I remember hearing as a kid, quite often actually:
Give them enough rope, and they'll hang themselves. Now I think Napoleon may have been very wise to have said. "Never interrupt an enemy while they are in the middle of making a mistake."
I’ve been saying just wait for the midterms. Their ignorance, incompetence, hubris and greed is going to make it crumble. Just wait. The pain is going to land on the MAGAs doorstep & they will be forced to realize they have been lied to from the get-go.
But will they really? They didn’t learn the first time they were conned by the snake oil salesman. MAGAts are too stupid to understand the severity of their actions. I’m sure President Biden will definitely get blamed for everything that will crash and burn, all due to the fucktard
Half of our populace can not be stupid. Averages don't work that way. Rather we need to see through their eyes, and perceive what they see. Political spin is incredibly effective. It is only when we can see from their perspective that we have any chance of influencing their views.
It’s hard for me to get in their head. I don’t like it there. Had a Twitter acct for 6 months max, it was SO toxic & ignorant I bailed. I don’t understand. we are all human & want the same basic things. Is it hatred that binds them?
Oh, I don't mean the heads of those who abuse. I mean the ordinary voter, who mildly consumes a few fox news stories a week. Those who abuse, are those who actually know better. But want to drag their victims down into the abyss.
This time their women will be dying. They’re going to lose their health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, just wait for Big Ag to start screaming about not being able to get product to market cuz of no farm workers. Everything they buy from HobbyLobby & Walmart is gonna cost more. So are eggs.
Yes, we've got problems. But that has always been true. The consequences of failing to solve these problems before it's 'too late' are bad. But with the exception of nuclear war, none of these will render us extinct. And in that, there is hope. We will life on, we will survive.
Vets are going to start losing their benefits. Nobody can afford a house or help with grandma.
It’s going to hit in ways they didn’t expect because they were lied to over & over again.
My mom is taking care of a disabled vet, she’s retired and on Social Security. My sister is working disabled & relies on health insurance for her barely affordable meds, even with it.
Liberals all, & Even they don’t know what’s coming really.
Oops, that last reply didn't work out like I was hoping. I linked Charlie Chaplin in his great dictator speech from 1940. It it won't play here. Sorry about that.
I keep hoping for that, but when is it going to happen? The country elected Trump after everything the republicans have done to damage the country, anyway.
I think it is important to remember that the media consumed by the right paints a much different picture than what is seen on the left, or even what is posted by the so called center.
Almost all people, do what they think is the right thing. They feel morally justified in their actions.
Perspective is a funny thing. For them it's not hating, it's protecting from those they've been told are dangerous and harmful. It's not lying, it's expressing the story they have been fed.
I don’t question that. And that’s the point. They have been lied to -they didn’t understand their beloved ACA that saved their kid’s life = Obamacare,which they hate. Voting against their own best interests out of mis&disinformation. Their identity is tird to MAGA for so long they’ll die from it.
In recent years, MAGA/the GOP tend not to do as well when Trump himself isn’t on the ballot (tens of thousands of voters this year even voted ONLY for Trump and left the rest of the ballot blank). They also suffered the last time Trump was actually in office - the 2018 midterms were brutal for them.
I think it is doubtless that there is harm he will make happen. Our job, I say, is to keep that damage as superficial as possible. To focus on making sure everyone makes it through to the other side alive and ready start repairs.
That’s the hard part.
Take a look at his Cabinet picks - all billionaire white men. Do you think they know what it’s like to breastfeed a baby while making 2 other kids breakfast? They can’t relate. They couldn’t survive being a woman. That’s why they fear us an oppress&supress us.
I would have to imagine that most men are fairly well ignorant of what it is like to breastfeed. Much less while also multitasking. I'd say that is true for both the rich and the poor.
I think we will need to swallow our fury and accept them and their bad decisions into our circle. Making them feel even more dumb will cause many to dig their heels in and stick with the party that made them feel valued.
Wise words, the strategy of resistance has far more subtlety & nuance than most are prepared to appreciate. Some see picking up a club and bashing others violently as the only form of resistance. But causing enough pauses, can also keep them from crossing their finish line. Their time is limited.
This does not represent reality as we currently know it. First, enough with separating "MAGA" from "Republicans". They're one and the same and that includes GOP voters. Second, you have a misunderstanding of how racism works. As long as "they" are doing worse than whites, white suffering is worth it
Yet most racist preach the word of their god. Think of all the wars fought over religion-to this day. When aliens visited our planet & saw what we did to our Jesus they would seriously question our morality,capacity for brutality & disregard for environment.They would view us as a hostile species.
Racism is used as a tool by the rich to divide the working class against each other.
The rich probably are racist themselves, but it's still a tool of control.
I think your characterization is too limited. For it doesn't require wealth to feel hatred or use tools to express or inspire it. But I do agree that dividing people against themselves is a manifestation of hate.
