Kind of important.
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Leah Greenberg
friendly reminder that the best case scenario over the coming years is that a lot of people say "I supported Trump but this isn't what I wanted at all" and when they do that it's gonna be really, really important that we say "welcome in," not "fuck you, we told you so"
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It's really difficult, but I'm willing to try
It’s going to be important that we say “what are you going to do to help us vote these liars out of office?” And then hold them to it.
this is America's Cultural Revolution, what comes after this will be a very different America
they are our mortal enemies. it would be like Jews saying to Germans who supported Hitler after WW2 welcome.
Look at how Republicans constructed their coalition: they created their in group by creating an out group then demonizing the fuck out of it.
They don't make pleasant-natured outreaches to Democrats or Independents.
Their new voters came from the unaffiliated.
But I'm note inviting them to my BBQs.
I sooner see domestic economic retaliation. They are creating the conditions to ensure they have a scapegoat for all of the consequences of their actions.
But this will be pretty challenging for those of us that see the damage wrought by their ignorance.
How many will suffer JV? How many lives, businesses, and environments will be lost?
The ability to hear “I’m sorry” is not enough. One of the quotes from Trump, “You’re going to have to get used to it.”
[White] America’s inability to actually cope, reckon and repair is the problem.
This is abuse of turn the other cheek.
This is a norm the other party doesn't play by.
The first time he was president you could forgive those not knowing, but the second time?
They need to be more sorry than “oopsie”. They need to work at repairing
Please, don't point that gun at me, you'll shoot me.
Again, it's very important not to point that gun at me because you'll shoot me.
[Aims gun, shoots person]
I didn't know by aiming this gun I would shoot you. I'm sorry.
Well, as long you're sorry.
So your advice is to treat the spoilt, screen-addicted, lazy, news-avoiding, easily misled American electorate with empathy for allowing the harm it caused to the country?
Guess it's too late to welcome them into the coalition.
"Hey, to stop the bad things that are happening, you should vote for Democrats." are fightin' words for many, many, people.
I’ll welcome any of them who are truly now anti-Trump. Otherwise, “Fuck you, I told you so”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKiVdHAZOcg