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gab13by13

(30,222 posts)
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 10:54 AM Yesterday

The Election Is A Year Away

We are at the end stage of losing our democracy.

I have posted this before, Time Matters.

I get 15 texts a day for campaign donations.

How about the DNC get together with Indivisible and the other groups that are organizing protests and brainstorm?
How about boycotting companies that are enabling the autocracy?

A discussion needs to be had now about the logistics or feasibility of a national strike?

Are there more than 2 Dem states that can gerrymander?

The military is following orders from Krasnov to kill whoever he tells them to kill.

There is a case before the SC that would allow Krasnov to send the National Guard into any state he decides, with no restrictions.

Russia holds elections too, if you get my point.

We the people need marching orders now, not wait for GOTV a year from now. Time Matters.

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Fiendish Thingy

(21,127 posts)
1. Why wait for marching orders?
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 11:17 AM
Yesterday

Indivisible offers resources for people to organize and act without waiting for orders from the DNC.

Mamdani is about to be elected mayor of NYC with little to no support from the DNC, just “people power”.

He will be the first of many across the nation.

As the economy worsens, inflation, healthcare premiums and unemployment climb, the people will be ready willing and able to support radical change and radical action.

As the quote goes, “be the change you wish to see” or something to that effect.

To save the nation, the people must lead, not wait for marching orders from a political party.

Scrivener7

(57,522 posts)
2. Right. Because the argument of "what are YOU doing?1?" is so helpful right now.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:59 PM
Yesterday

Because "YOU" doing your thing in a vacuum and is totally going to turn this shit around.

"Be the change you want to see" makes for a lovely college dorm poster. It's not going to get us out of this.

We need leadership. We need coordination. Most people need marching orders.

Otherwise we're spitting into the wind.

mitch96

(15,538 posts)
4. "The Election Is A Year Away" My fear is that anything we do rump is going to declare the election was "rigged"
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:13 PM
Yesterday

And he will proclaim the election "invalid" and boom we have a oligarch dictatorship takeover.
I fear for our country.
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