Of course they need one. The Dems are acting like a bunch of meerkats. You never know who’s going to bob up next on what issue. Each one should own subject and be ready to respond in seconds to whatever they are going. Also for gods sake a leader not just for con and the sen but to shadow trump.
Yes, but it's looking more like we're going to need to actually have the blue States step forward and actually maintain the Constitution as a United group.
The first step would be to change tax payment so that blue States hold back all the state and federal tax money.
Part of the problem is too many people are trying to catch up with things as opposed to getting ahead of them. This constant response as opposed to starting to dictate the battlefield is a mistake.
They screamed, “stop the steal” and then they stole this election.
They cried “deep state” and now we need a shadow government.
They shouted “Fight like hell, or you won’t have a country anymore.” Now WE have to fight like hell.
Exactly! YES! And let all the government employees who were fired join them. Soon.
Trump STOLE the election and is therefore an illegal and illegitimate president. All of his actions must be made null and void.
So much evidence there! And here they are BRAGGING about it.
I will explain the concept of long term runway to stick the landing when i see America is in real serious trouble , i will not leave her at the lurch , as for now i will monitor how deep the shit the old fool gonna land himself in
I get ya but if Dem gave him good ideas , he will claim credit and fcked them back , why not wait until he is on the rope wobblin on his old knees and fcked him back and save democracy ? It's his choice to fcked himself anyway lol
And a shadow Senate leadership and House leadership. And then present counterarguments on all media platforms every single day to summarize the Repubs corrupt and fascist actions. And go on pods of all stripes all the time.
Story telling is key. Connect the dots. Show macro/micro cause and effect.
Kamala Harris as our shadow POTUS. I'm not saying Harris is the best Dem presidential candidate out there, but right now she has the most name recognition of any Dem and right now the Constitution is on fire. We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
I love the idea of a shadow cabinet to counter MAGA/Musk destruction. But who is in it. Kamala Harris needs to step up as the shadow president. The president we deserve and the one we should have in a better world. And we need to get behind her now. Not later, now.
I suggest we don’t have folks who currently already have full time positions. Recent office holders would be good, Pete B. being one of them. Imagine being able
To have expertise again! Sherrilyn Ifill would be nice to have on board.
sorry Laurence but a majority of Americans (56%) are ok with everything Trump is doing. Billionaires, corruption, mass firings. institution closings are all ok with most Americans.
No. We need strikes and industrial leverage and destruction on the civilian side.
And politicians have to campaign on universal free healthcare, raising minimal wage and banning trading to politicians.
In Hungary we had attempts at that, never worked. It's just a waste of attention. The real issue is that Trump has cheated on the election and makes the US into a fascist oligarchy.
Yes! This recommendation from Timothy Snyder is an excellent idea. I urge everyone to read On Tyranny: twenty lessons from the twentieth century. He doesn’t discuss a shadow cabinet in this book, but it has great glimmers of hope in it. Plus actions you can take and it’s very short.
As President Musk is working full time as a politician- shareholders of Tesla, SpaceX and all other Musk companies should sue to stop all his compensation, replace him while he’s serving as President and have his shares placed in a trust
Agree 100%. It allows for an organized opposition to present a solid case for alternate solutions to those of the party in power. The key word is "organized".
I understand your perspective. During his presidency, Donald Trump frequently criticized Joe Biden, often focusing on his mental acuity and policy positions. For instance, in the 2020 campaign, Trump’s team emphasized attacks on Biden’s mental fitness.
I think this is absolutely necessary. What frustrates me is that lots of influential people like yourself keep nodding their heads and saying “god idea”, and yet
NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO GET IT GOING.
Have we all become so paralyzed with fear or with sniping each other that this is impossible?
I don’t know why Americans should be paying taxes at all if all of the programs we have paid into (EX: Social Security) that are meant to be there when we become too old to work are being gutted and the agencies and institutions we care about are all being denied funding.
It's good idea if you can populate these positions with effective voices. The Schumer, Gillibrand, Pelosi. Hoyer non entities would give voters the opposite message and only ruin the effort. Dems who would rather lose than reform will continue to bring us down IMO #DemsMIA
The problem with that is just the same as that of regarding Dems as an opposition: the power structures just reproduce themselves. All that Harris proposed had an upper-middle class bias. What we need is a New Deal + Great Society 2.0. Workers should control the system, not "investors" or "business"
Completely agree, I've never understood why the opposition in the US waits until a few months before an election to select their presidential candidate. That person needs to be out there making their case for the full four years. A full shadow cabinet is a great extension of that.
A nationally recognized dem, pref from the south or Midwest, should announce they’re running for president and hold daily pressers to rebut this regime. This is the Trump/MAL playbook from the last four years. Dems should have had this plan since Nov. We are behind the ball now.
We need one but will we get one? The short answer is no. The House minority is the only place from which this entity could arise and currently, they are not able to command any kind of reasonable accommodation from the majority, unless it is self serving.
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I would like a shadow currency that isn’t the US dollar.
The first step would be to change tax payment so that blue States hold back all the state and federal tax money.
They cried “deep state” and now we need a shadow government.
They shouted “Fight like hell, or you won’t have a country anymore.” Now WE have to fight like hell.
Trump STOLE the election and is therefore an illegal and illegitimate president. All of his actions must be made null and void.
So much evidence there! And here they are BRAGGING about it.
Story telling is key. Connect the dots. Show macro/micro cause and effect.
was about the most pathetic thing since the French Vichy government handed the Keys to Paris to the Third Reich
ugh
start collecting taxes from like minded states.
To have expertise again! Sherrilyn Ifill would be nice to have on board.
Not now they’ve already got control
Nenne bitte deine Quelle für die Zahl.
And politicians have to campaign on universal free healthcare, raising minimal wage and banning trading to politicians.
https://gracelifethoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/new-apostolic-reformation-end-time-transfer-of-wealth.pdf
And it should not be run by the new DNC chair….
It's a good idea. Extraordinary challenges require extraordinary responses.
NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO GET IT GOING.
Have we all become so paralyzed with fear or with sniping each other that this is impossible?
If this was not in effect, the very second that Donald Trump won the election, I’m gonna be really fucking pissed
Who would roll over for a dictator besides MAGA???