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Solly Mack

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64. I am one of the most cynical posters on this board

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 08:12 PM

Jul 2018

I don't believe in the innate goodness of people - individuals, yes - the collective, no.

I don't believe democracy always triumphs because there is too much evidence otherwise.

I don't put any faith in the thinking that Mueller will change what's happening. I've seen a lot of investigations while keeping up with politics and the ones who should go to prison tend to not go to prison - and that with a government willing to go through the motions instead of abandoning them. We now have one that would abandon even the illusion.

But it's not over.

You're talking about adapting yourself to an authoritarian regime -

we have to go to our jobs, live our lives, raise our families, be ourselves - and in this new, dismantled America

And if you really believe that - that it is time for you to put your head down, narrow your focus, and learn to adapt - then your acceptance condemns us all.

The part about "be ourselves" - Really? How is it that I can be myself in a country that would strip me of my rights as a woman?

How can you - be yourself - in such an America if you care about the rights of others?

How can you - be yourself - in a country that no longer allows dissent?

How can you - be yourself - when everything you believe in is dismantled?

There is no room to "be ourselves" in such a world.

I despair, too. I do. Won't lie about that - but I'm not going to simply lie down for the fuckers either.

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Call 911 tavernier Jul 2018 #1

No, it's not over. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #2

Lol! I love these "resistance is futile" posts. They amuse me. Squinch Jul 2018 #3

x1000 peggysue2 Jul 2018 #7

Never is right. Squinch Jul 2018 #11

No Surrender DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #18

MUST KEEP RESISTING cilla4progress Jul 2018 #4

Never... renegade000 Jul 2018 #5

May be already there. obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2018 #60

You said it, not me... renegade000 Jul 2018 #62

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #68

I used my free hide. There is so much I want to say, none of it good. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #6

. Yonnie3 Jul 2018 #10

Why would someone try to break our will to resist ? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #13

It is not working on me. Yonnie3 Jul 2018 #20

You get knocked down. You get back up. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #25

There is a JAPANESE SAYING.... yuiyoshida Jul 2018 #52

Viva Zapata Hekate Jul 2018 #40

Did you say it's over?! htuttle Jul 2018 #8

That was exactly the scene that I had in mind. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #63

I would say the same. samplegirl Jul 2018 #9

I'm putting my faith in my fellow Americans, not all of them, but at least a plurality of them. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #12

They won't be able to silence us ALL. And we won't be caged willingly. politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2018 #55

Is this a low post count concern troll? 4now Jul 2018 #14

I would have asked that question myself but I'm leery of getting a hide. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #15

Don't get your posts hidden it makes it less likely that they will call you to jury 4now Jul 2018 #24

I'm not saying they are trolls xmas74 Jul 2018 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #33

I didn't say you were a troll. xmas74 Jul 2018 #38

What was your old username? n/t rzemanfl Jul 2018 #41

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #44

It seems to me a perfectly reasonable question to ask under the circumstances. rzemanfl Jul 2018 #54

Same tune, different day. rzemanfl Jul 2018 #65

They joined last month. xmas74 Jul 2018 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #29

Sometimes the question just needs to be asked. nt Hekate Jul 2018 #42

Well Stated WiffenPoof Jul 2018 #16

The original poster isn't calling for action. He or she is calling for inaction. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #19

I see WiffenPoof Jul 2018 #22

"They will die in Tallinn" renegade000 Jul 2018 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #21

Well spoken. CarlosDem Jul 2018 #27

Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #30

Help the fight. Get a star by your name by giving a few bucks to help DU keep sreading the word. Elwood P Dowd Jul 2018 #37

I know exactly how you feel. nancy1942 Jul 2018 #43

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #47

You're welcome to give up mythology Jul 2018 #28

Well it's been a hard 2 weeks lol grantcart Jul 2018 #35

We would have got Kavanaugh with a Cruz or Rubio. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #48

+1 DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #45

Fuck no, it's not over!! Viva la rsistance!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2018 #31

Never Hekate Jul 2018 #32

That's a personal choice... lame54 Jul 2018 #34

Benczkowski can't fire Rosenstein Takket Jul 2018 #36

It's never over... Trueblue Texan Jul 2018 #39

When the going gets tough, yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2018 #46

Oh, you sweet summer child. blogslut Jul 2018 #49

When nothing seems to help... DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #50

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2018 #51

What if George Washington quit after being decisively defeated in the Battle Of Long Island ? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #56

People told you to not give up. That is good advice. emulatorloo Jul 2018 #58

hang in there (here) handmade34 Jul 2018 #67

Stop crying about it. You have no idea what others have gone through before this. kysrsoze Jul 2018 #53

I heartily endorse this post. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #57

Post 63? Ballsy. Never Surrender..... Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #59

NEVER. n/t FSogol Jul 2018 #61

I am one of the most cynical posters on this board Solly Mack Jul 2018 #64

Please, get on meds. Take uppers. This is retreatist shit. LBM20 Jul 2018 #66

NEVER! TomSlick Jul 2018 #69