• Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    It’s going to suck to see all the resignations again instead of people staying and doing as much good as they can.

    The problem is that in doing that, the best outcome they can hope for is for them and their families to be doxxed and harassed by Trump supporters because they’re not MAGA enough. That’s the “good” outcome.

    The rest of the options range from financial ruin to career suicide to outright jail, depending on how much Trump decides to point the Trump Hate Machine at you. Look at what happened to those two Georgia election workers. Think that, except this time it’s “legal” and it’s the full brunt of the MAGA US government.

    We tried fighting the facism. Individually, we do not have the power to stop it. And collectively, we just voted for it. Especially with the GOP in a state of euphoria right now, most people who know what’s coming are more focused on trying to keep their heads down so they don’t get it chopped off. You can’t blame people for not wanting to risk it all for a fight they cannot win.

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      8 days ago

      The problem is that in doing that, the best outcome they can hope for is for them and their families to be doxxed and harassed by Trump supporters because they’re not MAGA enough. That’s the “good” outcome.

      If being a hero was easy, then we wouldn’t celebrate heroes.

      If they weren’t ready to be heroes, then why the fuck did they take a spot in Bidens admin knowing they’d be taking on the responsibility of fighting fascism?

      Fuck em.

      They didn’t do the job they took, which means someone who was willing to fight didn’t get it.

      Now you want me to fucking feel sorry for them because there are consequences to them not doing their job?

      There’s consequences for everyone, I only have so much sympathy to go around, and the people who failed to hold trump accountable are in the back of the line when I’m handing it out.

      We tried fighting the facism.

      Voters did, but voting for the only other option besides the fascist in 2020.

      Unfortunately the only other option was an ineffectual moderate who appointed people like Jack Smith that just wasn’t ready to fight fascism.

      And four years of that not working, led to a decrease in Dem turnout and Biden losing the election.

      The reason “fighting fascism” hasn’t worked so far, is the only other option won’t fight.

      That’s by design, it’s why billionaires donate to both parties.

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        8 days ago

        If being a hero was easy, then we wouldn’t celebrate heroes.

        If they weren’t ready to be heroes, then why the fuck did they take a spot in Bidens admin knowing they’d be taking on the responsibility of fighting fascism?

        Fuck em.

        They didn’t do the job they took, which means someone who was willing to fight didn’t get it.

        Now you want me to fucking feel sorry for them because there are consequences to them not doing their job?

        Feel free to stick your neck out any time, my friend. It’s easy to be a keyboard warrior. Trump can send out a mean tweet or something that ends careers and has sent cities scrambling over security, to the point where US congressmen will not criticize him out of fear for themselves and their families. But you. You are the hero we needed. You’ve got what it takes to stand right up to him. You are America’s John Connor, standing up against the Skynet of facism. My only question to you, hero of the modern age, is if it’s as easy as you say, why the fuck haven’t you done it already?

        But hey, like I said, feel free to stick your neck out any time. Let me know how that works out for you.

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          8 days ago

          Feel free to stick your neck out any time, my friend.

          The neat thing about the Internet is you could be talking to anybody…

          My necks fucking on the block already.

          Why do you think I care so much?

          My only question to you, hero of the modern age, is if it’s as easy as you say, why the fuck haven’t you done it already?

          You want me to explain to you why Joe Biden didn’t pick me as Special Counsel to prosecute trump?

          Yeah, let me just send you my resume real quick and the disposition letter from WHS lol