They can’t find their asses with both hands. They’ll never figure anything out beyond the next grift and the next betrayal. We find the folks who have the fixes and get them elected or we go down with the ship. We’ve reached that critical juncture.
Well, someone on here said that there are three special elections coming up for the House of Representatives. Fingers crossed that we can pull it off and win the House….soon!
Remember 2008? Obama, a black guy with an Arabic name, won Iowa. Against John McCain no less.
Why? Because the Great Recession, and suddenly people had real problems that were in their face and affecting them. So they went “ok, can’t fuck around with my usual dumb shit right now”.
Nor ever will be. If that failure is never repaired then the problems with the framers’ vision—the potential of weaknesses well foreseen by them—will almost certainly doom the future of the republic they wanted to establish. And there’s no good reason it can’t be repaired.
The part of me that thinks Halon Razor isn't a thing likes to think Democrats inaction is because they are like my feelings right now: You know what? Fall on your face. See if I care.
Except the GOP is crashing the economy now so they can blame Biden. W did the same thing when he talked a recession into existence before taking office.
All funding legislation starts in the House of which do-nothing Republicans have majority. Pres Musk & VP Trump elect said no funding of government til after Jan 20th. Speaker Johnson in a kerfuffle
More importantly, the little people who are financially hurt by government shut downs may have an insight about what a Trump presidency is about to look like.
Mike Johnson be like: “dude we won. We don’t have to disrupt the government anymore. It isn’t occupied by Democrats. We were only doing that to prevent Biden from accomplishing anything that could make him relectable.”
Covid killed a bunch of the cult. It'll be interesting to see what impact bird flu will have on human population now that it has jumped to cows and humans.
I disagree. I have watched hearings these past two years, you had democrats fighting to pass bills to help the American people and the Republicans fighting culture wars and made up crisis. Republicans want to destroy the establishment while they make the rich richer
Let everything go to shit. This is on the MAGAts and GQP, those that voted for them and those that didn’t bother to vote at all. The backlash from delayed checks, services, etc. should be quite entertaining!🍿
He's so slimy. I absolutely love it whenever he thinks he's made a deal and the rug gets pulled out from him and he gets the pie in the face. Couldn't happen to a nicer jerkoff.
Yeah, sipping tea, instead of spilling it in the MFing harbor and lighting their Swastikas on fire, burn their Nazi churches to the ground, and going after each and every one of them that swears their allegiance to the almighty dollar instead of serving We, The People. Both sides fit that bill, too.
Republicans havent been focused on actual governance in years. Culture wars. Ya. Its funny they have to learn on the job when Dems have been experts at this and get to sit and watch them flail.
Let them screw the economy from a shutdown. Dems, hold out!! DO NOT BEND THE KNEE to these idiots! We are going to crash and burn regardless if that is passed through or not!
Let trump and his cronies TRY to figure it out. Gonna be a shitshow for sure.
The very best defiance is compliance, in this case! As tempting as it might be, let these amateurs learn how difficult governing is. Sit back and complain, just like they did.
Democrats need to allow Trump, VP Musk and the rest of the Republicans to shut the government down despite the hardship it will cause, elections have consequences and voters voted for this clown show!
Let Republicans fail. Democrats bail them out every time they are in charge. People need to see the Republicans for who they are not who they say they are. Democrats will step in when necessary. We have not had a budget since the Republicans gained control of the House two years ago
my biggest eye opening moment, was when I realized that Republicans are not who they say they are. Once I learned that, a whole lot of other things started making sense.
Not just Elon. Heritage Society, Charles Koch, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, Federalist Society, bunch of billionaires. This is the goal of oligarchs. To bring our country to its knees. To prove to us that democracy doesn’t work and we need “smart” capitalists” to survive. BS.
Sip tea whilst
USA Airliner Deluxe
flies straight into the ground?
No; whoever is flying the
fucking plane needs to
PULL UP on the rudder
NOW⌛️
SINKRATE SINKRATE
I want to emphasize that elected officials are following the advice of someone who is not elected and doesn’t care about anyone else. This is evident in his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and his response to the unions and emplyeee only to enrich himself.
The Mamby Pamby Party has figured it out. Rep. Crockett knows where the party is headed.
I wouldn’t want to be in her position. She’s among the few in the Party who is a fighter, and obviously she’s having a problem recruiting other Democrats to join her.
Old, white straight men in our party leadership have zero to lose. They've got the money, single-payer healthcare, their wives can't get pregnant anymore, and insider trading to blunt any economic downturn. As a straight white man, I'm with the black women in our party. You're heroes.
It's ignorance. You combat ignorance by meeting people where they are. We miscalculated where people are. Our party values reflect a desire to reduce harm as a core tenet. We still win virtually every culture war issue, it's just a matter of time. We have work to do, but someone must.
