I agree this is a long haul—it took the GOP more than forty years to get here at the apex/nadir of political power. They were patient. The left? God no. If it isn't fixed now now now they stay home next election to teach Congress a lesson, thereby exacerbating the problem. Laws must be changed surrounding free speech. Lies must be reigne…
I agree this is a long haul—it took the GOP more than forty years to get here at the apex/nadir of political power. They were patient. The left? God no. If it isn't fixed now now now they stay home next election to teach Congress a lesson, thereby exacerbating the problem. Laws must be changed surrounding free speech. Lies must be reigned in. We also need to break up media monopolies that allow one RW billionaire to own most of the television and radio stations, and even newspapers (what are left of them) in huge swathes of the country. It's the only way to break the hold of the vast RW propoganda machine. Reagan broke up Ma Bell. It can be done. But we need the political will.
But to do that there have to be large majorities of Dems in both Houses to pass such legislation, and a Dem president has to be willing to pack SCOTUS, otherwise such laws would be ruled unconstitutional and we are right back at scratch. Same with campaign finance. It cannot happen until SCOTUS is changed. Why so many people don't get that is beyond me. And peope have to keep coming out and voting for Dems election after election after election. It's not one and done.
But I completely disagree with your suggestion that people take another option and flee the country. While the monied can "sacrifice" by moving to France, the rest of us who aren't as fortunate will sacrifice our health, well being, economic security, and freedom. Not exactly a fair trade off.
You can keep framing emigration as some kind of luxury cruise for the monied elite, but that’s not reality. The vast majority of immigrants aren’t rich. They’re not fleeing to some fantasy of ease. They’re making sacrifices most Americans wouldn’t stomach for five minutes, leaving behind family, identity, language, safety, on the chance their kids might have a shot at something better.
That’s not comfort. That’s courage.
Pretending otherwise isn’t just inaccurate, it’s the same kind of unreality that corrodes everything we claim to be fighting against. If we’re going to demand truth from the MAGA cult, we better damn well be willing to live in it ourselves.
This isn’t about liking the options. None of them are good. This is about telling the truth about what they cost.
The truth is: Migration, when it’s chosen as a political and moral line in the sand, is not abandonment. It’s not indulgence. It’s sacrifice. It deserves to be named as such.
I fully understand that emigration isn’t a sacrifice you’re willing to make. I understand why. It’s a brutal, complicated, deeply personal decision.
Please don’t frame emigration, or immigrants, as wealthy vacationers chasing ease. That’s a comforting illusion designed to justify staying put, and it erases the real cost millions endure just to survive somewhere new.
Make the choice that’s right for you. Truly. But respect that others are doing the same. The fight for a future isn’t one-size-fits-all—and pretending it is only serves the system that’s already trying to break us.
I agree this is a long haul—it took the GOP more than forty years to get here at the apex/nadir of political power. They were patient. The left? God no. If it isn't fixed now now now they stay home next election to teach Congress a lesson, thereby exacerbating the problem. Laws must be changed surrounding free speech. Lies must be reigned in. We also need to break up media monopolies that allow one RW billionaire to own most of the television and radio stations, and even newspapers (what are left of them) in huge swathes of the country. It's the only way to break the hold of the vast RW propoganda machine. Reagan broke up Ma Bell. It can be done. But we need the political will.
But to do that there have to be large majorities of Dems in both Houses to pass such legislation, and a Dem president has to be willing to pack SCOTUS, otherwise such laws would be ruled unconstitutional and we are right back at scratch. Same with campaign finance. It cannot happen until SCOTUS is changed. Why so many people don't get that is beyond me. And peope have to keep coming out and voting for Dems election after election after election. It's not one and done.
But I completely disagree with your suggestion that people take another option and flee the country. While the monied can "sacrifice" by moving to France, the rest of us who aren't as fortunate will sacrifice our health, well being, economic security, and freedom. Not exactly a fair trade off.
You’re still absolutely free to disagree.
But let’s be honest about what you’re saying.
You can keep framing emigration as some kind of luxury cruise for the monied elite, but that’s not reality. The vast majority of immigrants aren’t rich. They’re not fleeing to some fantasy of ease. They’re making sacrifices most Americans wouldn’t stomach for five minutes, leaving behind family, identity, language, safety, on the chance their kids might have a shot at something better.
That’s not comfort. That’s courage.
Pretending otherwise isn’t just inaccurate, it’s the same kind of unreality that corrodes everything we claim to be fighting against. If we’re going to demand truth from the MAGA cult, we better damn well be willing to live in it ourselves.
This isn’t about liking the options. None of them are good. This is about telling the truth about what they cost.
The truth is: Migration, when it’s chosen as a political and moral line in the sand, is not abandonment. It’s not indulgence. It’s sacrifice. It deserves to be named as such.
I fully understand that emigration isn’t a sacrifice you’re willing to make. I understand why. It’s a brutal, complicated, deeply personal decision.
Please don’t frame emigration, or immigrants, as wealthy vacationers chasing ease. That’s a comforting illusion designed to justify staying put, and it erases the real cost millions endure just to survive somewhere new.
Make the choice that’s right for you. Truly. But respect that others are doing the same. The fight for a future isn’t one-size-fits-all—and pretending it is only serves the system that’s already trying to break us.