What strikes me is the line "for using your influence to shame voters and not the people in power." Voters were the ones with power in the 2024 election! Power they either willfully ceded by abstaining or, worse, GAVE to Trump by voting for him. Calling for accountability for others, but not thyself - ThreadSky

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badgramar.bsky.social • 35 days ago

What strikes me is the line "for using your influence to shame voters and not the people in power." Voters were the ones with power in the 2024 election! Power they either willfully ceded by abstaining or, worse, GAVE to Trump by voting for him. Calling for accountability for others, but not thyself

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juleszero.bsky.social•35 days ago

i take your point, but we vote to give officials power. I personally was of the mind that we could push the VP once she was in office on brokering peace, and i did what i could to convince to my uncommitted friends. i understand their reticence. 90 million people didn’t vote

badgramar.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think most people understood their reticence. Good on you for doing what you could to convince those around you. But it was clear at that time how terrible things would be if they helped Trump, and those people should take accountability for their actions. It's part of being an adult and citizen.

juleszero.bsky.social•34 days ago

we need to listen to each other and coalesce stronger, not vilify.

juleszero.bsky.social•34 days ago

okay, and i think the same goes for
the people who wanted
to be elected. we need a party-wide audit of our message - it wasn’t just arab-americans who sat this out.
and i think that’s what needs
to be focused on, not targeting segments of the population online by a person with a huge following.

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