An encouraging tweet from Rep. John Lewis

[NY_20th]

Link to tweet

[still_one]

1. and John Lewis knows what a struggle is. Thank-you for the perspective Representative Lewis

[sheshe2]

2. Thank you John Lewis

[Wwcd]

3. A true Democrat. In every perfect sense of the word.

Who dare stand against this man.

[czarjak]

43. Idiots!

[vi5]

4. Make some noise?!? Oh no that will never do. Where is the fainting couch....

How dare he encourage such incivility!?

I'm sure the civility police will be along any minute now to wag their fingers.

[mythology]

7. I must have missed when he encouraged violence

This is a man who didn't respond in kind when his skull was fractured. He didn't lower himself to their level. Trying to claim this as evidence of supporting treating Republicans how they treat others shows an alarming lack of history.

[vi5]

12. Sorry, I forgot the sarcasm tag.....

...I thought it would be obvious that I was mocking the fools in the centrist media (and in our own party) who chastized Maxine Waters for a very innocuous statement merely telling people to stand up for themselves.

[JustAnotherGen]

19. You didn't need the sarcasm tag

It was clear and everyone knows Aunt Maxine never called for violence.

[vi5]

37. I'm confused....

...did I imply that she did? I just read my post over and don't see that. Sorry if I did.

[JustAnotherGen]

38. No - you did not

And your post was fine - and I 100% agree with you. The Tone Police and Grammar Marshalls are out today and it looks like you got 'stopped' by one.

And you didn't need the in your post at all. It was clear as day. You are with 'Aunt Maxine'.

[Iliyah]

5. My father-in-law and great gradma's generation

fought for civil rights, voting rights, humanitarian rights, equality, better jobs and protection against the greedy corporations and greedy government.


My generation will take up that fight again. Thank you Mr. Lewis.

[ailsagirl]

6. I love and respect that man to the nth degree

[DesertRat]

8. I needed this message today.

He's an American treasure.

[Honeycombe8]

9. Wise words (again). A true man of character & resolve. nt

[JoeOtterbein]

10. YES! "necessary trouble"

is needed loud and clear!

[Gothmog]

11. Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure

[hibbing]

13. It's hard to keep the faith n/t

[calimary]

23. Man, no shit.

[ailsagirl]

32. But we MUST

I 100% agree with you but we MUST soldier on

[Politicub]

14. Really puts things in perspective

The nature of progress is struggle.

[gademocrat7]

15. Congressman John Lewis is a civil rights icon.

Proud to stand with him here in Atlanta.

[Nitram]

16. Thank you, Representative Lewis.

[mountain grammy]

17. When I think of who Lewis is today, and what he endured and survived,

this actually does give me some encouragment.

The man is a hero. Thanks for posting.

[spicysista]

18. I love this man.

A giant among men.

[Squinch]

25. Truly. And I needed his words today.

[ailsagirl]

33. Beautiful moment

[Still In Wisconsin]

20. Fuck that. Sometimes despair is warranted. Encouraging tweets are nice

but at the end of the day, they're worth what you pay for them. What's happening to this country appears to be irreversible.

[47of74]

21. Yeah the United States I was born in no longer exists.

It died in November 2016.

[Still In Wisconsin]

22. Exactly. Everything that happened since then was and will be the inevitable result

of Donald Trump being elected.

We're done.

[Cosmocat]

26. Honestly, it may have died when the idiot was made POTUS

but, I have seen the death spiral going back to the early 90s ...

At some point, just have to not fight the acceptance that this is what we are.

Stupid as shit ...

[lagomorph777]

24. So we should all give up?

Did our ancestors do that in 1775? In 1861? In 1941? In 1963? Those were all horrible, scary times. Yet our nation survived and each time, ended up as a better place.

We are better than this.

[Still In Wisconsin]

27. People can do whatever they want. These are different times.

If I didn't have kids to support I'd probably be making plans to exit this mortal existence, but that's not an option for me.

Like I said, people can do whatever they want. If it makes you feel better to keep believing that this can change, then go for it. Maybe you're right and I'm wrong.

[47of74]

30. I have.

And I'm done caring if people think I'm a bad person for giving up.

[Still In Wisconsin]

42. I think giving up is the only logical response to this situation

But again, people are obviously free to respond in any way they want.

[ailsagirl]

34. Despair and determination are not necessarily exclusive

I'm feeling both right now-- very strongly

[Still In Wisconsin]

35. Good on you, then.

People need to do whatever works for them personally.

[padah513]

36. ???

[ailsagirl]

40. Yes, you're right

[JI7]

46. look at the life that John Lewis has lived and where he is coming from. you will see it's not

just feel good tweets.

[ChiTownDenny]

28. Needed this.

Thank you, Rep. John Lewis.

[fsl3]

29. Of course, that tweet was sent out before Kennedy's retirement.

Rough day all around.

[VOX]

31. Wow. One can appreciate these words far more than ever before.

[ecstatic]

39. True, but we're going backwards

Like REALLY REALLY backwards. We're not making progress. Not a good sign...

[Amaryllis]

41. That means a lot coming from him, with all he's seen in his lifetime.

[Cha]

44. Make some Noise like Stephanie Wilkinson is!

Link to tweet

Thank You, John Lewis

Mahalo, NY_20th

[Cha]

45. John Lewis.. well Established Hero-National

Treasure

[marieo1]

47. minngal

Rep John Lewis........you are a hero for the USA. Thank You. We all needed a pep talk. Thank you!!