Please don't reply to negative posts about TSCF winning. Let them fall through without replies.

[lindysalsagal]

This "what if" crap doesn't belong here, so, let it fall. Thanks.

[Walleye]

1. Yes, I was just thinking the GOP are now engaging in hypothetical false equivalency

[misanthrope]

2. Yes, better to let your investments evaporate

Who needs to make preparations for a bumpy road, after all?

[Demsrule86]

10. Do it without demoralizing others with.

scary scary that actually demoralizes voters. Why so defensive ?

[misanthrope]

15. How does pointing out possible danger "demoralize" anyone?

That's seems equivalent to thinking that sounding a severe weather watch "demoralizes" people into not making preparations.

Like many disabled people, I depend on the social safety net for sustenance and medical care. Additionally, I am overseeing the care for my 81-year-old, Alzheimer's-ridden father. My fear of what will happen should Trump and his GOP acolytes win makes me feel more invested in Democratic victories, more resolute that they MUST win. My back is to the wall here.

[TommyT139]

19. Agreed - "what if?" isn't "oh noes!!"

I am also more-than-average vulnerable to a Trump takeover (imo the only way he'd get back to WH).

I am very glad that here on DU was posted awhile back a link to how some international LGBTQ activists are in discussions about mutual support should the worst happen. We all have different ways of getting through the time between now and when the next president takes office.

[peppertree]

46. Hear, hear

As they say: hope - and work - for the best; but cope with the rest.

I still think it's unlikely this great country will have to be afflicted with a second Needy Amin regime - but there's no denying it's possible.

And if it's possible, it behooves us to start thinking of the best decisions going forward in that case - because you know the fat bastard and his toadies will.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

71. Posts with titles that begin "tRump will ... " (in January) are "oh noes"

A clearer mind not clouded with fear and "oh noes" would write "tRump would ..." which is phrasing that is contingent on him converting a possibility into an accomplishment and that contingency should be stated. Like "tRump would implement Project 2025 if he wins".

"will" is a definite word that presumes he won. Unfortunately there are a few too many posts with "will" and its presumption that he will win.

I think this is the kind of thing that prompted the OP.

[NJCher]

61. Fine, make a plan

I'll even give you a tip if you can go to Facebook. There are small groups of people there who are collaborating on where and when they'll go if he manages to get back in. Most of these people are highly visible types who have publicly criticized him but not all of them. They compare notes on where to go, what to do with their house, etc. That's constructive.

What's not constructive is using DU as a therapy group, expressing "fear" and that your "back is to the wall." Find constructive groups with people who are in a similar situation and compare plans. It would alleviate your fears and give you a start if something like this should happen.

Emotions are contagious. Look at the positive feelings Kamala has spread!

[misanthrope]

69. "What's not constructive is using DU as a therapy group, expressing 'fear' and that your 'back is to the wall.'"

So much for the saw that Democrats practice more empathy than the opposing tribe.

[dwayneb]

87. This is exactly right

And it's what has gotten Democrats and Liberals into so much trouble over the years. In a way we've become "hope addicts" The only one in my opinion that ever consistently got it right was Bernie Sanders. That old socialist understood with crystal clarity where Trump and MAGA were heading, and the ultimate danger they present to every one of us. He wasn't afraid to say it and he never glibly danced around the truth.

Absolutely the Harris campaign is paying close attention to the polling trend, of course they are smart enough to look at poll aggregates and to throw out the outliers - but they are relying on that information to decide where to spend their $$ and where to go for their final blitz. I will say this, at least some Democrats are taking the threat seriously this time around unlike the Clinton campaign in 2016 where the general ambivalence handed a victory to the Fascist Right.

I am so sorry to hear about your situation, there are millions like you. And it's more than losing our safety net. If the MAGA fascists manage to seize power, it will be our very freedoms that will be at stake.

[misanthrope]

91. Thanks

I only included the stuff about my situation because someone described my tone as "defensive." I provided context.

Agreed on your other points as well.

[RidinWithHarris]

62. A whole lot of DUers seems really, really worried about how easily other people are supposedly "demoralized"

It's bullshit. Political campaigns wouldn't themselves send out all of those "We're in deep trouble! Send us money!" pleas if avoiding negative thoughts was truly so necessary and important to electoral success.

I think this really boils down to superstitious magical thinking... you must "think positive to manifest the positive", "negative energy" will bring you down, etc., etc.

Hey, do whatever head games you need to do for yourself, but don't expect everyone else to play along.

[dwayneb]

88. Dispassionate analytical look at the data

This isn't about emotions, ultimately this is about data.

Poll data in some case may be biased or slanted or otherwise unreliable, abut I can assure you that both campaigns are analyzing that data in every way possible - effectively looking at the aggregate of all polls, and tossing out the outliers. It's a lot like predicting a hurricane's path, there are numerous models that generate the path, and the average of those paths are what we use to predict the landfall.

Exactly the same methods in using polling data. The data feeding into that model is not always perfect but to ignore those models is equivalent to not bothering to evacuate in the face of an impending hurricane.

