary line in which queeres now run the world and the CEO is a striaght widdle white man crying cuz it's very hard to see it and the whole civilisation is gonna collapse any second now because of buttsex basically

like rome collapsed due to buttsex it's very scary

these people never cracked a history book... they couldn't even tell you the capitol of Michigan most likely and if they could they have zero interest in going there or learning anything about it they just think they're a genius cuz they can parrot 'Lansing'

oh so i mean they feel like they're getting things done when Babybro votes for trump it feels like he's a strong big man when Trump wins my dad isn't worried and Babybro is happy and spoiled Wonderbread in the office comes in the next day and says they're 'so happpy' it feels kinda cool like excitement like here's somebody who's gonna finally start kicking ass and taking names and numbers which in their head is 'the remedy' is the great thing america needs the cure this is oh yes Doctor Trump he's a very good Doctor he's gonna kick the assess of all these complacent blacks and queers and women who took it too far with their grievances it's exactly what the Cunt Tree needs he's gonna put that money back in the straight white man's pockets where it belongs take it from these no good lazy blacks lazy gays lazy women who offer nothing just nothing all civilisation cames from the white man the rest are just takers need to be paid less need to shut up about their grievances less Native Americans got it so good on their reservations Give it all to Columbuses' decendents Every mascot should be an Injun So every Bugs Bunny can go HEEEHAHWW HAHAWW HAHWWWW HAWWW I WIN THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN HOW IT WUZ UNDER ThE BIDEN

really just -- these sacks of wondebread are so stupid that this is how they see it

literal brain damage isn't even this is stupid

they're actually dumber than literal fuckin' brain damage

and they're too stupid and dishonest with themselves to see the lazy and entitled one is and always has been themselves and the tribe they stick up for, coddle, sympathise with

i got way less sympathy for the plantation master not even Marianne Williamson can quite get me to lean into love for the plantation masters

and that's America. ain't that america. HOME OF THE FREEEEEE YEAH YEEEAH

#john mellencamp #trump #america #usa

[freesidexjunkie]

I'm gonna get political for a second abt the election so if you don't wanna read it pls just skip, I get it and I don't care

But I feel like this election is going to be a disaster and could very well be what does us in. Biden supports genocide, the Democratic Party cares about nothing but getting votes and consolidating power. I agree. I am very much in agreement and I will never stop speaking out against them for that.

But like literally everyone has said at this point: Trump is so much worse. He will actively relish in supporting genocide. He has admitted to wanting to overthrow the government and set himself up as the only person with power. He will be so infinitely worse for everyone.

I'm not saying anyone should blindly support Biden or democrats, because they are being horrendous and we should hold them accountable for their actions. But it feels like no one remembers 2016 anymore. Hillary was a terrible and very weak candidate, but the DNC shoehorned her in anyways. We knew we didn't want Trump but we split those votes between her and multiple third party candidates anyways. We wanted so badly to affect change but we couldn't get on the same page, and we rolled out the red carpet for four of the worst years most of our generation has lived through.

What scares me even more is the piss poor job of campaigning Biden is doing. Last year (or the year before?) in Virginia, we held elections for governor. Our incumbent was a Democratic candidate who was a really shit candidate; he was in hot water over racist shit surfacing from college and he really didn't seem to do too much as governor. He got shoehorned in as the candidate anyways, running against a very pro-Trump, MAGA aligned Republican. The incumbent's entire campaign hitched on nothing more than "we can't let the other guy win!" They got complacent assuming that, in the aftermath of 2016, no one would risk letting another candidate like that win. The Republican candidate, however, campaigned like crazy and promised fantastical things to his supporters. It's not hard to guess who won. The new governor has come after our education system hard, trying to wipe out anything he doesn't like from the curriculum and trying to make the state's schools less safe for LGBT students. Our incumbent was a weak candidate, yes, but he wasn't actively harming us in these ways.

Biden is setting his campaign up the exact same way, and I feel like I'm watching the sequel to a shitty movie I didn't wanna see the first time. He's not going to do the hard work of actually convincing us that he is a good candidate. And that's sad, because he has actually made some quality-of-life achievements in his presidency before this. He could campaign on those. He could listen to his constituents about Palestine. But he's not going to, because the Democratic Party thinks bashing Trump is a viable campaign strategy.

The other side of this election is unified and passionate. I am terrified of what will happen if Trump wins. I am terrified that the entire country will never be a safe place again. I am terrified that he won't let us vote him out again in four years. I am terrified that our collective "that could never happen here" attitude is what's going to doom us all.

My main point is: keep fighting against genocide. Keep fighting against injustice and corrupt politicians and power seeking party behavior. But please, for the love of everything that matters, don't make it harder by letting Trump take power again.

