Being Black and hearing republicans laughing it up at watermelon jokes at my expense

[Desert Dog]

70. Boldness equal to the challenge

Once we win this election, we need to be ready to do whatever is required to fix this. Obviously, we aren't fixing anything, but we have to turn back the tide. The last 8 years has destroyed so much progress. We need drastic action to push racists back into the shadows - and make their racism revolting again. A better world would not have Stephen Miller on cable news. Ever.

I have a AA co-worker that I used to chat with all the time. I really appreciated her perspective and how it forced me to think about "it" different. We are not as close anymore. Trump really sent her into a spin. She refuses to even waste a second of her consciousness on Orange Foolius. I used to think his rise was a fluke - as a result of his TV image. I just did not get why she wasn't more optimistic. Progress seemed slow, but with a 40 year perspective, I could see it getting better. Then Trump came. She was right. It is way bigger than Trump. We now have a new generation of mouth breathers who must degrade others to derive any self worth.

I grew up in an area with very few AA residents. The racism I saw was directed at Mexicans. While my parents did not display any racism, they did not play a big role in my mentality. I do remember my Dad talking about and being proud of integration in the service. I think my Dad also understood what being the outsider was like. Not to compare it in any way on equal terms, but in his neighborhood without blacks, HE was the outsider. He is old now and we have lost him to petty racism. Maybe the work ethic of rando Craigslist workers is not related to their ethnic heritage? I digress..

I was raised by my sisters and that shit was never going to be accepted. I am so thankful of their influence. My two older brothers are bigots - on some level. Oldest is straight up racist. Middle brother hates Jews. My friends dad was a retired Chicago police officer and I have never encountered someone so racist. The shit that used to come out of his mouth. In our house we used to use him as an example of what NOT to be. I fear that if my peer group was not as strong, I might have been influenced to go the other way. In today's landscape where it is being amplified and reinforced, it feels like this fight will never end.

Joe Biden was a great President. The perfect calming presence after the Trumpster fire. He would never be the right person for bold race changes (or Scotus). VP Harris will be that person. Assuming Senate and House, we must kill the fillibuster. We also should make court changes asap. It is game on folks. We will call it the "McConnell Doctrine". We need every advantage we have and understand the pee sized brains that America has for political history. In two years - nobody will remember these changes.

If the GOP is going to try and install their king with House hijnx, We better be ready to fight that with all our fiber. This might be a good time for Biden to use his new found immunity. Any GOP house member who does not certify the election results should be dragged off the House floor and arrested. Crazy? Sure.. Who are we dealing with here folks? Another idea? After the election, we should have a military exercise around the Capitol. Thousands of troops with high powered rifles flowing out of the underground corridors of all those DC buildings. The pitch would be - THIS is what should have happened on Jan 6th. Maga creeps think they can waltz into DC for another round? Let's give them something to think about. If GOP thinks they can steal another presidency - we better be ready for whatever it takes to prevent that. There will be no Coup II. Biden should now have the power to do whatever he can to prevent that.

Finally, Ask for Garland's resignation the day after the election. Also full pardon for Hunter. The selective enforcement of those laws was absurd. Hunter was metaphorically tortured in the public square - to get at his father. I expect Harris will get a real prosecutor - instead of a placater.