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yeah I have so many people replying to me like "they don't plan to answer to the voters" I mean of course they don't but their "plan" is, by all appearances, of underpants gnomes level of sophistication. 1) Do crime in public. 2) ??? 3) Never lose power.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

i know one view is that "they don't intend to lose power" but i honestly think this gives them way too much credit.

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Hell, even if they somehow could hold against millions, you're then fucking up the us economy even worse and you end up with a bunch of donors angry at you and you're *still* in a position where you have to fight citizens.

I think they believe their ideology. They think that the bad people are the cause of all their problems, and if they deport all the bad people, the Democrats will never have the votes to drown out the silent majority of patriots who support them doing what's necessary.

It's the same as their strategy on the economy - they genuinely think it will get better if they do enough violence, and if it doesn't get better, it's because they didn't do enough.

Like we should never ever ever underestimate their capacity for evil, and being brazenly willing to do evil while making aggressive eye contact and saying "lol stop me" has unfortunately proven to be depressingly effective! but! can we stop acting like these are very bright people???

they are not brilliant. the billionaires and institutions in this country are just more craven than we could have ever imagined, even in our most cynical imaginings. (don't tell me you could imagine. I won't give you a medal.)

The billionaires haven't had to think very hard for a while now. When everything just gets handed to you when you ask for it, you just assume when you decide to do evil, people will let you. No one's ever told them no. Clever schemes are so far beyond them now.

Genuinely not trying to gloom and doom, just voicing a genuine concern I think there's at least some assumption that, when Democrats are next able to take power, there has been a pattern that prosecuting the outgoing GOP administration's rampant criminality will be decided against for unity or w/e

that's why I'm spending a lot of time on that bsky.app/profile/most...

Ghostly Bree@mostlybree.kitrocha.com

Honestly while I'm not about to get complacent, their polling numbers with independents are basically apocalyptic. I'm actually starting to focus more on how we keep wishy-washy democrats from hugging and doing "all's forgiven" when this is over. All is not forgiven. Primary anyone who disagrees.

yes, as I pointed out in the second post! bsky.app/profile/most...

Ghostly Bree@mostlybree.kitrocha.com

Like we should never ever ever underestimate their capacity for evil, and being brazenly willing to do evil while making aggressive eye contact and saying "lol stop me" has unfortunately proven to be depressingly effective! but! can we stop acting like these are very bright people???