@GottaLaff Voting and doing all you can to get President Biden is the only way to protect #Democracy. I agree, no need for any irrational thoughts or actions.
@GottaLaff Violence and end of days nonsense is the last thing we need, just vote, most people don't want this Trump bullshit, they just need to prove it. Great post.
Stick with it, please.
Us non US-ians need reassurance that there are voices of reason and sanity amidst the, quite frankly, frightening news we're getting.
And, certainly for this Fediverse citizen, you're absolutely one of them, a glimpse of shelter through the mists.
@MelissaBenyon@GottaLaff me too, i don't read everything because of time differences, but it does help a lot to know and see that there are still people like you over there, thanks for all that you do!
@GottaLaff Adulting is hard. It's easier to knock over the table, scream, and threaten.
Voting is our only way to save our union.
Voting is the last biggest test for each American alive in this moment - do we save our nation while it is most imperiled by millions of us casting our one vote? Or do end it by doing nothing.
Thank you for your strength and fortitude. And more importantly, for your unsinkable love and devotion to our country.
@CindyS@GottaLaff Fear is a reasonable reaction to unreasonable times. But we cannot cede action to a paralysis caused by fear. Now is the test: we vote, in spite of our fears, in spite of the threats, we vote. Millions fought for you and me to be able to vote, to do this one simple act that strikes greater fear than the fear you feel in this moment in the fascist racist hearts of those who fought hard to keep us from voting - they have never wanted us to vote, because collective action by the small, the weak, the frightened, the powerless united is their kryptonite, and our strength.
Please don't forfeit our collective strength. Vote. It's not the end of collective action, it's the beginning. The fight is on.
I certainly didn't intend to imply I wasn't going to vote. 🤨
I volunteer with local get out the vote initiatives, I write letters for VoteForward.
I'm not sure how what I said about SCOTUS overturning the election results when Biden wins as a call not to vote, or that I wasn't planning on voting.
And I'm not scared. I'm pissed off. There is a difference.
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I apologize for misunderstanding. Pissed is different from fear. And what we need now is action, and we need votes. Every single vote matters, because all of our lives and the continued existence of our nation depends on it.
@GottaLaff Kolektiva has a bunch of really weird cultural shit going on in their server. All of the cool anarchists I know moved over to jorts for a reason.
The media is a psyop designed to encourage doomspiraling and anxiety.
Folks need to ignore the noise and stay on target. Stop the outright goddam fascist and then we can get to work on the center-right.
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Right now, voting is the only way out of this. I am not a violent person but I fear what I will need to do to survive in another Trump administration.
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That's what they are trying to do...
You have a big following and by harassing you they push you off your goal.
I don't even talk or respond...
I just block.
A day away never hurts though!
@GottaLaff Hey Laffy, first, we love you. Secondly, good policy on blocking the lunatics. Some of the days it rains, on other days we get sunshine. As I respond to you on the next day, Giuliani has been disbarred
@GottaLaff A lot of people are so caught into the fact that the elections have become "picking the lesser of the two evils" that they completely forget that it's still crucial to make sure the country goes down the right route. It is a must to encourage anyone in doubt that they need to be part of it too.
@GottaLaff especially in recent days, your calm, measured voice has been a beacon of sanity amidst a shitstorm of terror. Thank you for helping us stay anchored and focused.
@GottaLaff The whole nonviolence thing is not going to work in the end. The GOP has reached their minimum viable preparations for a rematch of the civil war, they're just finishing their maneuvers for optimizing the starting point. If they get their way, it'll be a (decidedly non-bloodless) coup with concentration camps within weeks. If they don't, they'll start a civil war that they expect to win this time. Violence is coming either way.
@GottaLaff I just heard President Biden's statement on today's Supreme Court ruling. His voice was a lot clearer (consistent with him having a cold during the recent debate) and he said just the right thing. The broadcast was at 7:30 EDT - outside the 10 AM to 4 PM window some pundits have been citing although I couldn't tell if the president's remarks were prerecorded. It is understandable that people are concerned, but one bad day is not a deal breaker. Let's hope for the best.
@GottaLaff Ugh. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you have a more peaceful evening. I know I had to walk in the woods and get away from social media and the news for a while today. I hope you find some similar solace. <3
@GottaLaff I'm sorry. I hope you're having a better day today. I know I'm planning on voting for Biden or whoever the Democrat nominee is -- and I'm a registered Green. I hope others who are like-minded do the same.