I left this site for a while after the election. My heart sank like everyone else. I couldn't even talk about it until this week. I really care for this community and the people on here. You guys have kept me going through many tough political moments and this one is no different. I have been a member since almost the beginning. I post occasionally, but I don't often feel inclined to write a diary.
I'm writing one now.
I have finally figured out how to refocus my own energy during this time and I humbly share this suggestion with you all.
As a Community we must come together with flesh and blood, with a willingness to make a real sacrifice and a focus on maintaining the basic foundation of our democracy.
We have to pledge as a community to be ready to take to the streets if these people try to attempt any of the following:
- Jail political enemies;
- Shut down or undermine any media outlet;
- Try to round up ANYONE (immigrants, religious or political minorities);
- Require anything that looks like a loyalty oath.
In addition we need to respond in person if anything that looks like a militia starts to form. We need to be ready to fight real tyranny not the imagined crap that the assholes in the alt right have been bloviatng about for the last eight years.
I am asking you, not just as Kossacks, but as Americans who love their country. We have to be prepared for this potential, along with hope that there will be some semblance of sanity providing a check on the menace that has infiltrated our government.
Call me paranoid or call me patriotic, but we cannot just sit here if we see these things come to pass in our democracy.
Who will join me to commit to action if any of the following occur during this, our darkest of days? We have to build the infrastructure for this now. DKOS is a great vehicle for this.