#politics #u.s. politics #us politics #us elections #u.s. elections #2024 elections

[tylerthegerm]

im predicting biden to lose hard this next election. i obviously don't want trump to win, but biden winning will keep people complacent. so if trump wins, hopefully people will get off their asses and actually do something. i just want some actual revolutionary change and biden is never, ever going to give us that

[le-souriant]

#MusicMonday Review - August 2023

#MusicMonday is the hashtag I've been using for quite a while to share music recommendations from up-and-coming artists. Always fresh, and always different, trying to look for trends before they become one. You can check July's review for more music.

Life is hard, and music can be an escape, regardless of genre. Have a listen to what reality brings to this month's bands, with a word from the artists themselves. 🎧

Great Wide Nothing – Blind Eye To A Burning House

The hourglass is running out Against complacency and doubt Infernos close that must be doused Don't turn a blind eye to this burning house The time is now, the time is now.

Our journey begins with a Prog Punk band from Atlanta, GA, who knows it's not only a question of your understanding, but your empathy too. No circumventing this, you just can't walk away:

"It’s primarily about climate change and what I feel is the ongoing failure of those in power to take adequate action.

It’s especially aimed at figures like Joe Biden and others in the Democratic Party here in the US who have - particularly in recent years - frequently made promises to address climate change in order to win elections, but failed to deliver or outright broken them once in office.

It’s a challenge to folks like that who have the capability to enact large scale change but choose not to. It’s a demand for integrity and seriousness in the face of the threat of ecological collapse."

DULL – The Problem

Signs of depression I wanna cancel everything I’m up to absolutely no good I’m up to absolutely nothing If I get to choose

Lack of D-vitamin like a modern caveman Mood is beyond bad, you won’t catch me smiling I know what I want, I know exactly what I need Bon voyage, I see you in the tropics

In certain seasons of the year, living in Stockholm, Sweden leads to not getting enough sunlight. This Indie Punk band knows exactly what it means to be sleep deprived like a zombie, waking up just to get back to sleep:

"The song is basically about the very long, cold and dark winter season here in Sweden. And how it can affect people (mostly in a bad way). So I guess that’s the story of the track!"

The Ferocious Few – Only Time Can Tell

Drifting right through these memories of you And in my dreams tearing at the seams And in my mind found a soul that was kind In my heart we'll never be apart

Time can tell If this is heaven or it's hell Time can tell I've been underneath your spell

And get a grip And just your heart just slip Into this place I'll see you

This Luxembourg based band gets us on the road searching for a home, lifted to a world that's not our own with its Punk influenced Americana Rock:

"Only time can tell is about questioning choices in life and being in love not knowing what the next step is. It kind of has to do with me moving to Luxembourg and finding a home, here in a foreign land. 😁"

Berkeley – Suits

The days just started and you fade away No thrills you’ll find, you’re smile don’t shine Anymore, cause it’s too late, if I’m to stay Take off your shoes, put on your suits

Enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the bay at Geelong, Victoria, Australia with a dose of cool Indie Rock can make you wonder if suiting up will get you far enough:

"When I wrote the song it came from a place of almost being forced by exterior forces into a 9-5 job, where I'd have to buckle up and out on my suit. Suits is the way to just live life freely and avoid the 9-5."

Dead Anyway – Life Is Brutal

One knock for no. Two knocks for yes. Zero knocks is no f's given. No sudden smell of lilacs here.

Just a light that’s too light, noise that’s too noise and people who are too people

One last stop takes us to Gloucestershire, UK for some soundscapes of electronica with dark lyricism inspired from losing someone truly close. Life can be brutal when you're suddenly on your own:

"The album the track was written for is a collection we were writing as Kate’s Mum, Daphne came to the end of her time with us. We put the collection together from a few months before and a few months after her death. Daphne was Kate’s best friend and guiding light and lyrically it’s Kate’s reflection on not just the grief suffered at the death of a loved one but also about your view of the world in the aftermath."

Listen to them and much more on the complete Playlist:

#music #musicmonday #review #august #2023 #Spotify

[nathanialhowe]

how are white canadians rlly going to sit there and roll their eyes when disenfranchised americans dont feel like breaking their backs to go vote lol

#probably a bad take but how can u sit there nd judge americans for not wanting to wait thirty hours in the november cold #or who got dicked around by the mail in ballot system lol #like im not saying Don't Vote but i get a lot of folks who are so disillusioned with the system thats never benefitted them lol #so seeing all these stupid canadians going 'oh just VOTE out the FASCISM' its like ????? #none of these problems r going to go away with a vote either like im rlly wary of the complacency that biden winning may provide #not that i dont want him to win ofc ofc ofc i do #but jeez the way you can count on the world plugging their ears nd ignoring politics for another 4 yrs unless america is Loudly burning ykno #also canadians say shit like 'OH JUST VOTE' as if our system isnt very easy #like do u realize how hard it issss in other placessss omg #anyway these r anxious times im really sorry x