Actually, what we miscalculated was how little the younger progressives understood politics. They decided to tank Harris over Gaza - despite Trump being far worse for Gaza and Harris being for many of the left's priorities, as if not voting was a way to get what they wanted.
Prior to Gaza, Harris was much of what the young progressives & far left wanted. Not an OWM, not a Bush or Clinton. Pro-labor. Wanted a path for citizenship for the undocumented. Believed in climate change. Accepting of LGBTQIA people and rights. She was moving in the direction we all wanted to go.
I'm listening to @MalcolmNance & his New Resistance:
1. Deleting my Twitter account at 12:00 pm EST on Jan. 20.
2. MSM news Blackout from Mon, Jan 20 through Sat, Jan 25. Watching NOTHING abt the inauguration.
3. No protests that wd give Trump an excuse for martial law. New activism. /1
Johnson puts a raise for his collegues in the bill sorta seems like a bribe. Going from $174,000 a year salary to over 200,000 a year is like saying, here let me pay for your country club membership dues while Americans struggle to pay rents and buy food on an average household income of 60,000
I'm interested in learning and I think as long as we all accept that learning won't hurt, then we can all come out ahead in the long-term. Hear that magats?!?!?!?!
I said something similar recently. Instead of worrying about Trump, remember that he is a total screw-up and as hard as that will be for all of us...sit back and let him fail. Let those who voted for him learn the lesson.
Fucking tell us for three months that a fucking guy is the next Hitler, then he gets elected and you're gonna sit back and drink tea? Idiot. I hate this loudmouthed attention whore.
Oralè Resister
1.3 Million Active Military Members
No Payroll for Christmas.
DJT and Elon want debt ceiling raises and demanded a government shutdown until he takes office?
Crashing a bipartisan bill to fund the government!
Oligarchs are stampeding our rights and our livelihood now!
#ShutDown
MMT explains the absurdity of a government shutdown. It’s a self-inflicted circus with the clowns setting the tent on fire. Watch “Finding the Money” https://youtu.be/Mrje-m01kI8?si=cI3duX4YNztSjaLb
Congress is still legally in charge. This dumbass isn't sworn in yet. Do your jobs and stop listening to this blowfish. He can have a say when he's officially in office
to keep orange clown accountable, one should overcome his electorate mandate. and that's about crossing lines of law in this or that way. but orange clown is not the cause, he is only cherry on cake. folks who elected him ARE the cause, they shall be kept accountable. that means civil war, frankly.
People love to tout AOC, but I’m all for Jasmine. She’s sensible and fierce. Doesn’t bash her own party. Calls out all Republican’s bullshit fearlessly.
The white nationalist in the US, have to face the FACT that this country is now 52% black and mixed race as of the last census in 2020...they better sit back, enjoy, and watch their mixed grandchildren with what they have left of their miserable lives..
I think the best role for Crockett might actually be the Speaker. She is tough, strategic, amazing communicator, and clearly understands the role. And it doesn't necessarily mean going against Jeffries, who might have Presidential aspirations.
Exactly the right approach. Make them own this shit show. It needs to be clear any shutdown or failure to carry out their basic governmental responsibilities is ENTIRELY their fault.
I hope everybody likes taking 30 days off because Elon Musk is gonna pay for it out of his own pocket. Thank you Elon Musk you piece of shit we love you you piece of shit. We love you. You piece of shit.
Exactly! Let the maga voters see the natural consequences, a.k.a. shitstorm, of their willful ignorance. The republicans will eat their young because they’re simply feral sycophants without a clue.
I totally agree. I also feel that every time we freak out about the “stupid”, we just give the maga party (all republicans) the chance to own the libs and the message is lost. Sometimes you can tell a toddler not to play with matches but until they get burned, they won’t listen.
We know what’s coming. That is helpful. Spend less time on social media and more time preparing. N95 masks are on deep discounts. Buy some now. That is a start. Stock your favorite long shelf life products, get vaxxed ( animals too ) , have an updated passport , as many drs appts done. Make a plan.
I'd say it's somewhat the same. Stock up on as much as they can.
There's also always long-term alternatives such as an IUD, implant or injection. Some IUDs can last upto 10 years. Well until the next election!
I lover her! Let them bury themselves. Didn't get much done during the last time the R's held both houses and the presidency. Gonna be tougher this time with a lame duck pres.
Yes! That is exactly what we need to do. We have to stop helping them, America has to see clearly what they are and what they aren't capable of. If the Dem's keep bailing them out, voters will never see a clear picture.
A big "Fuck You" for Christmas for all of the Federal workers who will be laid off through no fault of their own. The GOP are so bad at governing that they can't even keep the lights on.
Conservatism has morphed into a way of life that only has relevance if cruelty is at the forefront. For that reason, it would be very difficult for Republicans to become aware and choose the righteous way to carry on.
