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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#153026: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:15:19 AM

I think that if we want to have any hope of pulling through this, whenever it may happen, we need to have white people actively start dismantling the concept of white supremacy. Don't be ashamed - be determined. Do not give racism a pass. Do not give sexism a pass. Challenge it. Refuse to accept it. Teach people why it's wrong and vile and destructive beyond measure.

It's an ugly truth that white people who hold racist beliefs or condone said beliefs are more likely to listen to another white person than they are a person of color. And this is why white people need to start speaking out. Instead of being ashamed of your privilege, use it. Use it for good.

I tried to sleep. I couldn't. I'm still processing the horror that's happened to this nation, and terrified of the horrors that are yet to come. I feel so powerless. I feel like all I can do is try to get through this, but I don't know if it's going to end. I don't know if we're going to be okay.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#153027: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:16:41 AM

[up] Just shut up, stay calm and get over yourself. Fear and panic will get us nowhere.

edited 10th Nov '16 12:20:35 AM by Bat178

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#153028: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:17:14 AM

Rude much?

Oh really when?
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#153029: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:17:34 AM

[up] I just think he needs some tough love.

LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#153030: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:24:56 AM

Myself and a few friends are already doing preliminary discussions of what we could do. Hasn't gone anywhere yet, and I'm not sure what a bunch of high schoolers on opposite ends of the country in blue-as-the-ocean-no-matter-what-happens states can really do.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#153031: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:29:57 AM

[up][up] I have nothing to say to you. Either put a civil tongue in your head or do not address me. I am not interested in your quote-unquote "tough love" tonight of all nights.

[up] It doesn't have to be anything huge. Even just talking to a handful of misguided acquaintances can make a difference. It may seem inconsequential on the grand scale - but if a million white people each talk to one white friend and open their eyes about the current rise of hatred and white supremacy? Maybe, just maybe, the Democrats have a million more votes next time.

Now imagine if, of those million friends, each of them goes and repeats the process with one of their friends. Or two. Or three.

Bigotry has been tolerated for too long. And now, we have rewarded it with the highest office we are capable of giving. No more, I say. Everyone needs to start speaking out. If we all, every one of us, work together...maybe we can do something. I won't say that it will be okay, because I don't know that it will. But it does us no good to give up. Keep fighting. Keep hoping.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#153032: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:31:05 AM

[up][up][up] Tough love is overrated. And you seriously need to chill with the general rudeness and OTT "I hate America" schtick. It's like you're self-Flanderizing.

edited 10th Nov '16 12:31:23 AM by AlleyOop

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#153033: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:31:52 AM
Thumped: This post has been thumped with the mod stick. This means knock it off.
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#153034: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:37:22 AM

I haven't even joined my school's Young Democrats Club, which is now a top priority for me.

Damn it, I was so convinced we would win.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#153035: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:40:31 AM

We all were. It was a devastating blow, and I think I'm still in shock. I'm so emotionally fragile right now, I literally broke down in tears in between my last post and this one, just from watching a video.

But we can't just waste all our time kicking ourselves over "should haves" and "what ifs." We need to look forward and resist. Bad things will happen. I think there is a terrifyingly real chance that terrible things will happen. And it is our duty, as Americans and as decent people, to fight those things every step of the way and do everything in our power to ensure that better times are ahead.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Vampireandthen In love with an Uptown Girl from Northern Ireland Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
In love with an Uptown Girl
#153036: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:49:27 AM

A defining moment in all our lives will be when Trump is inaugurated. How we react to it, which will define us as human beings, will be something our children learn about, and their children, and our great-grandchildren. We will tell them stories of how a madman became our President, and we will say to them, "Never again!"

For right now, we are not Republicans. We are not Democrats. We are not pro-life or pro-choice. We are not illegal or legal immigrants. We are not homosexual or hetrosexual. We are not believers and non-believers. We are not even American or a foreign born citizen.

We are human beings. And we must stand firm in one thing: our belief in what is right!

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste. Nice to meet you, hope you can guess my name.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#153037: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:54:22 AM

I hope this galvanizes more progressive minded people to take midterm elections more seriously. Assuming we will even have midterm elections — or any elections — in the future.

It is terrifying that "whether or not we will have elections in the future" is no longer certain.

edited 10th Nov '16 12:54:59 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Imca (Veteran)
#153038: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:54:27 AM

[up][up] Agian, Reagen.

Amercians have done this before, you guys WILL do it agian. :/

edited 10th Nov '16 12:54:37 AM by Imca

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#153039: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:55:34 AM

[up][up] Assuming Trump doesn't die in office from a heart attack or something, considering he is in his 70s and has poor health.

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#153040: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:55:51 AM

Another thing worth remembering is that it's pretty rare for the same party to win three elections in a row. The GOP had a pretty big historical advantage going into this. The fact that it was as close as it was means that the Dems did a lot right and the GOP did a lot wrong.

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#153041: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:57:07 AM

[up][up]That wouldn't prevent Pence, nor the Republican congress, from dismantling the ACA and passing a "religious freedom" law.

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#153042: Nov 10th 2016 at 12:57:30 AM

[up][up][up] Then that would leave us with President Pence.

I feel incredibly shitty for actually thinking that this might be the preferable outcome, knowing Pence's abhorrent views.

[up][up] That's one of the big reasons 538 tended to give higher chances to Trump than any other model.

edited 10th Nov '16 12:58:57 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#153043: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:02:59 AM

Honestly going by the news coming out right now President Pence aka Dubya's Third Term is looking more and more likely.

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#153044: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:03:22 AM

Feels like Oddworld has become a reality, but without any of the humor.

edited 10th Nov '16 1:03:54 AM by Bat178

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#153045: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:04:06 AM

[up][up] Any links? Something happen with Trump? Or is it just the idea that Pence will be the one actually in charge? Guy did once refer to Dick Cheney as his role model.

edited 10th Nov '16 1:05:04 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#153046: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:05:11 AM

I am worried about foodstamps and medical and such.

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#153047: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:06:13 AM

Pence who supports torturing gay people until they "turn straight."

I have never been more afraid. I want to stop saying that, but it keeps being true.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#153048: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:13:39 AM

[up][up][up]Just that Trump's potential cabinet picks are very much establishment GOP.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#153049: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:15:29 AM

What new things happened since I've been here last 9 hours ago? I hear unconfirmed talk about Trump already going back on one of his campaign promises.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#153050: Nov 10th 2016 at 1:15:44 AM

[up][up] Heh, so much for him being the anti-establishment candidate.

edited 10th Nov '16 1:16:03 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised

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