Weekly Discussion Thread - February 22nd - 28th
?️ DISCUSSION ?
We're going to try a weekly discussion thread to see how it goes. The expectation is that it will be posted on mondays so we don't split up weekend discussions.
Feel free to posts thoughts and suggestions.
Americans have always been a reactive society rather than a proactive one. The Republicans had 4 years with the Trump administration to make changes. When Trump started speaking about fake news and more importantly the mail-in ballot problem they should have sprung into action. No, like most politicians they strolled happily along shoveling in their laundered money. Why not? It benefits them not you. If our POTUS did nothing else he opened the eyes of 75million+ ppl. You and I need a longer poker to jab at our elected officials to DO SOMETHING. You choose the motive.
There is a parable in the Bible: “The parable of the Persistent Widow”. In short, the judge gives in to the widow’s demands because he just doesn’t want to listen to her any more. Persistence pays off. So, if our letters and calls to our elected officials just returns a form letter, send them another letter or call them again. They need to hear the message. For many years, we didn’t have to prod our politicians cuz we all depended on their promises to us. That is not the way anymore. No politician has ever left office poorer - Republican or Democrat. Follow the money. Let them know our eyes are upon them.
We love preaching to our own choirs - its a safe haven. But we know we are getting to them; cancel culture is on steroids! We can’t turn off the heat.
True, we all should have called our Senators and Congressmen once a month or even once a week all year long. How long would that have taken, an hour, maybe? How many hours would you give now to have GEOTUS back. Make a commitment to call them once a month tell them your opinion, tell them you hate their guts, tell them you hope they shit their pants like Nadler. Just make the call.
Truman didn't make any money from politics but he was still a stooge for the moneyed interest.
Agreed-my husband always says “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”