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We must both act as if the system is intact enough to enable us to remove a tyrant from power through the electoral process AND we must recognize the tyrant has no intention of respecting the electoral process or of participating in a peaceful transition of power.
Itâs not easy.
Itâs not easy.
When I talk about this, people tend to ask for solutions, âwhat should we do?!â and to get angry if I donât respond with a bullet point list for how to maintain (the illusion of) control.
The first step is to understand the election is CRITICALâbut it will not be the end point.
The first step is to understand the election is CRITICALâbut it will not be the end point.
For tonight, just try to sit and let your mind wrap around that much.
We are almost certainly NOT going to cast our ballots on election day and wake up the next morning toâuncontestedâresults.
Thatâs going to be traumatic in and of itself if youâre not prepared for it.
We are almost certainly NOT going to cast our ballots on election day and wake up the next morning toâuncontestedâresults.
Thatâs going to be traumatic in and of itself if youâre not prepared for it.
Not only are Trump and the GOP engaging in voter suppression and disenfranchisementâthey are proactively planning to engage in âweeks-long legal fights in an array of statesâ after election day.
Hence their DESIRE for chaos.
Chaos = grounds to challenge. https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1294110762592612353
Hence their DESIRE for chaos.
Chaos = grounds to challenge. https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1294110762592612353
Trump and the GOP will do everything possible over the next six months to consolidate political power and put restrictions on civil liberties.
Whether the restrictions are legal or not is irrelevant. Theyâll be in effect until there are court rulings otherwise, which takes time.
Whether the restrictions are legal or not is irrelevant. Theyâll be in effect until there are court rulings otherwise, which takes time.
Trump has co-opted CBP and other federal forces to serve as his secret police and has seeded the police departments of various metropolitan areas with members of these various federal entities.
These entities are not trained in peacekeeping. They exist to do extrajudicial ops.
These entities are not trained in peacekeeping. They exist to do extrajudicial ops.
Trump and Barr have taken steps to expand the definition of âterroristsâ to include people participating in protests and people âgiving aid toâ protesters.
Legal? Probably not. But those definitional expansions are nonetheless in effect and used by police and CBP with Americans.
Legal? Probably not. But those definitional expansions are nonetheless in effect and used by police and CBP with Americans.
Iâm going to stop there for tonight. Thatâs enough for folks to take in for now.
So, yes, donate to Biden and Harris and help GOTV. Leave it ALL on the field for this election.
And start to prepare yourself mentally for the reality that this election will likely be...different.
So, yes, donate to Biden and Harris and help GOTV. Leave it ALL on the field for this election.
And start to prepare yourself mentally for the reality that this election will likely be...different.
