The theme of my post today is: Don’t give up! That is what the GOP, Trump and his administration, and the Trump cult members want us to do. They are pelting us daily …. what am I saying…. hourly with a “fire hose of news”. This is actually a Russian tactic. Flood the zone with so much to be outraged about that your opponent eventually throws up their hands and surrenders. Here’s a great blog post by Teri Kanefield on this subject:
Expect More Crisis and Spectacle
From the piece:
We can expect a dizzying round of crises and spectacles between now and November.
If the Democrats and those opposed to Trump pull together, Trump will lose. He can’t win in November with his current levels of support—as long as his opposition doesn’t crumble and splinter.
After Trump loses, the battle will not be over. I’ll explain, but first, a bit about crisis and spectacle.
Timothy Snyder explains Trump’s method of “governing”: Trump manufactures one crisis after another, does outrageous things to keep everyone spinning with outrage. He lurches from one drama to another.
If you do not already follow Teri’s blog, I recommend highly that you do. She usually posts daily and has very well thought out and calming posts. When I have a tendency to freak out, I read blogs like hers to get back down to earth. She’s right, if we all band together and work towards the common goal of getting Trump out of office, we will succeed. If we flood the polls on November 3rd, the numbers will be way to big to manipulate. Give up and struggle to beat them in turnout? Trump can very well win because they can put all their suppression tactics to use, if not outright screw with the numbers (which I believe they did in 2016).
Here’s Teri’s post for today: The Cure for What Ails Us
So, do as I do. Don’t despair, don’t go down the rabbit hole. That does no one any good… most of all you. Take a day off from the scrum if you have to but don’t give up. If you’re feeling down, sign up to work for a campaign making calls, canvassing or simply texting.
Here’s some tweets for more conversation:
Hmmmmm…..
Ladies and Gentleman …. the latest Medal of Freedom recipient…. as despicable as ever.
I’m sure Barr won’t care…. but it’s nice to see.
Love this Alabama legislator’s moxie… and the stupidity of Ted Cruz as he misses the point.
Shocker, huh? This guy breaks the law 5 times before he even gets out of bed in the morning.