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No amount of complicity is going to save you from fascism, so you might as well fight.
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James M.

@ashley not true! We need to pressure all the Senators who are on the fence about cloture, before they vote on it. Schumer deserves a bunch of faxes, too. @heidilifeldman just posted his fax numbers along with some free fax services:
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Ellen T Wright

Never, ever let the bastards win. It is said that all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Well, when good women fight back, good will triumph in the end. We aren't cowards. We are the ones who can endure pain with open eyes and laugh in their faces. They are terrified of us because we gave them life and they cannot repay us. We are stronger. We are wiser. We will rise.
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The Great Llama

Entirely a gut-feeling based on people I speak to regularly, so take it for what it's worth: I suspect a surprising number of non-terminally-online people are keeping their heads down waiting for the right moment, but aren't sure where and how to begin. As an example, I point to the huge numbers mobilized during the George Floyd protests. I suspect almost anyone who marched then is prepared to do at least *something* to stand up to Trump & Co.
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Fleur Bergman

If the majority did not yet join a protest after all that has already happened, you might be right that the right spark to get all the intellectually challenged into action hasn't yet occured. Do you think that spark should be created by playing dirty, like a racist group did when George Floyd was killed? Just like the hijacking of the video of his murder resulted in more racism but with a shifted power dynamic, the current kind of fascism might be scared off by rallying up the masses with a lie, but surely that lie won't bring about the kind of change that is most desirable.
Maybe it's just too early to spur on the majority to protest. After all, it was only a short while ago that most voters chose Donald T. as their leader. Letting go of a belief is difficult for humans, likely even if it is as stupid as believing Donald T. will eventually change their lives fot the better.
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Nicole Parsons

I remain astonished by the amount of money Republican billionaires spent on buying a fascist takeover of the USA and the decades-long backsliding of democracy.

cnn.com/2024/10/16/politics/fu…

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'This Is Just the Traceable Money': $2 Billion Pumped Into 2024 Election by Billionaire Families

"It's no secret that political spending is a huge way for billionaires to rig the system to their liking," said Americans for Tax Fairness. "Enough is enough."
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