mariaed.bsky.social

mariaed.bsky.social

@mariaed.bsky.social

Choose woke over ignorance

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You can watch this episode of I've Got A Secret in which the guest is Samuel Seymour, the last living witness to the Lincoln assassination. He was five when he went to Ford's Theatre that fateful night.

When one votes for any Repub as she/he/they like ONE position, they are supporting ALL Republican positions. Don't let them try and sell you on that "I don't like all Republican positions but I like...fill in blank....". They are full of shit and they're trying to sell you on their rationalizing

Conservatives will vote for Republicans because they like one issue Liberals will not vote for a Democrat if they dislike one issue. You bet we are self-defeating with our expectations of unreachable perfection.

Here is something to think about and hopefully share/repost. If a person votes Republican because he/she/they like where that person stands on one issue, they better understand that they are supporting all the other positions that Republicans hold.

Governor Prtitzker is doing a great job. Under last Repub governor, Illinois credit rating was downgraded 8 times. Under Pritzker, IL has received 12 upgrades! Good job JB! Illinois Policy Institute complains about him but IL Policy Institute is funded by right-wing $. Of course they whine.

Remember that not one Democrat- appointed Supreme Court Justice voted in favor of Citizens United in 2010. Democrats never chose to legalize the bribery of elected officials and candidates. Do you really think trump "changed" Republicans?

Ever notice how Repubs not running for office can say & do the nice things that decorum & logic require but Repubs in office can't quite make it over finish line? Gov DeWine is no exception. Decry the ad but vote for scumbag. One can't get more Repub than that. He knows where his $ comes from.

When has the Republican party ever been interested in equal justice for all? The Republican agenda is this: funnel money to the rich ( Reaganomics) and protect the asses of the wealthy who may be guilty of crimes. Period.

Do you see how fast Republicans can destroy? Do you know how much time and effort and money it will take for Democrats to rebuild? Republicans destroy. Democrats construct. Republican destruction is not new but it is on steroids.

Never forget that James Comey is also a piece of shit, a Republican piece of shit. We need to see big picture that it isn't trump alone, the problem is the enactment of Project 2025. There are no depths to which Repubs won't sink. Even Cheney and Kinzinger voted AGAINST protecting voting rights.

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Contrary to Republican beliefs, the U.S. is not a game of Monopoly where all the money is supposed to end up consolidated, while all other Americans go without. Consolidation of money to the wealthy is the only objective of Reaganomics. Duh

This is the same thing that happened to me last fall. There was a praying mantis on my window screen for days. I petted her regularly. Then, when I was sitting out in the back yard, suddenly she flew over to me!!!! I was amazed when it happened last year and never thought it could happen again!

This is the same thing that happened to me last fall. There was a praying mantis on my window screen for days. I petted her regularly. Then, when I was sitting out in the back yard, suddenly she flew over to me!!!! I was amazed when it happened last year and never thought it could happen again!

Contrary to Republican beliefs, the U.S. is not a game of Monopoly where all the money is supposed to end up consolidated, while all other Americans go without. Consolidation of money to the wealthy is the only objective of Reaganomics. Duh

Notice a pattern? This is BT ( before the disaster known as the Republican trump administration. It is IMPORTANT to add the word Republican for every hurtful or disastrous act brought on the stupidity of non-gazillionaire Repub voters. MAKE THEM OWN IT.

Republican destruction is fast & easy. Democratic construction requires time & effort & money. Repubs are stealing our money so be prepared to pay for Reconstruction you conservative Repub morons. Don't even think about being your usual whiny-ass selves about financially supporting your country.

Don't kid yourself. Republican convicted felon voters are so self-centered that if Russian fuel brings down gas prices they would support Republicans and trump. And the ones that are just stupid instead of self-centered, well, need I explain their behavior?

You can bet if Dems win next presidential election (IF we have legit elections), whiny-ass Republicans will be pissing & moaning about all the $ it will take to fix this grave, irresponsible, stupid Repub fiasco caused by this Repub convicted felon prezident & his cohorts that Republicans elected.

Republicans knew exactly who their voter base was when they chose to run a pussy-grabbing convicted felon for preZident. πŸŠπŸ’© didn't change Republicans, he just gave them permission to be who they really are. STOP PRETENDING THAT REPUBLICANISM HAS EVER BEEN A FORCE FOR DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS.

You can't get fucking dumber than a non-gazillionaire Repub voter because they can say they vote on the issues but they really vote for the hate πŸ’” Republicans disgust me.

Republicans have slowly whittled away at democratic values because conservatism does NOT support democracy. Democrats have allowed it because we will err on the side of acceptance even when our Spidey sense is telling us we are moving in the wrong direction....

People who are well-informed & well-adjusted & well-educated tend to vote Democrat, in my opinion. Being a Dem often requires taking hard road or taking high road to do the right thing but RARELY taking easy road, which is usually the path of Republicanism. No one votes R to DO THE RIGHT THING.

Don't let anyone tell you the Republican party wasn't a pile of shit BEFORE πŸŠπŸ’© gave them permission to be themselves. No one can change anyone's character like that and if they were as good as they like to pretend, his approval rating among Republicans would be in the toilet. Republicans disgust me.

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During Amer Revolution, Loyalists were conservative group who wanted to stay under British control. During Civil War, Confederates wanted to ignore democratic values & maintain slavery. During the trump era, it's conservatives who want to ditch democracy & embrace autocracy. Are you sensing a theme?

There is NO system that we could put in place that will protect democracy when one of the two major political parties wants to destroy the democratic system. Think about that. Really think.