Pastywhyte said:

tree frog said:

I agree with yalls sentiment.

But change takes time and in the meantime I'd like to not fear for my life because a MAGA governor takes over my State and starts making it very hard for myself and other trans folks to exist.  As well as immigrants and other vulnerable populations.

I'm sorry, but Sarah was right.  It's easy to say the system is fucked so I'm not voting when MAGA isn't gunning for you and folks like you, making you the scapegoat for all their corruption.

But since we can't keep the topic off voting I'll see yall tomorrow.  Hopefully tonight brings good news in regard to my worries.

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For me the problem isn't MAGA. MAGA has only been around for like 10 years. MAGA is a spook, just like ANTIFA is. I'm sure the folks caught in their fallout disagree but I suspect that this shit is all scripted years in advance. Behind the scenes team maga and team antifa both report to the same director.

People have short memories, but I remember when black people were labeled as "superpredators" and it wasn't by MAGA or even republicans. It was the Clinton's and the Democrats who encouraged that line of thought and as such police departments and the prison systems responded in kind. It was also at that time that the people on the right were crying for more censorship. Fast forward a few administration's and the script is flipped. Democrats and Clinton's are worried about the plight of POC, while the right is worried about the freedom of speech. Same issues, different sides.

The powers that be are counting on two things in this regard. First is that people have short memories and the second is that we don't notice the change in messages. That way everything continues along, we just rearranged the deck chairs.

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