You Need To Stop

[PatrickforO]

224. I hear you, but it's kind of a waste of life force. Speaking for myself, I'm active as I can be

in the resist movement, calling, writing, emailing, petitions, donations and certainly writing and speaking to young Dems in my own state.

I'm telling them we need to talk about kitchen table issues to win elections. Most people worry about getting laid off and losing their healthcare. About making ends meet, and why they can't seem to get ahead. Why life feels empty. Why their children have to borrow so much to go to college. If they are in their fifties, like me, they are worried about their earned benefits (Social Security and Medicare) being in place when they can't work any more.

That's what we need to be talking about in stump speeches, particularly those designed to draw in independent voters, who outnumber both Dems and Republicans.

Any politician who is ever elected into office needs to remember they now represent ALL the people in their district or state, even those who did not vote for them. And they need to work hard to educate the people in their area about issues. Most of the newsletters I get from Representatives and Senators in my state are so much bunk. Trump and these radical libertarian sociopathic motherfuckers don't get that, fine, so we need to focus on winning some elections.

This also, of course includes efforts to end gerrymandering, get 'national popular vote' legislation passed, and fight tooth and nail against bullshit voter suppression measures.

Can we win? Sure.

But not unless we let go of the temptation to lay blame.

At least that's what I'm doing. Everyone else is free to do as they will, as well. Let's just hope we can all get in step in time to save the republic because it is that bad right now. We're a centimeter away from living in a fucking dictatorship or becoming wage slaves in the living hell of unrestrained capitalism, which is what Koch and the other billionaire freaks want.

Besides, if Stein colluded with the Russians as well, then she also is a traitor. Just like Trump and his criminal cartel.