#fight for democracy

[rosielindy]

Check your registration and make a plan to vote!

IWillVote.com

[christinareedy-love]

VOTE BLUE 2024 🌊

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Our voices matter. Our votes matter & we need to take this country back for the people, by the people. ALL the people.

Trump attempted a coup against America. He belongs in prison, not on the 2024 ballot.

[24-primaveras]

Deu PT porra!!!

[robinlovexo]

not in the mood to reply to dms at the moment, i hope yall have a sweet day though, you deserve it. i hope you’re able to speak up for marginalized and oppressed people in one way or another. god my soul is screaming. it’s hard to witness.

silence is violence. and plz educate yourself if you don’t know the history.

FUCK😭 ugh. ok. i won’t be on this app much today.

[humanrightsconnected]

Find out from Insider Inc. how to support the anti-coup protesters in Myanmar! For more information, click here.

[elsalisbethpaulsen]

[sloth-hallo-hier-bin-ich]

Democracy in danger? Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler

[whatthehelloh]

“Don’t Complain” Is Not A Winning Political Message

So, a thing happens where, if you complain about your chosen political leader/party, eventually someone comes out and says you shouldn’t do that, you’re depressing voter turnout, you’re encouraging people not to vote, you’re a bad democracy-hating monkey who is fueling fascism and blah blah blah.

Counterpoint: that’s bullshit.

Complaining about the Democrats and Biden is entirely fair game. It is, in fact, part and parcel of our democracy, to be able to complain about them, to demand that they do better — not just better, but the very best they can do. That’s literally the whole point. It is, in fact, one of the things you buy with your vote — the ability to say, “I voted for you because you said you were going to do XYZ, so get to it.” Consider that, when they’re not doing the best job, if you don’t complain — loudly! angrily! visibly! this is called protest! — then they have not received the message that they need to do different and do better. Why would you think anything would change if you don’t push them to change?

That’s not to say we can’t recognize the nuance of all situations or see the difficulties ahead, but also, y’know what? We don’t have to. It’s not required. There’s no law that says we can’t just be like HEY FUCK THAT GUY, I’M KINDA MAD. Or HEY WHAT THE SHIT, THAT IS A BAD IDEA, I HATE IT A LOT. You don’t have to have an answer, or a solution, or anything. You can just be upset. Because as it turns out, there is a whole lot to be upset about — and though nearly all of this was born from Republicans, it is happening on the watch of Democrats, and so far they are having a very hard time meeting this moment and these challenges, despite being the ones who promised that they could. Sorry you got stuck holding the hot potato, but you knew it was coming, so maybe do something?

Like, you get that this is for the whole enchilada, right? We’re at one of those moments in history. It is existential. People are going to get hurt and die — hell, people are already hurting and dying. From botched abortions, from rampant gun violence, from pollution, from climate change, from suicide. It’s already been happening and is going to get a whole lot worse.

“Don’t complain” is not a winning political strategy, nor is it a good political argument. Complaints like these are the bread and butter of our democracy, part of the conversation. Some people treat the complaints as if the complaints are the problem, as if the complainers are depressing voter turnout — they’re not. It’s the politicians depressing voter turnout. Our one angry Facebook post or tweet isn’t the thing that’s dismantling democracy or driving people from feeling engaged. That one angry Facebook post, that one pissed-off tweet, is reflecting the attitude, not creating it. Yes, we need to be aware of disinformation and misinformation that feeds that furnace, absolutely. But the anger at obvious, true things… is not only okay, is not only justified, but I dare say, encouraged.

And believe it or not, it’s actually a good thing. We’ve seen multiple times that the Democrats are actually responsive to approval ratings and anger — demand better from them, and turns out, they seem motivated by it. But they won’t be motivated by people saying, “Hey, guys, no, stop, they’re doing their best, it’s okay, we forgive them.” What the fuck. Fuck that. The boat is sinking, don’t let the captain tell you, “Not much more I can do here, folks, good luck.” That motherfucker needs to walk you to the lifeboats, or patch the holes, or do something. That’s how this all works! This isn’t fandom, this isn’t, “Wow, jeez, let people like things, I thought Obi-Wan was a good show.” This is rising sea levels, this is the loss of bodily autonomy, this isn’t about a Marvel movie.

Long as someone doesn’t say, “Don’t vote,” then most anything else is fair game. I mean, JFC, FFS, how are you not angry? Consider the privilege it takes to not be angry at all of this.

Honestly?

We need to go back to treating our politicians like Philadelphia sports fans treat their teams. When you’re winning for us, we will deafen God with our cheers. When you’re losing, we’re gonna whip batteries and ice chunks at your head.

- Chuck Wendig: Terrible Minds

[jafili8pro]

What Malcolm Nance Is Doing In Ukraine

What Malcolm Nance Is Doing In Ukraine

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[rosielindy]

A huge example of why every vote counts!

Radical SCOTUS should not be hearing this case but it’s the same theory John Eastman tried to use to turn over the election.

Please don’t let 2022 be our last free and fair election! Vote and amplify!

[christinareedy-love]

You should really watch this. We, the people, must make sure our voices are heard. VOTE BLUE 2024.

[zvaigzdelasas]

[Samaa is Pakistani Private Media]

The video posted on X has since made rounds on different social media platforms. "This issue must reach its logical end after escalation .. it should not be left in the middle .. Mr Trudeau What are you? .. Today 10 of our submarines will go from Hindustan and nuke you Canada .. What is your place?" the Indian politician said in the video.

23 Sep 23

[contemplatingoutlander]

Cause | Biden-Harris 2024

This is a new Biden-Harris campaign ad, which is focused on the fight to save our democratic republic. Below is the transcript:

JOE BIDEN: I've made the preservation of American democracy the central issue of my presidency. I believe in free and fair elections and the right to vote fairly and have your vote counted. Now something dangerous happened in America. There's an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. All of us are being asked right now: What will we do to maintain our democracy? History's watching. The world is watching. Most important, our children and grandchildren will hold us responsible. The Vice president and I have supported voting rights since day one of this Administration, and I ask every American to join me in this cause. America is still a place of possibilities where the power resides with “We the People.” That's our soul. We are the United States of America. There is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together. I'm Joe Biden and I approve this message.

[humanrightsconnected]

Last week, as the junta released hundreds of political prisoners in Myanmar, the United Nations Human Rights Office called for the release of the thousands of others who remain in detention for opposing military rule. To learn more, read an article by UN News. 

➡️ https://bit.ly/3QnJit6 

📸 by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash

[godloveyell]

Libs are selling us a choice between genocide and maybe slightly less genocide. And they’re shocked we aren’t keyed up to vote for their guy.

One last infographic to remind us of the democracy we live in.

This is what they consider worth electing one genocide enthusiast to protect.

Scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds.

[americanmarketplace]

IN CASE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN AND OR HAVE BEEN BRAIN WASHED WE ARE A (REPUBLIC) . PLEASE REBLOG TO REMIND THE PEOPLE WHAT WE ARE !!!!!