'President Muskrat' and wanna-be, convicted felon are the grinches to steal Christmas. If there is no House Speaker and no gov't funding maybe they will have to reschedule the pathetic Inauguration?
Except it was selective. Planes still flew, allowing people to travel, social security checks were sent, and national parks stayed open although unattended, just to name a few. If every government function truly stopped or "shutdown," it would be short-lived.
This is what we get when feckless Democrats don’t fight for their policy proposals, cozy up to corporate interests instead, and lose elections. Now we’re left to sit back and wait for them to figure it out. That’s just great.
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Give them enough rope, and they'll hang themselves. Now I think Napoleon may have been very wise to have said. "Never interrupt an enemy while they are in the middle of making a mistake."
Brazil will burn down the rest of their rainforest because they’re going to get the soybean orders.
EVERYONE’S equipment is going to get exponentially more expensive.
…& the summers just keep getting hotter.
It’s going to hit in ways they didn’t expect because they were lied to over & over again.
William Shakespeare
The merchant of venice.
Liberals all, & Even they don’t know what’s coming really.
Here I am waiting for the inevitable hammerfall.
I've long thought Trump thinks it's enough to be critical and that the actual work of government just happens, done by elves and fairies, I suppose.
While I agree with you, the damage they can do will take years to correct if it even can be fixed.
Almost all people, do what they think is the right thing. They feel morally justified in their actions.
Take a look at his Cabinet picks - all billionaire white men. Do you think they know what it’s like to breastfeed a baby while making 2 other kids breakfast? They can’t relate. They couldn’t survive being a woman. That’s why they fear us an oppress&supress us.
um...when we descend into hatred. We have already lost.
Racism is a tool, that is used to express and inspire hate. Hatred is the real enemy to be defeated.
The rich probably are racist themselves, but it's still a tool of control.
Remember 2008? Obama, a black guy with an Arabic name, won Iowa. Against John McCain no less.
Why? Because the Great Recession, and suddenly people had real problems that were in their face and affecting them. So they went “ok, can’t fuck around with my usual dumb shit right now”.
We saw it in 2008. We saw it in 2020.
Backlash is a real thing historically. We just have to live thru it……
Mike Johnson will get his in the end.
(knocked on helluvalotta doors!)
Man leopards are everywhere
Her glee is over things that hurt Americans, and her priority is to hurt Americans if it may employ more of her parties' politicians.
This is what is wrong with our government.
is she stupid or what
https://bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/faculty.sites.uci.edu/dist/c/219/files/2023/09/Cole-Schofer-2023-Effects-of-Populism.pdf
Off to make a cup of tea.
They only care what their reps and media says the "enemy" did.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/political-party-affiliation-linked-excess-covid-deaths
Just a thought.
- Sheldon Whitehouse
Let trump and his cronies TRY to figure it out. Gonna be a shitshow for sure.
#FAFO big time
USA Airliner Deluxe
flies straight into the ground?
No; whoever is flying the
fucking plane needs to
PULL UP on the rudder
NOW⌛️
SINKRATE SINKRATE
Should be fun to watch.
Johnson will last less than one @scaramucci.bsky.social under the new Trump admin. (Hi Anthony, love you man).
Just saying…
I wouldn’t want to be in her position. She’s among the few in the Party who is a fighter, and obviously she’s having a problem recruiting other Democrats to join her.
Good luck to Rep. Crockett.
Rep. Crockett has the grit and courage and integrity to do the right things for America.
1. Deleting my Twitter account at 12:00 pm EST on Jan. 20.
2. MSM news Blackout from Mon, Jan 20 through Sat, Jan 25. Watching NOTHING abt the inauguration.
3. No protests that wd give Trump an excuse for martial law. New activism. /1
I love blue sky! Actual discussions!
1.3 Million Active Military Members
No Payroll for Christmas.
DJT and Elon want debt ceiling raises and demanded a government shutdown until he takes office?
Crashing a bipartisan bill to fund the government!
Oligarchs are stampeding our rights and our livelihood now!
#ShutDown
🚬😎
We need a girl version too.
🚬😎
Done
hits this clusterfork out of the park today! 🚀
https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/president-musk-orders-a-shutdown?r=38mda&utm_medium=ios
Not the other way around.
#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#14thAmendmentSection3
#14AmendmentSection3
https://bsky.app/profile/jessicadenson07.bsky.social/post/3ldmlcko3lk2z
There's also always long-term alternatives such as an IUD, implant or injection. Some IUDs can last upto 10 years. Well until the next election!
And that was after having screwed many contractors of what he owed them. It's fraud all the way down.
Sometimes the leopard has to eat a few faces.
The status quo leaders still don’t get it
I'm sure everyone will be thrilled!!!
He did it to try to get money for his vanity wall.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/26/politics/government-unpaid-workers-shutdown/index.html