I think Dems should not go to the Joint Session Congressional address next week. (Term of art for SOTUs given in first year of a term.) Just don't show up.
Convince me that I'm wrong.
Convince me that I'm wrong.
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That will hurt.
Show up, but also readings with you.
I like that idea.
Boycott SOTU!!!
Call your Senators and Representative. Don’t let them fall into rank for a despot.
Let FoxNews cover it. Their viewers are the only ones who want watch him anyway.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20
You turn it into a nationally televised protest. You do not allow the speech to happen. You heckle and yell and disturb and obstruct the address until you are either thrown out or the speech is cancelled.
If you go and listen and sit on your hands ... you're dead to me.
Can you imagine the dynamic? POTUS spews bile. Cameras cut to Dems. All night. Cut off the oxygen. Counter program.
They should either go and then all walk out as That Guy starts talking, turn around and face the back, or have people Elon fired sit in their seats.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/the-first-quarter-is-on-track-for-negative-gdp-growth-atlanta-fed-indicator-says-.html
https://youtu.be/XEhl823v834
Then they need to barnstorm the nation restating our views of Americanism, because the MAGAites will cry it's treason, so make the Argument.
Generally I would say stay away, but this is compelling.
Literally drive him out of the House chamber. He shouldn't be there in the first place.
What is to be said, the guy playing president CANNOT BE president.
So why go listen to the fucker?
What would be louder than absence?
Invisibility would be loud, but it sends the wrong message.
Turning their backs sends the right message.
It's weak. You NEVER cede to a bully ground that's rightfully yours.
More concretely, it's been
done already, with disastrous results. Look up "Aventine secession" in 1924 fascist Italy.
Don't even think of it. Fight!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventine_Secession_%2820th_century%29?wprov=sfla1
When he lies, and he will, yell "Liar!", loud and clear.
He speaks of DEI, yell "Racist scum!"
If he mentions any women, yell "Rapist pig!".
If DOGE, "Thief, Corrupt bastard!"
Civility is an armed truce.
Listen to and read the Italian anti-fascists. They had 20 years to reflect on what they could have done to stop Mussolini.
https://paralleltexts.blog/2020/02/01/on-fascism-pertini-bobbio-bassani-calvino-pasolini-gramsci-calamandrei/
Fox will rage about disrespect, but who cares?
If nothing else, it's a terrible idea because the fascists would *love* it.
If needed for patriotic fervor, in dark blue. But keeping the modern warrior visual
Frontline nonprofit and federal workers are the obvious choices - and much of the media would eat it up.
https://bsky.app/profile/brandonfriedman.bsky.social/post/3ljc4itawck24
Take the attention he craves, and it would probably get him off script
Not one suit. The time for suits is over. Visual solidarity.
Dems walk out silently, one row at a time
at irregular, rattling intervals
And I desire seeing that a row at a time so nobody can hide.
This is an opportunity to build trust.
Holding events, especially in Red districts like Bernie has so successfully been doing would get attention!
Otherwise go, but leave when Trump starts talking and leave US & Ukrainian flags on their seat in protest.