Once again, to anyone who has ever said I was overreacting about this term, kindly fuck yourself sideways.
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Remember remember the fifth of November.
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.
I don’t think there ever was a slippery slope fallacy.
sorry, some linguistic ambiguity: this term as in these four years or this term as in these words? i have responses to each, and i am sure you probably meant something entirely different because it's only 6am and it's already been a long day.
These four years. I thought he’d be a shit President back in 2016, but didn’t anticipate him actively trying to destroy the U.S. This second time around his intended malevolence was crystal clear.
Our leadership, both DNC and especially republican, has failed us as a people. Capitalism has failed us. It’s a disgusting look in the mirror, but we have to realize this is the USA working exactly as intended. Capitalism in America, brought on by genocide and slaughter, was always intended to go this way. We are in 1930s capitalist Germany, for all intents and purposes. When shit hits the fan, and I’m starting to believe it really will, it’ll be up to us and our neighbors to pick up the pieces together. The DNC has abandoned the people in favor of right wing Neo liberal imperialism abroad and at home. It’s time to abandon them so we can attack fascism at its roots, not just the emboldened Trump admin. It goes way deeper than that, unfortunately.
Yeah, I'm with you. I don't think there's quite a possible overreaction (we all have our own reactions and that's cool, but I'm not blaming anyone for going a touch insane (because dungeness knows my grip ain't the tightest)) I'm just saying mine is about an ounce a month
Nothing says democracy quite like suspending elections to redraw maps just to win an extra seat in Congress.
Capitalists and Fascists tend to find democracy rather unappealing
My family is from Mississippi and Louisiana, two states at the bottom or near the bottom of most things you can measure. Except things like racism.
This doesn't surprise me at all.
Not only is this racism-gone-wild, but it's also corrupt politics, and Louisiana has to be one of the most corrupt places in the US.
It's a bummer. I grew up loving a lot about both states, but I've had to let them go because they are lost causes.
Why on earth does Louisiana give that kind of power to the governor? Shouldn't be possible to cancel elections of any kind, unless there is civil war in the state.
Or is this another instance of a republican see what their stacked courts will let them get away with?
This guy has strategically changed the law in Louisiana, starting over a decade ago when he was AG. Republicans in the Louisiana House and Senate introduce and pass laws at his behest that have allowed him pretty much unchecked power.
One of the first things he did when he took office was fire a tenured law professor bc he made fun of him in one of his law classes.
Once he was accused of an ethics violation, so he just completely changed the laws about who sat on the state ethics board and term limits, and then restaffed the board so it was composed of his own friends. Surprisingly the board looked into it and determined there was no ethics violation.
Sounds like my state. And probably everyone's, if we're honest.
Shouldn’t be possible to cancel elections of any kind, unless there is civil war in the state.
But elections weren't canceled during the American civil war.
Look up Huey Long, dude ran the state like a dictator, because he effectively was, also see Eugene Talmadge in Georgia
Yep, basically tale a look at the entire history of the deep south states- up until the voting rights act was implemented. Proving it’s need both then and now.
That is very much an oversimplification . . . while Long did stretch if not break the law often, his main power base was because he delivered economic benefits for most of the people.
His opponents were the same elites that had run the government for generations for their own benefit. And weren't playing any nicer - as an example, while Long did call out the national guard, it was because Standard Oil had indeed organized militias that were actively attempting the overthrow of the government.
Louisiana is the anus of the USA.
This is not when we have the luxury of playing fair and dignified politics. All the big blue strongholds need to retaliate and not just a tit-4-tat but for every district they possibly can.
Flee the south and deep red states. They will not change and they are literally gearing up to do their version of the Handmaids Tale. And black and other minorities, you will be slaves. I'm not kidding, this is what they are going to do now.
to do their version of the Handmaids Tale
Other way around. Handmaid's Tale drew some of its inspiration from those states, mainly the historical slavery part.
The north will not be any better, not for long.
We do NOT Support this which is why if you ~~VOTE~~ DONATE to our Campaign we will NOT Stop this at the Federal Level!
-Hakeem Jeffries!
This is libelous! That's a Chuck Schumer quote.
Far as I can tell, he's supported voting rights bills, but also supported efforts to gerrymander in NY (in favour of Dems) to "fight fire with fire", i.e. take action on the issue.
Can you point me to where your comment is coming from? This is not sarcastic - I know in this age of online debate such a question is, but I'm willing to consider more background info than I have.
I hope gas goes to $30 a gallon. No amount of gerrymandering would save them from that.
On the plus side, if no one was on the road because of insane gas prices I could ride a bicycle without a very high probability of dying. On the negative side I don't own a bike because there's a crazy high chance I would die if I rode it here. I never see bikes, mostly just bike memorials on the side of the roadside ditch.
I read something on Bsky yesterday-
"It's here. There are will be no further warning signs- only mile markers."