Oh shit OP delivered guys.

It had some kind of siren/PA or something and honked at you because you laughed at it? Now that I’ve seen video evidence that’s actually so on brand for a Musk fanboy.

This is more believable than trickle down economics and really does explain a lot about him.

I’m convinced.

Post it.

Act as if is a concept in psychology. When a person “acts as” if they adopt mindsets and actions aligned with the outcomes they want, helping themselves subconsciously put thoughts into actions. It’s a very similar concept to “fake it until you make it.”

For example by acting as if we’ll have midterms and the fight isn’t over I’m more motivated to seek out peers, organize, and participate in ongoing actions. By acting as if we won’t have midterms I could safely disengage and be content doing nothing while institutions are dismantled and fascism takes root. It’s apathetic and defeatist and the only thing it accomplishes is suppressing people we all presumably agree with.

A whole bunch of us are going to be working our asses off as if there are going go to be. If you’re one of those chucklefucks who thinks “there’s no point!” then you can fuck right off right now coward. Go hide in your moms basement while the adults try to fix what other basement dwellers have wrought.

You’re probably right, I always assumed he just withdrew his head back into his shell when he was threatened; you know what they say about assuming!

Ken McElroy could beat up, rape, threaten and rob anyone in town until he couldn’t anymore.

Fuck you for making me notice Skums nipple-shadows.

Dems: “Like what? Go on tour?”

Dems: “Our job is to convince American citizens that that Israel is a cool guy!”

Cut social security and Medicare now.

It’ll suck for a lot of people. Parents will have to move in with their kids. It’ll collapse entire sectors of Healthcare, housing, even basic stuff like utilities and grocers will be decimated by the loss.

The worst thing would be for them to be able to kick the can down the road long enough that their policies have time to solidify. Once the institutional knowledge is gone for good we won’t just be able to repair the damage.

You organize and push policies you want. Push for RCV, push for candidates that’ll support what you want, show up to protest with your peers. You organize petition drives and collect signatures. Community organizing is a field all it’s own and there are a dozen ways to engage but engaging is the critical part. There are other steps to take that organization will be important for but I’m not going to start fedposting. Being organized is the only path forward.

Organizing and acting is how you accomplish goals.

That you see organizing and establishing community as “dismissal” and “prepping” speaks volumes.

We’ve made great strides locally, what used to be a “queer hiking group” is now talking about secure communications and organizing a range day soon. We’re making actual progress and forming a support network for our friends and families. But yeah I’m not doing anything and your demoralizing progressive voters online is going to accomplish a lot.

Edit: I can give you more concrete steps if you’d like. If you’re willing to give me a rough geographic location I can probably even locate existing group(s) around you that would likely be receptive to help

Organize offline, meet people in your community, shitposting online isn’t going to do anything. Reference my previous comment, organize locally with like minded people and start preparing for things to get really bad.

ORGANIZE IN REAL LIFE AND STOP NAYSAYING ANY ATTEMPTS AT PROGRESS.

How do we restore trust in democratic primaries?

Now that’s actual real question that contributes to the conversation.

I mean, besides telling anyone who notices the problem to shut up?

I’ll tell whiny little crybabies to shut up all day long if they’re not contributing shit. You should try it, it’s harder than snarky thought-terminating cliches but you can make actual progress that way.

If arguing against strawmen makes you feel good then you can continue doing that. I know righteousness feels good but you’re completely missing the point.

That’s what you took from that entire statement?

OK then, I think I’ve discovered the problem. Have a nice day.

I’m working in real life to organize which is a hell of a lot more useful than trying to demoralize progressives online. I tell people as often as I can, especially my trans and bipoc friends; now is the time. Get a couple guns (a long one and a short one) and learn how to use them. Learn some basic first aid, you really just need to know how to stabilize someone. Start networking with like-minded people in your communities. The police will not protect us, they’ve proven they’ll happily club senior citizens to the ground and shoot any protesters in the face with rubber bullets while escorting a rightwing murderer to safety.

Iran was a secular, liberal state until almost 1980 when they (mostly legitimately) elected an Islamist theocracy; it could happen here.

Get to know people in your community. Take an interest in growing food, learn how to fix things. Get a gun (or two) and learn how to use them. Establish secondary lines of communication and start preparing. Put in the work instead of suppressing people who are on your side.

https://www.dsausa.org/

https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/

https://socialistra.org/

https://generalstrikeus.com/

https://afsc.org/news/how-create-mutual-aid-network

https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids/

https://mutualaidhub.org/

You lost the plot a long time ago. We’re talking about how shitty the party is and Gavin Newsom is specifically. You have an interesting interpretation of the conversation.

It’s cute you think the party has only sold you out 3 times though.

No you’re not, you’re just complaining. If there were anything actionable or useful in your comments I wouldn’t have responded to you.

But again, why do you think I don’t want “that problem” solved. It would benefit me for it to be solved.

Ain’t no drug like money!