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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am sick to death of the "if we had only done X" arguments
Enough bashing each other for what SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. Revisiting 2016 or the stolen SCOTUS seat or the fucking Jill Stein voters is not going to make our lives any better this day.
What can we do NOW?
Have you written letters to your congresspeople? Made calls? Sent money for abortion travel? Attended a protest?
No? What the fuck are you waiting for, someone else to do the work for you? If you want to save America, then let's get to work.
We need EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US to be engaged and furious and to do whatever we can. Whining about the past won't do a damn thing.
Tell me what you've done.
I've written my Senators and I've donated money for abortion funds. Tell me what you've done.
Walleye
(30,721 posts)It is not productive. Nobody knows what wouldve happened if we had done so and so. Nobody knows, period. What can we do now, is much more productive.
Novara
(5,754 posts)We have to get engaged and stay engaged to change this hellscape for women. No amount of lamenting the past will help us do that.
I am just as angry as everybody else for what didn't happen. But we can't change the past.
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usonian
(9,424 posts)I'll copy it since it reinforces your point!
Thank you for posting it.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216848250
How many times have I thought up a really nice reply, but not fast enough to beat the gong.
Blamers, you get the gong, you're projecting.
We have strong leadership, just not charismatic leadership.
Do you know who finishes the job they started?
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216821536
Donate money, time, write postcards, make calls like your life depends on it, because it does, and so do millions of others.
Every Accusation is a Confession
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216777247
The "Election Integrity" grift is pure felony theft.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216813088
These, and the fake elector plan might peel some people loose from the "Party of Nothing"
Some Republicans felt duped by Team Trumps fake electors plot
And they may pay a price for their complicity.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-felt-duped-team-trumps-fake-electors-plot-rcna34780
We were kind of useful idiots or rubes at that point, said Robert Sinners, a former Trump campaign staffer, adding he now feels he was misled about the effort. Im angry because I think, in a sense, no one really cared if people were potentially putting themselves in jeopardy.
ripcord
(5,084 posts)I too thought that it was no help to think about things that should have been but then I thought a little more and came to understand that many people are still in shock and having problems processing this. The decision just came down on Friday, give people a chance to come to terms with this idiocy and they will begin to deal with it rationally.
chowder66
(9,011 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)we never seem to get fired up, either we take it for granted, maybe, feel entitled, whatever it is we need to shake it off.
Irish_Dem
(45,626 posts)I don't have a problem with some soul searching, it is perfectly normal.
At some point we have to take what we learn, make some changes, and move forward.
demmiblue
(36,746 posts)It's never-ending with some people. Personally, I suspect that they enjoy the negativity, division and drama.
spooky3
(34,302 posts)If we can win/hold these seats plus hold others Dems now occupy, we will control the Senate even without the votes of Manchin and Sinema.
Luckily, my reps in the state, and in the House and Senate, are all strong Dems, so they will vote the right ways.
JI7
(89,174 posts)We can't let people lie and claim they are progressives when they are not.
Emile
(21,901 posts)voters Jill Stein corrupted?
JI7
(89,174 posts)Emile
(21,901 posts)JI7
(89,174 posts)Republicans.
Emile
(21,901 posts)JI7
(89,174 posts)and we still bring him up.
Emile
(21,901 posts)a political seat ever?
JI7
(89,174 posts)What kind of bs is that ?
She continues to attack Democrats and we can't bring up the truth about ?
Why so defensive about an obvious Troll like Jill Stein?
Emile
(21,901 posts)JI7
(89,174 posts)Emile
(21,901 posts)the election?
JI7
(89,174 posts)Emile
(21,901 posts)Skittles
(152,964 posts)I will forever be saying FUCK YOU to those who voted third party or didn't vote (*for Repukes that is a given)
AND I HAVE DONE PLENTY
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Especially since most of them do the same thing every election.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)*revised statement to avoid the purists, original still stands