The next election could be the last election

[superpatriotman]

Not hyperbole.

American democracy is now in its death throes.

[AlexPontik]

1. I hope not

well, let's hope not

[Bev54]

14. I hope not, there was a reason the dems did what they did today

I am hoping it was just the first step in them overturning any opposition in their own party to the amendment of the filibuster and passing a bill.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. At Least Some Of Us Won't Be Surprised

America is pretty well fucked. It is what it is.

[hamsterjill]

5. Some of us won't be surprised. You're right.

And some others will still be on DU insisting that we just need to get more votes, etc.

I'm not sure some realize the gravity of the situation right NOW!

[smirkymonkey]

17. +1000

Or told that we just need to have more patience.

[USALiberal]

3. A little exaggerated!! Nt

[superpatriotman]

8. Well

There will be other elections, but when your vote doesn’t count, or when it can be tossed out by a faceless repuke legislator at state level who ‘feels’ that there may have been issues with it, why bother to ever vote again?

The Constitution is broken. It needs an update. Full stop.

[Dial H For Hero]

10. If the Constitution is "broken", how do you propose fixing it, given that amending it is a practical

impossibility at this time?

[padah513]

13. Oh wow

The fight has just started. Why throw in the towel already?

[brooklynite]

4. Hyperbole.

[SoCalDavidS]

7. For Now

We'll see what happens in 2022 and 2024.

[RegularJam]

6. Democracy will always have to be fought for.

History proves it’s easier to lose than it is to keep.

There was an election today in the US. There will be elections in the near future(next couple of years, at last).

Keep fighting. We’ve lost nothing.

[Dial H For Hero]

12. Will you be one of the "forward thinking people" leading the charge to take over our nukes?

[Dial H For Hero]

20. If you truly believe you're going to be killed in the near future, why are you posting about it

rather taking steps to prevent it, or at least make it less likely? If I thought such a thing were in my future, rest assured that the last thing I'd be doing would arguing about it on DU!

As for the nukes, if you want to DISABLE THEM (your caps, not mine), that does rather presuppose that you'll need to get control of them in the first place, yes? That will of necessity require you to take them over, at least long enough to put them out of commission.

I would also point out that in addition to all of the nukes in the missile silos, you'll need to get control of the ones which are launched from fighters and bombers. Then there's the small matter of our boomers (nuclear missile submarines), a number of which are at sea at any given time.

This sounds like quite the undertaking! But please do elaborate on your plans.

[Jedi Guy]

21. This would make a great screenplay, wouldn't it?

A scrappy band of dedicated progressives infiltrating the nuclear silos to take control of and then dismantle the nukes! Sneaking onto airbases to disable the bombers! Scuba-diving to slip into the launch tubes on the boomers so they can be taken out! Chris Pratt and Lin-Manuel Miranda as the leading men, Jennifer Lawrence and Lupita Nyong'o as the leading ladies! In summer 2023, the hottest movie will be... Blue Storm Rising.

Might have to work on that title, but still, I smell Oscar bait!

[Dial H For Hero]

22. Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of the leads? Blue Storm Rising needs to be a musical!

[Jedi Guy]

24. The main song is "Put Up Your Dukes, We're Here for Your Nukes."

Totally Oscar bait.

[Dial H For Hero]

27. The missile silo crew responds with a Little Richard number:

[Jedi Guy]

28. I say we do this, and we both get screenplay credit. You in? N/T

[Dial H For Hero]

32. Absolutely! Let me just call my agent.....

If we get writer's block, we can always just find some old movie with a similar plot and file off the serial numbers.

Let's see....a well intentioned activist who's known for advocating for justice and truth rids the world of nuclear weapons, despite the villainous machinations of an evil capitalist.

Got it! Granted, compared to our film it's a bit too gritty and realistic, but it should serve as a basic template.

[tritsofme]

31. This gave me a good chuckle.

I needed that!

[Treefrog]

34. Who will "kill you as a dissident?"

We have a Dem administration right now, you know?

[Kaleva]

11. Many Freepers agree with you. Some say American democracy is already dead.

I find it interesting to lurk there and read their posts wailing about the loss of their cherished county and the destruction of the Constitution.

[Crunchy Frog]

16. The 2020 election may have been the last.

At least in any meaningful sense of the word.

[marie999]

18. Since nothing of note will ever be done to stop or even slow down climate change

I don't think that by the turn of the century at the very latest there will be any real federal governments anywhere. But then I have a very low opinion of humanity as a whole.

[PortTack]

19. Trashing...

[Whiskeytide]

25. I think it's more accurate to say that, in many parts of the country, it may ...

… be the last “fair” election for some time. It’s going to take a long time to undo this shit, and the question is whether democracy - as we conceive of it - can survive long enough to come out on the other side.

As for a shooting war - nah. Not going to happen. But the effective and practical suspension of free and fair elections is a legit concern right now.

[Elessar Zappa]

23. People have been saying that since Bush.

We’ve only been a true democracy for fifty plus years and it will always be hard to maintain it.

[JohnSJ]

26. Unless we control the Senate by more than two seats, then I think the OP is correct. The odds are

against winning the House because of gerrymandering, and the Senate is our last chance to replace as many judges as we can before the next general election

To all those self identified “progressives” who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee in the general election in 2016, by either not voting or voting third party, **** you

[FelineOverlord]

29. The next election could be the last election

Over 80M of us ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

And we will NOT ACCEPT our votes not being counted or VOTER SUPPRESSION any longer.

It will make the summer of 2020 U.S. protests look like child's play by comparison.

Over 80M Americans with the force of the 2020 U.S. BLM protests, 2020 Belarus protests, and 2021 Myanmar protests COMBINED AND EXPANDED!

We are the LOUD MAJORITY.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

30. People have been predicting the last election

at least since FDR. There was a widely held belief before the 2004 election that Bush would somehow simply cancel that election. Didn't happen. And despite how hard Trump tried, he was not able to overturn last year's election.

So I feel confident that we'll go on having elections for a long time.

[New Breed Leader]

33. As the great John Lewis said...

"Freedom is not free".