1. What could they have done to prepare for this? Real question.
2. What could they have done that would not have ITSELF harmed Democratic institutions and practices (as for example some of Biden's pardons may have done).
I’m not a politician. It’s not my job to know what they can do. They had 2.5 months to know this was a possibility and, even if they are powerless, they could have been ready with messaging and calls to action and press conferences. These lazy fuckers did no prep and have been caught flat footed.
Why was I, some random dipshit, able to see this coming months ago, and our professional politicians weren’t? Or at least game this out as a possibility even if they didn’t believe he’d do any of it?
Dems haven't relinquished the field. Now that the extremism of what TrumpElon are planning has become unavoidably obvious, Dem's can fight more effetively against it.
Oh, I'm not giving up or infighting. I'm getting involved in local and national activist organizations, attempting to organize local marches against these abhorrent EO's that attempt to erase trans individuals and spending my free time absorbing as much knowledge that I can.
That's great, I am getting involved in local groups too. I think being connected in some way is the only way we get through this, and have a chance to fight back effectively.
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2. What could they have done that would not have ITSELF harmed Democratic institutions and practices (as for example some of Biden's pardons may have done).
This is not the time for infighting or losing heart. This is the time to fight.
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