This has nothing to do with "feelings".

[wryter2000]

90. The best data are actual behavior, not self-reported attitudes

Voter registration, early voting, for example. Those have been very promising for Democrats. So, it's irritating when people here say the sky is falling when some new poll shows Trump is winning.

[NoRethugFriends]

3. Please don't tell me what I should or shouldn't reply to

[Gaytano70]

5. Please don't tell Lindsey not to view garbage posts.

[NoRethugFriends]

12. And I did that where?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

34. Please don't confuse "please don't" with "don't"

OP wrote "Please don't".

You seem to have read the request as a command. Please read it again.

[NoRethugFriends]

38. I read it correctly the firs time.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

64. Then you misinterpreted it. "Please don't" is not a command

"Please don't pee in your friend's cereal" is not a command. You are free to do so and you might receive consequences.

[NoRethugFriends]

66. I did not misinterpret it

[Bernardo de La Paz]

70. Do you write "Please don't" when you mean "Do not"?

[NoRethugFriends]

72. I don't suggest to other people what they should or shouldn't post.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

73. So your "tell me to" has now softened to "suggestion" and you don't like "suggestions"?

[NoRethugFriends]

78. genug

[Demsrule86]

4. You are right.

[anciano]

6. Agree 👍

[gab13by13]

7. Yeah but,

I don't reply, I obliterate them. There is a difference.

[Lebam in LA]

8. What does TSCF mean?

[lindysalsagal]

9. The Sick Convicted F%#

[birdographer]

28. TY

I have asked that question 2 or 3 times on here with no response, so I gave up. I thought the C might be for crazy.

[Lebam in LA]

54. Thank You!

[DeepWinter]

37. I've never understood

peoples adversion to just calling someone by their name.

Trump calls people all kinds of names but their actual name. Then I come to DU and see the exact same thing being done here. So weird.

[NoRethugFriends]

39. Hmmm. Late June 2024

[ProfessorGAC]

51. Understanding How The Internet Works Is Vital

A search of all the web can turn up the number of times a person is mentioned in a given unit time.
Using the name adds to hits, which further strokes the ego of a guy who is very sensitive to that.
Why run the numbers up? His lackeys give him one value. Good or bad mentions are not discerned.
A number higher today than yesterday makes him happy.
DU is not in business to make that tool happy.
After 23 years here, another thing I believe DU is not here for are lectures about how people should express themselves.

[Dear_Prudence]

52. Beetlejuice effect

If you use its real name, you invoke a disturbing mental image. If you use its real name 3x, well, gods help you!

[MorbidButterflyTat]

76. That's funny!

[NJCher]

56. Nameplay is fun

I always name my cats with something I can change around, for example:

Oliver

can be:

Ollie-Baba

When he comes in from the cold, he's "Olli-brrr."

and so on.

You would hardly expect anyone to make a an endearment for trump.

I also think it allows the writer to let off a little steam or hostility toward our mutual object of scorn.

[hay rick]

57. I had a cat named Petey.

He was big and fluffy and got his name from having a bullseye pattern on his face like the dog in Little Rascals. He belonged to an irresponsible neighbor but we agreed to take him in. He was very sweet so I started calling him Peetey Sweety That eventually became Sweetie Pie. Sometimes that turned into Pie Guy. ..

[NJCher]

63. Hugs to you for taking in Petey

I know that bullseye thing you're talking about from Little Rascals!

I was able to do that in a similar situation. The neighbor, a medical doctor, had gotten tired of having a dog and was neglecting her. I told another neighbor who then saw what was happening and asked if she could adopt the dog. Right off the bat she had rung up around $700 in vet bills from the lack of care (can you believe that a doctor would be so neglectful??!!). Several other neighbors chipped in, though. Happy ending. I loved that dog and was so happy to see her stay in the neighborhood in a happy home.

Yeah! Never-ending fun with names. Everybody joins the fun. Around here Oliver is also known as:

Orange Dude
Mr. Orange
Dahmer
SK (stands for serial killer of rodents)
Tuff Guy

I am sitting here laughing at all the fun we have with this.

[Martin Eden]

86. I was going to ask that. First it was TFG, briefly TLG, TSF, now TSCF

I have my own acronym for TFG:

The
Fascist
Grifter

[H2O Man]

11. Recommended.

I had hoped my saying that VP Harris will win by 9 million-plus votes would put an end to the concerns of the concerned.

[True Blue American]

14. Biden won by 7 million

And Republicans are crossing over in droves.

[H2O Man]

22. Right.

And while I don't talk to young voters, all I have are excited about Harris/ Walz ..... and strongly dislike the felon.

[wryter2000]

31. Don't point out the obvious

It upsets the hand wringers.

[True Blue American]

13. Thank you!🌈🥰✔️👏

[Maru Kitteh]

16. I've also started to call out the "why try?" and "nothing matters" type posts.

I have been as scared and frustrated as anyone here. Hell. I live in Montana. But defeatism is antithetical to progressivism. Defeatism aids Trumpism. I'm just not having it.

