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I happened to lock myself out of my apartment today. Luckily my apartment manager has empathy because she stayed a half hour extra to let me in my apartment. She's great, loves animals, cares about the sick & poor. My kind of lady. So I just assumed
About PoliticsI happened to lock myself out of my apartment today. Luckily my apartment manager has empathy because she stayed a half hour extra to let me in my apartment. She's great, loves animals, cares about the sick & poor. My kind of lady. So I just assumed
she was informed like I am. We were talking about where we like to buy cat furniture from. So I had to say that i'd bought my old ones from @Wayfair but I won't be going back.
To this she was surprised, so I said, "you know, because they are furnishing the concentration camps"
To this she was surprised, so I said, "you know, because they are furnishing the concentration camps"
Of course I was expecting a nod of approval & agreement. Instead she responded with, "WHAT concentration camps?"
Which I responded to by giving her a short version history of the shitgibbon, the slow boil coup of the abusers, corruption of offices, defilement of the bench, &
Which I responded to by giving her a short version history of the shitgibbon, the slow boil coup of the abusers, corruption of offices, defilement of the bench, &
The kidnappings, assaults, abuse, poisoning, & torture, of the victims of this regime.
I told her about #MoscowMitch sabotage of Congress, about Barr & his sycophantic inaction, & GOP & the NRA. Which led to stories of hate crimes increasing by 200% & mass shootings every day
I told her about #MoscowMitch sabotage of Congress, about Barr & his sycophantic inaction, & GOP & the NRA. Which led to stories of hate crimes increasing by 200% & mass shootings every day
Which then led to the stacking of the courts w illegitimate judges, & appointments that do the exact opposite of their post. The EPA selling land to polluters, the dept of ed fleecing students, the dept of energy destroying green technologies. I kept going on as everything is
Corruption & abuse w this regime. She would ask a question & I would answer & down the hole we went together.
And I saw that person I was mentioning. The one w the good heart & kind soul. And she was brimming w tears as I told her about our government arguing in a court of law
And I saw that person I was mentioning. The one w the good heart & kind soul. And she was brimming w tears as I told her about our government arguing in a court of law
That children don't need to brush their teeth & people can sleep standing up & drinking from the toilet is fine.
Her face got hot.
Then she got mad.
I told her about my favorite news sources. About http://justiceforkatie.com . I gave her some topics to look up & I left her, mouth
Her face got hot.
Then she got mad.
I told her about my favorite news sources. About http://justiceforkatie.com . I gave her some topics to look up & I left her, mouth
Agape.
I could hear her as I walked away down the footpath, talking w her coworker about some of the things I said. I heard the tone of her voice fill w determination.
If I hadn't locked myself out I would never have had that conversation. She might still be under the false
I could hear her as I walked away down the footpath, talking w her coworker about some of the things I said. I heard the tone of her voice fill w determination.
If I hadn't locked myself out I would never have had that conversation. She might still be under the false
Assumption that everything is fine.
I just assumed she knew.
Bring up politics wherever you can. Talk about the crimes & the cruelty & the hate.
Talk about the misinformation & the companies responsible for supporting the hate speech & buying the swamp creatures.
I just assumed she knew.
Bring up politics wherever you can. Talk about the crimes & the cruelty & the hate.
Talk about the misinformation & the companies responsible for supporting the hate speech & buying the swamp creatures.
Say the names of those who have died & those who have disappeared.
It's really happening.
But there's full grocery shelves, consistent electricity, & regular sports games. It can be easy for the privileged not to notice.
Tell everyone.
All the time.
Because it IS political.
It's really happening.
But there's full grocery shelves, consistent electricity, & regular sports games. It can be easy for the privileged not to notice.
Tell everyone.
All the time.
Because it IS political.
Everything is politics.
The air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat, roads we drive on, the skies fly through, the beaches we swim at, the banks we use, the colleges we go to, the heathcare we require, drugs were take, children in cages, dying deported - its ALL politics.
The air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat, roads we drive on, the skies fly through, the beaches we swim at, the banks we use, the colleges we go to, the heathcare we require, drugs were take, children in cages, dying deported - its ALL politics.
So the next time you go out make the connections.
If you hear someone saying they're back hurts cause the roads are chewed up you tell them THAT'S political. If you hear a person complaining their food costs are rising = political.
They can't afford meds? Having trouble finding
If you hear someone saying they're back hurts cause the roads are chewed up you tell them THAT'S political. If you hear a person complaining their food costs are rising = political.
They can't afford meds? Having trouble finding
Work? = political
Someone missing their family in another country? Well hello that's fucking political too now.
Homeless people making their day unpleasant? That's politics too.
EVERYTHING about our lives is created through politics. Don't listen when people tell you it's out
Someone missing their family in another country? Well hello that's fucking political too now.
Homeless people making their day unpleasant? That's politics too.
EVERYTHING about our lives is created through politics. Don't listen when people tell you it's out
Of your control.
Because it's not.
It's all in our control. The power of the people. The power to change everything by voting into office people who understand that serving the greater good is their only interest & their only goal.
We make our government of virtuous people
Because it's not.
It's all in our control. The power of the people. The power to change everything by voting into office people who understand that serving the greater good is their only interest & their only goal.
We make our government of virtuous people
And it will create a cycle of virtue.
Unless we talk about politics, the abusers will remain in control.
Tell everyone you can.
Stop abusers, support the vulnerable.
It is that simple.
Unless we talk about politics, the abusers will remain in control.
Tell everyone you can.
Stop abusers, support the vulnerable.
It is that simple.
Backing up my writing here: https://redloraine.wixsite.com/website/post/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new
This thread is full of examples of how politics causes suffering in the name of greed, power, & sadopopulism https://twitter.com/goodoldcatchy/status/1124475700516347904?s=19
Empathy & compassion are political! https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1169396570871062530?s=19
We can get up over and over again https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1171225840371163136?s=19
Politic is life and death! https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1265374377635229696?s=20
Politics IS life and death!!! https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/ricketts-tells-local-governments-they-wont-get-federal-covid-19-money-if-they-require-masks/article_d15459b9-26df-527e-9899-9f579a3d8597.html
Politics IS life and death!!! https://twitter.com/markos/status/1288934625226772488?s=20
Politics is life and death!!! https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1293354767419310080?s=20
Not getting your medications by mail or correspondence and bills?
Well, hello, thanks to republicans, THAT'S political too now! https://www.10news.com/news/election-2020/trump-opposes-usps-funding-says-mail-voting-hard-without-it
Well, hello, thanks to republicans, THAT'S political too now! https://www.10news.com/news/election-2020/trump-opposes-usps-funding-says-mail-voting-hard-without-it
