Xanis

This is one of those situations where not certifying the guy and just getting out of the way is an absolutely terrible idea if you enjoy your position. He got young voters out. The same people who are pretty decent at getting out and organizing for protests and with the way things are going these fish may grow teeth. Maybe not sharks, though no one messes with piranhas all the same.

Alaska Pop (2024): 740,000

Now I'm not saying you can fit many monsters in closets and under beds...

You know what'd be absolutely priceless though?

You shall find your answers if you follow the path of power, which in time will lead into the Forest of Money, and after many days shall lead into the Heart of Dissension. All of it found in the Realm of Mockery.

For you see, many of the Republican leaders aren't stupid. They are quite smart. However, they collectively have very similar character traits:

1. Propensity for hatred
2. Superhuman ability to project
3. Stupendously fragile ego
4. Thirst for power not for, just against
5. Diligence against learning
6. Frightened to challenge their own beliefs
7. Terror of ostracisation
8. Desire to fit in

They hate so strongly that they refuse to understand that the "values" they have are projections of their own ego in their thirst for power. This desire for authority is never to help others, it's to stomp on those who challenge their fragile beliefs lest they get questioned too hard and are kicked from the many mini cults they subscribe to. Don't believe me? Play "I'm an Imaginary Republican in 2025!"

"This goes against..! -> "OBAMA..." -> [insert personal attack] -> "My constituents could never..." -> "In 1847..." -> covers ears "LA LA LA" -> Other holdout Republicans begin voting yes on destroying the Universe and all who live within it -> Votes "Yes" trying to be the last holdout because his colleagues know what he's doing and salty because they know his base probably loved it

Unless something happened it was always going to escalate. The question was ever only the cause and whether any side would meet that escalation with their own. I started asking something similar during Covid and was told people didn't want to risk someone spitting on them. I said it again after January 6th and people replied that they didn't want to be targets by some psycho. A year ago when this started to become clear I asked why we weren't out on the streets reminding the DNC what we need and I got the same answer then I've gotten in the past: I can't take off of work/I need to pay my bills.

So, my friends, is this enough yet?

Only if we immediately decide that everything's fine and proceed to move forward willfully ignoring the very real changes that need to be focused on by everyone.

Then that's where we are. A bunch of do-wells talking about how to do well. That lack of action will let fascism take proper hold. I suppose we'll see what happens. I certainly hope a leader steps up.

The only difference between a tyrant and a leader of any free people are their ideals. Their strength of character - or at least the illusion of one, their ability to subvert or gain power and influence, their control, as with many conflicts these are sides of the same coin, branches from the same tree. Trump stepped into a vacuum created through the weakness of leadership and the largely Democratic desire to maintain and their constant slow rate of change.

Right now we are fighting many small battles on many fronts. While we continue to win countless legal battles the reality is every single time this administration does something, often something they haven't yet done, it's to take another step towards control. History has shown that fascism is defeated every. single. time. through unity. We are NOT united. We are only maintaining the illusion of a people together. Because of this if we are to stop the advance of fascism in this country now we must be willing to step up and utilize the very powers granted throughout the years to people in power.

It's that or a very likely death by a thousand cuts. Unless someone steps up that will have the actual majority of the citizens of this country behind them, and I am talking bigger than what Bernie had, though with the same passion behind it, I believe all these legal wins and few actual triumphs will lead to naught.

What we will do in the meantime is what another great empire across the pond did until its final days: Argue with one another as swords are run through our chests.

Except the only ones talking about overthrowing the Government in coup attempts are the MAGA, and it took years of very careful planning to dismantle enough to get this perfect storm. Use the powers that the Republicans themselves put into place and turn the tables. Then win. Fix shit after. The cruel reality of our world is that even a hero cannot save everyone. It's bleak and black and white and sometimes even after you make all the right choices you can still end up in a losing fight.

Gotta tip those scales.

Oh no, I don't want to encourage corrupt people to run for office. I just want the current officials to stop being pushovers and shove through the necessary litigation and other scripts necessary for change to happen. Democrats are sooooo fucking terrible when it comes to wanting to follow the rules that they will sabotage themselves before doing anything remotely heinous.

It's time to stop trying to play bipartisan. As we are seeing very few Republicans want to cross the line for very few issues. What remains are the actual evil Maga Republicans and the rest who are too cowardly to do the right thing, even when you can see they want to do something. This leaves the Dems who now have a decision to make:

1. Continue playing for friends and pray it works, relying completely on normal opposition to become allies.

2. Play hard by holding these people in contempt and shutting them down at every opportunity and having individuals removed from offices that Trump cannot legally either vacate or place anyone in.

3. Actually band together under a single, strong, well-spoken leader that the people want. For this we have a handful of choices.

What we CANNOT keep doing is playing a normal fucking game of Football while the other side plays street level Rugby with someone's Uncle Jorge too deep in his fifth can to referee properly.

I am specifically because Republicans have gained their ground through doing things like this. We are in our situation currently due to the gerrymandering, lies, bribes, and bullshit. Let's happily fight fire with fire and once we win it all make it so it could never easily happen again

There are three guarantees in life:

1. Death

2. Taxes

3. A video game boycott will never succeed.

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