@GottaLaff 😿❤️standing with you and I am still voting Biden. Heather Cox Richardson just came out with a video that states what is going on and she what “we the people” must do. I will see if there is a link I can use to pass it on.
As for staying rational, I try to remind myself "feelings are not facts."
There are plenty enough scary facts to worry about, I don't need to add worries/thoughts/expectations to the mix. Feelings are "just" mental events, potentially true, real, useful, but not facts in themselves.
That matters.
If those feelings lead you to act constructively, fantastic.
But name them and understand what they are. Transient mental states, that can and do change.
@GottaLaff I think its hard for me to stay rational and sane, when the last +8 years have been very disheartening with what the Republicans/Fox News has done is all beyond unethical, immoral, corrupt, and criminal. I’m still going to vote, but I don’t think I’ve read enough positive news in years, it’s the nonstop hypocrisy and crimes the Right commits and slips right thru justice. I’m still gonna vote but man am I beyond depressed about the future of our country.
@GottaLaff People can be such jerks. Glad you’re actively blocking because you certainly don’t need the extra agita. Hope you’re settling into your new home!
@GottaLaff@lisamelton Anyone whose response to what’s happened today is “voting doesn’t matter” has singularly failed to learn the lessons of the past decade.
@GottaLaff we all need rest, self-care, and to practice self-love. Take some time for this. F the haters and the trolls and the unhinged. None of them really deserve your time or your energy, just unfortunately the weaker ones with low emotional IQ who can't react well to these tragedies who we need to try to help. But yeah, unforutnately some or even most are maybe trolls. Be proud of yourself for all that you do. I am.
@GottaLaff
Agree agree agree. Voting has always been the answer to political problems.
If the lily-livered purists had voted for Hillary, this would look very different. Instead, Obama and Biden and Harris and our Dems in Congress have been doing their unceasing mightiest to curtail the damage. We HAVE to give them majorities in both houses and reelect Biden-Harris.
@GottaLaff Everyone go home and listen to some soothing music, have a little red wine, and know that when a huge boulder crashes into your path, find another way. All is well…just breathe and take up the fight tomorrow… Om shanti…
@GottaLaff Night. I understand their anger and I think some of what they’re saying is just words out of anger. I don’t condone violence either. Tomorrow we get to work electing Democrats to fix another mess.
@GottaLaff thank you, Laffy. Today’s SCOTUS news is horrible and emotions are running high but that’s no excuse for people to use your timeline as a punching bag. Take care. 💜
@GottaLaff I don’t want to add to what is probably already a pile of replies, but my Fediverse experience got considerably better when I blocked the entire kolektiva.social domain. It’s a woefully under-moderated cesspit of cretins.
@GottaLaff I’m concerned about this too. SCOTUS has backed the nation into a corner and hopefully there will be a legal way out of this situation soon before people think it’s time to take matters into their own hands. Anarchy is no joke.
2/ Amazing that people are reading the above and don’t understand the difference between my distaste for violence and irrational attacks on voting …and censorship? What’s hard about this? Violence is not the answer, voting is our only option now. This was just made clear by Weissmann, Biden, others.
But sure, misread my toot and get nasty. That’s real helpful. 🤦🏻♀️
@GottaLaff
Hang in there. Some people are trying to process this as they are panicking and blowing off steam, some are Russian trolls, and some simply have a strange taste for violence.
I am letting the first group rant, and blocking the rest. (checking the profile often helps me decide
Hopefully tomorrow cooler heads will prevail.
Have a good night and rest as well as is possible. Hugs your loved ones.
@Snowshadow@GottaLaff I ask this in all seriousness. I’m a granola crunching, attachment parenting, unschooling, mama and grandmother. My kids are ages 31-41. My daughters and granddaughter have fewer rights than I did. Is there ever a time when violence becomes part of the solution to our situation? Do we watch journalist be arrested and jailed? Do we watch interment camps be built?
I’m not ready to react to anything tonight, but we need to start thinking.
@MiriShuli@GottaLaff
I am not a -US citizen so I have no place giving you advice but I can give you my perspective as an outsider.
I think everyone needs to take a breath and a time out to evaluate what their needs are and how they want to respond.
These are scary times indeed.
I can't tell you what to do, that is a personal choice and something you need to talk about with your friends, family and community.
I think we need to trust that Biden and his advisors know what they are doing.
@Snowshadow@GottaLaff I think Biden will win in Nov. but this doesn’t solve America’s problem. Project 2025 and Rachel Maddow’s podcast Ultra highlights that we have long had a contingent of people who want an authoritarian govt. Now, our old guardrails are gone. We are going to need to do many things at once.
@MiriShuli@GottaLaff
Yes, once Trump is gone that won't solve the problem but maybe the best course of action is to make sure Biden wins the election. Biden isn't stupid and has intelligent people advising him and the vice president.