[Wednesdays]

21. Amen.

[marble falls]

30. If voting meant nothing, why are they trying to steal it? If your vote meant nothing they'd be giving you more votes ...

... "Your vote means nothing is vote" is voter suppression.

[H2O Man]

23. I liked Eeyore

in children's books and cartoons, but not as voters.

[Duncan Grant]

17. GOTV, don't "doomsday" the vote.

Post whatever you want, choose what works for you, — but I’m trashing anything that slows momentum. This is an incredible time, I intend to enjoy it.

[SomedayKindaLove]

45. That's how I'm looking at it

It is an incredible time and it’s exciting thinking Harris is on the verge of doing something incredible. And if she loses, I’ll deal with the grief and consequences when the time comes.

[PortTack]

50. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[edisdead]

18. Agreed.

[Mosby]

20. Here's an idea

Let's stop making use of silly acronyms that no one understands.

[Coexist]

24. But I'm *concerned* and how to I reply to someone I'm debating with on FB?!

[BannonsLiver]

25. Also beware of posters who try to minimize Russia's casualties in Ukraine

While also fan boying over Eloon and his rocketry.

[LAS14]

74. Don't "beware" of them. Reply with facts. Facts, facts, facts!!!!!! nt

[BannonsLiver]

77. The Putinite Eloon loving troll I'm talking about isn't here to engage in discussion

They are here to disrupt. So not worth the time.

[LAS14]

79. How do you know why they're here??? nt

[LAS14]

80. Even if you happen to be right...

... about their motives, answering with facts would give other DUers ammunition when engaging with Trumpers. SOMETIMES engagement reaps benefits. I know that for a fact.

[WarGamer]

81. lol

[marble falls]

26. Too bad you can't use a larger font!!! I get tired of all the whimpering, too!!!

[wryter2000]

27. I mute the TV when they start with

The "Trump is gaining ground with X group," and "the race is tied" crap. I don't need to promote it on DU.

[wnylib]

41. I trash ALL threads about polls.

[malaise]

29. Rec n/t

[claudette]

32. What is

TSCF?

[lindysalsagal]

33. The Sick Convicted F%$

[AZSkiffyGeek]

84. You can use it for Vance too!

The Sick Couch F***er

[wnylib]

42. I don't know what the "C" stands for, but

TSF is "the sick f**k," taken from a comment long ago by President Biden that accidentally went public.

My guess is that people who add the "C" are using it to mean "criminal."

[ProfessorGAC]

53. "Convicted" Is The "C" For Most Using That Acronym

That's what I've noticed, anyway.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

35. Unfortunately, I'm seeing more and more first time posters posting this nonsense,

and also those that signed up a few years ago but haven't posted for years until recently pushing this crap.
MIRt must be very busy and have done a great job.

[Clouds Passing]

36. What if.........🤔

All the Rs lose so badly that their party evaporates? Hmmmmm?

[Think. Again.]

44. OhpleasegodYES!pleasepleasegodplease!!!

[SCantiGOP]

40. Since you are telling people how to post

I’ll try one too.
Please don’t use silly nicknames like “TSCF” which many of us, like me, have no idea of what they mean.
It will not swing the election to actually type the name of “Trump” when posting.

[ForgedCrank]

43. Why?

This is a place to discuss things, right?
I still don't think Trump is going to win, but I find it unfortunate that it's unacceptable to discuss the real issues we may encounter.

[Cha]

47. I don't I am just Disgusted by them. & in the Trash they go.

TY

[PortTack]

48. Agree..nothing even remotely close should be posted on the subject.

[LAS14]

67. Why?????? It's a Democrtaic DISCUSSION board. Are we afraid to discuss????????? nt

[LeftInTX]

49. And we live in utopia. Nothing will go wrong! Everything is hunky dory

I will watch Netflix and chill!!!

[polichick]

55. Is this Democratic Underground or Censorship Central? wtf

[RidinWithHarris]

59. Nothing but happy thoughts! I SAID NOTHING BUT HAPPY THOUGHTS!!!

Got it 😁

[themaguffin]

60. What is TSCF?

[SWBTATTReg]

65. Good advice. We get enough crap elsewhere about djt vs. here on DU. I'd prefer not to see it here, of all places!

This is our safe spot. Let it be that way, pls.

[LAS14]

68. For me a safe spot like DU is a place where virtually anything can be discussed. nt

[MorbidButterflyTat]

75. Wow

Surprisingly hostile replies to a simple request.

I'm with you. The gloom and doom is bullshit.

[Wednesdays]

82. Yeah, it's like

"You're not the boss of me!"
and
"I can spread all the negativity I want! It's a free country!"

[bdamomma]

83. Thank you

lindysalsagal. When we fight we win.

[DiamondShark]

85. I searched for TSCF but don't see the posts you refer to.

The Straight Child Foundation is something I support.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=520730393677512&id=100072216665355

As well as The Sierra Club Foundation
https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2024/09/sierra-club-announces-2024-national-award-winners

And if you are against Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship winning people to the Lord, I don't what to say.

[lindysalsagal]

89. The sick convicted f$&@

Been used on DU all year.