YOU are speaking!

Have you made any poignant commentary on the recent election in the U.S.? Do you have a good response to liberals who are upset with the results or process of the election? Have you written or seen something as a comment reply/post that you think has standalone value? Did you see a new take or analysis you hadn’t previously considered?

Whether it’s a long idea with lots of context, or a short and sweet one liner, we want those thoughts aggregated here. This post is intended to be a resource for comrades to draw from when having actual discussions outside of Hexbear both online or IRL regarding the election.

Consider this a mini-effortpost aggregator. This is not for shitposts, but humor is completely acceptable if it helps make the point.

  • ratboy [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Got it, yeah I read the part towards the end but didn’t know if you were speaking directly to the white nationalists of the Cascadia/State of Jefferson movement, which I havent heard much about in years, or more broadly about white nationalism in the region.

    I do feel like it’s a difficult job trying to convince people that the democratic party isn’t in their best interests, even though none of these are swing states. People seem so firmly entrenched in their robust support for the dems, but at the very best they rely on “the lesser of two evils” and refuse to budge on that. Maybe it’s less focus on that and focusing more on mutual aid/community building before trying to delve into politics directly?

    • free_casc [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      I think you have it right, but also in Portland and Seattle (and other liberal strongholds) I think there is an opportunity right now where the Democrats are clearly just going to keep losing to trump/trump 2.0. Even if they deliver a reprieve every once in a while, anyone who is serious is having their “what is to be done?” moment (why wasn’t it in 2016 or any other time? Let’s not digress). I’m planning to tighten up a lot of my relationships in the next few weeks before MSM can figure out a way to get people placated again, although that might be really hard for them with Republicans stepping up.