I agree; I remain hopeful but not complacent. I agree about the evil of MAGA, but I still don't think that all Republican VOTERS are with the program--those who are just habitually Republicans but don't really pay attention to politics. (MAGAts clearly do pay attention). When they do, I think that even if they don't change from great-gra…
I agree; I remain hopeful but not complacent. I agree about the evil of MAGA, but I still don't think that all Republican VOTERS are with the program--those who are just habitually Republicans but don't really pay attention to politics. (MAGAts clearly do pay attention). When they do, I think that even if they don't change from great-grandpa's favorite party, the box they check will be Biden--or at least not trump. What TC says about motivated ignorance is true but there is also just plain ignorance.
My mantra, stated here and more or less everywhere, is get both the vote and the WORD out. I have begun to think about how to link the policies of Stalin's Russia to Project 2025. (Hitler is too loaded an example for most people not yet awake.) It should be fairly easy to start a discussion of the one man/nomenklatura rule of Stalin, the gulags, the show trials--meat for the basic Republican non--MAGAt--and then read them the right chunks of Project 2025 or a trump speech and ask them who today is saying stuff like that. You can do that with the not-paying-attention Dems, too.
Joyce Vance is about to start what she calls the Project 2025 "Book Club" where she goes through the whole document bit by bit. Should be a lot of stuff one can use in that.
Wow. That's great. I like the idea of linking 2025 to Stalin. I'm slowly making my way through Bloodlands and it's hard to read, but important to know. Evil leaders will kill you without blinking an eye. That has to be made clear to everyone.
I agree; I remain hopeful but not complacent. I agree about the evil of MAGA, but I still don't think that all Republican VOTERS are with the program--those who are just habitually Republicans but don't really pay attention to politics. (MAGAts clearly do pay attention). When they do, I think that even if they don't change from great-grandpa's favorite party, the box they check will be Biden--or at least not trump. What TC says about motivated ignorance is true but there is also just plain ignorance.
My mantra, stated here and more or less everywhere, is get both the vote and the WORD out. I have begun to think about how to link the policies of Stalin's Russia to Project 2025. (Hitler is too loaded an example for most people not yet awake.) It should be fairly easy to start a discussion of the one man/nomenklatura rule of Stalin, the gulags, the show trials--meat for the basic Republican non--MAGAt--and then read them the right chunks of Project 2025 or a trump speech and ask them who today is saying stuff like that. You can do that with the not-paying-attention Dems, too.
Joyce Vance is about to start what she calls the Project 2025 "Book Club" where she goes through the whole document bit by bit. Should be a lot of stuff one can use in that.
Wow. That's great. I like the idea of linking 2025 to Stalin. I'm slowly making my way through Bloodlands and it's hard to read, but important to know. Evil leaders will kill you without blinking an eye. That has to be made clear to everyone.
"hopeful but not complacent." Exactly!