I feel like I’ve been angry since 2000.
I witnessed a Radical Right wing coup that installed the loser of the presidential election that year, G. W. Bush, as president. It was a catastrophe. Can you imagine...Can you imagine...what America could have been like had Al Gore been awarded what was rightfully his? No 9/11 because Gore would have taken the intel warnings seriously. No Iraq war. No economic meltdown because Gore would have been watching the chicken coop rather than letting the Right-wing foxes run it. A massive push for clean energy. All of this was lost when the presidency was stolen from him.
That was the turning point. That was when the Republicans realized they could act with complete impunity and not be punished for it.
And now, look at the price we’re paying.
In Texas, there is a debate about a bill that would INFLICT THE DEATH PENALTY ON WOMEN WHO GET AN ABORTION.
The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor wants to outlaw all abortions, even for rape and incest. She says rape victims should “make lemonade out of lemons.” She also is pushing the Big Lie.
Republicans are openly calling for the destruction of the public school system.
Republicans are already planning to attack gay marriage and gay rights in general.
A Right-wing preacher recently said that women SHOULD NOT WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME.
WHEN THESE PEOPLE TELL US WHO THEY ARE, WE NEED TO BELIEVE THEM.
I’m angry as hell about this whole situation every day. It has aged me prematurely. It has physically worn me out.
But I fight on.
What else can I do?
Some more items for your consideration:
They’ve come after voting rights.
They’ve handed enormous power to shadowy Right-wing fanatics who possess huge wealth.
They’ve come after abortion rights.
They want to destroy the public schools and replace them with Right-wing religious indoctrination.
Repulsive Right-wing radical Ben Shapiro called for outlawing gay marriage.
They want to ban birth control.
They ultimately hope to destroy Brown v. Board, which is the big target of the so-called “Religious Right”.
The “Religious Right” sees Putin’s Russia as a role model, not an enemy. The religious fanatics admire Russia as the last great bastion of “White Christian civilization”.
Let’s not turn away from reality here. We are up against naked fascism. The future of America is at stake.
I am at war. I’m sorry if that language offends some of you. But that’s how I see it. I am an old man. I just turned 70. America is EVERYTHING TO ME. I damned well don’t intend to hand it over to a vicious MINORITY of Right-wing radicals. I’m going to go down fighting for a free and prosperous nation. I am doing it for my grandchildren and all my younger friends. I WILL FIGHT EVERY DAY.
IF WE DON’T WIN, THE AMERICA WE KNOW WILL DIE. THE REPUBLICANS WANT A RIGHT WING DICTATORSHIP. THEY WANT A THEOCRACY. THEY WANT THE RIGHT TO GOVERN THE MOST INTIMATE AREAS OF HUMAN LIFE, AND THEY WILL MAKE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO VOTE THEM OUT.
No, I am not engaging in hyperbole.
I am not exaggerating.
I am not succumbing to hysteria.
I am stating facts.
We need all hands on deck NOW.
First, GET OUT THE VOTE! Start with these links.
A. Every Democratic State, District, and Territorial Party, right HERE.
B. Register voters HERE and HERE. (You can check your status in the 2nd link.)
CHECK YOUR VOTER STATUS !!!!!!!!!!!!
C. Turn out voters HERE and HERE.
and…
LOOK HERE TO FIND QR CODES THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE IN EVERY STATE REGISTER TO VOTE.
SECOND, GO ON THE ATTACK ON SOCIAL MEDIA. The Radical Right has lied about us and demonized us for decades. It’s time for us to tell the TRUTH about them.
Use these wherever you want. Modify them in any way you choose. All I ask is that you GO ON THE ATTACK and STAY ON THE ATTACK.
I’m FIRED UP and READY TO GO!
LET’S GO TO WAR AND WIN THIS THING!!!