There is a rise in authoritarianism around the world not only in the US. Times are frightening. I am hoping that if we work together we will defeat those who want to impose their views upon us.
@Snowshadow
People tire the living fuck out of me.
We have done this "let's have the strongman" thing for thousands of years, and it NEVER works out nice, and ALWAYS takes a huge amount of blood and damage to get rid of them and rebuild, and yet here we are again. Just because a small number of old white people are fretting because they see "other people" living, and having fun.
Like can we just NOT fucking do this authoritarian fascist shit again?
@Snowshadow@mloxton@JaneGI@GottaLaff I think this is my main problem today. I’m just exhausted by it all. The most exhausting of all are the people who don’t really understand what is happening. I just spent over an hour on the phone with such a person. I’m glad I did it, as it secures a Biden vote in Tx, but I am still exhausted.
@MiriShuli
🥳 Great!
I understand. I am doing the same here in Canada (yes we have Maple MAGA politicians) and I spend hours talking to people and dispelling the lies and half-truths. It is exhausting. You can always come here for a "refueling". 😉 And don't forget to be kind to yourself and take care of your mental health. For example today my posts were not political instead they have been positive tech and science-related. Everyone needs a break once in a while.@mloxton@JaneGI@GottaLaff
@mloxton@Snowshadow@MiriShuli@GottaLaff I said people haven't seen it in this country. Meaning they've not live in a world like this as long as they can remember. This thing with Felon Trump locking up people is coming. Lots of people are going to prison.
@JaneGI
Anyone who isn't anxious and frightened is stupid or uninformed, however
if everyone has that defeatist attitude it surely will come true.
People need to unite and encourage each other to resist the GOP, support Biden and democracy, because surrendering is exactly what Trump/Heritage Foundation/MAGA wants you to do...never give up.
One thing I learned in life is bullies eventually fall when people resist.
@PhoenixGee@GottaLaff@Snowshadow@mloxton@MiriShuli You know what, people are being realist. The last time we sat back and allow Clinton not to dig in an fight we lost. Biden needs to do what's right and if that means step down, so be it.
@JaneGI@PhoenixGee@GottaLaff@Snowshadow@mloxton He cannot June. If he steps down there will be states where there is no one on the ballot. The logistics of stepping down make it an impossibility.
It’s a Russian talking point. Time to talk about something else.
@GottaLaff@Snowshadow@mloxton@MiriShuli I wouldn't call it panic on my end. I'd call it preparing for apocalypse. Biden is a dude who isn't going to step down. Yet here he is on stage having a senior moment. That makes him scary to people. Trump is preparing to burn down our government and jail average folks, and that should worry people too, but it isn't as much.
@JaneGI I am not avoiding the reality of the situation but I done talking with someone who is with with anyone pushing the "apocalypse" narrative because it is not helpful and all it does is create more panic and when people panic they do not think straight. If you have anything that might be helpful to add to the conversation then I am "all ears" if not please remove me from the thread. Thank you. @GottaLaff@mloxton@MiriShuli
@GottaLaff
I am done with being polite. Anyone who is constantly pushing this rhetoric and has only 12 followers after having an account since last September is very suspicious. Also from the account
"American Combat Veteran disenfranchised by a nation who would rather worship money and liars."
I don't believe it is an "American or one with combat experience.
Time for a block
@GottaLaff@Snowshadow@JaneGI@mloxton@MiriShuli Then you need to correct that operative. We need to be focusing on the measures the Biden administration has taken that support left-leaning and centrist values, that making America great isn't a broad-sweeping torch, but a painstaking build, and what compromises are required to facilitate that build.
@GottaLaff@Snowshadow@JaneGI@mloxton@MiriShuli
The dem operative still has their head in the sand about their candidate. Getting their head out of the sand is all of our first step towards having a chance against trump.
@Snowshadow@MiriShuli@GottaLaff Love your perspective, Snowshadow. It took decades for us to get to this point. It's going to take decades to "get back" to a civil, open, "we're all in this together" state. Important to not take knee-jerk, "punch back" stands - play the long game. Violence solves nothing (see Israel, Ukraine, Sudan et al). But we do have to fight. At the polls. In your local councils and political clubs. With your wallet. Too many of us haven't participated in our governement
@GottaLaff
Thank you for promoting reason, for urging people to
be their own heroes by voting and taking whatever GOTV actions they can.
Have as peaceful an evening as you can.
Boop across the border.
@GottaLaff I’m with Laffy on this one. Violence is the last resort of fools and losers, sadly there is an abundance of both. Thank you GottaLaff, have a peaceful week!
@GottaLaff I for one am also a big proponent of rationality. Thank you, and hang in there. Imma go grab a little bourbon to sip for the moment, and we can have a toast 🍻