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Re prospects for personally experienced pain due to mump policies waking them up -- Evgenia Ginsburg, one of many loyal party-member intellectuals purged by Stalin, remarked in her memoir (Journey Into the Whirlwind) that she met many people in the camps who maintained "a religious cult of Stalin."
Karen Stenner's [@karenstenner.bsky.social ] work on the "authoritarian dynamic," which I discovered via Teri Kanefield's [@terikanefield.bsky.social ] posts in the 1st go-round, is invaluable for understanding the maga mindset. Some of her work is freely available at https://www.karenstenner.com/.
If you aren’t freaking out right now, then I feel as though you voted for the guy making me freak out right now. In that case I’ve lost all respect for you as a human being
So many people didn’t pay attention before the election, I’m not sure they are now. They were voting republican regardless. Until something directly affects their loved ones, it’s all okay.
People that I thought were well educated and informed are suddenly saying things like “ I’ve never heard of this, must be fake news “
Very disturbing.
I take the time to inform them.
If they have tuned out right now I will not trust them. Our freedom is at stake.
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We all need to contact our congressional representatives as to why Elon is getting huge contracts as conflict of interest. Who asked for armored cars at cost of $400 milllion and $38 million for Space X. He has already received $20 BILLION from taxpayers. why does he need any of our tax dollars?
Girl, I love spewing to my former Repub cohorts back in KY,everyday: Ima Woke. I'm so lit,I'm Wokey Woke. We all have a like/hate relationship ongoing now.
The flip side of that is I can't mentally absorb all the evil crap that's happening without becoming completely paralyzed with anxiety and unable to function so I have to limit my daily consumption of "news"
Same with my husband. He voted for Harris, but for some reason is seeming to “both sides it” right now, and I just don’t understand. We have stopped talking about anything substantive, and for now I feel all I can do is just meaningless small talk with him.
sigh. just lectured to a room of first year college students. I was absolutely hammering the WWI assault on civil liberties and how it led to vigilante violence. There was no sign a single person got that I was basically talking about today. (I'm prohibited from pointing out that fact).
Yep, I sent a text to my girlfriends asking them how they were handling the dismantling of our democracy? My girlfriend told me that she’s choosing not to pay attention and that I needed to funnel my “negative” energy into something else like mentoring.
This about way more than 'owning the Libs." Trump and his merry band of assclowns are dismantling our Democracy, one department at a time. And doing at such a pace that the courts can't possibly keep up. The Judiciary is NOT our Savior - we are.
Unfortunately the majority of Americans are either watching the propaganda media and are getting false information or have sworn off MSM altogether. I keep myself informed by all methods available. Knowledge is Power!
During my physical therapy torture, I
asked my 20-something PT (a difficult degree and certification to earn) how she dealt with the loss of her own agency in her healthcare. She looked squarely at me and said she long ago checked out. She told me she doesn’t vote. I have to admit I was speechless.
Coworker that are only concerned with “lazy work from home women” you mean the full time housewife, caretaker and also hold a full time desk job in their kitchen?!?!?
I agree. I'm so pissed off at the people I know who refuse to watch any news. Those of us who see the reality don't deserve their apathy and they're party to blame for what we're dealing with.
I'm sliver by sliver chipping away to clear the eyes of people around me. 2 non-voters have been blinded by what they refused to see. Pretty sure it was also internal misogyny. The 3rd, traditional AG that votes GOP, but is a one-issue voter. AG is what he thinks he voted for.
Smh, as much as I don't want to, I have to step away and clear my head regularly - in the thick of it, it's as if it's hitting from all directions . . their intention, I'm sure. Nevertheless, stepping back to clear your head is vital.
My non binary child and my husband went to STL city hall to protest today. I had to stay home, but 50501 needs to get their business together over here on this side of the state.
Yes I take weekends off, mostly. I need to be able to function and not lie in bed in a fetal position doom scrolling. But I’m definitely paying attention. Too much attention sometimes
If you're tired of doom scrolling, check out https://wiser5.com. It's like duolingo bit for personal finance, biology, math, history, philosophy, and more.
I believe that should be something we do periodically to keep our minds from getting too overwhelmed. I know it’s still overwhelming but we must ground ourselves or we will be no good to anyone 💙🦋
Don't know about you but I go through my day and view the "normalcy" as surreal and dreamlike. How difficult it seems to act like everything is ok. However, I'm doing it too. Moving through shock.
One of the ways MAGA seeks to consolidate power is to try to convince people they don't need to pay attention, that everything we see can be rationalized by the past, and is continuous with the past. To wit, this softballish interview with a former Clarence Thomas clerk:
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What is your state doing?
The next few months could be very jarring for them.
For those checked-out voters, the wake up call is coming.
Very disturbing.
I take the time to inform them.
If they have tuned out right now I will not trust them. Our freedom is at stake.
It's coming in so fast I know at least two who have been reassigned to Mental Greenland for insurance purposes!
(They started to look like they were going to burn the place to the ground)...
Needless to say. 👋
They are foolish.
translation:
"I don't have a problem w/ what he is doing, but I don't want to say it out loud."
asked my 20-something PT (a difficult degree and certification to earn) how she dealt with the loss of her own agency in her healthcare. She looked squarely at me and said she long ago checked out. She told me she doesn’t vote. I have to admit I was speechless.
When it hits the fan, they’ll be shouting “I didn’t know!”
They will never take any responsibility.
b) please teach me your secrets
I am with you on this.