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[–] TestCaseInSpace@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 days ago

That's all fair, to your point about the imposition of martial law however I think that's a critical point to emphasize. If the executive branch can't find a plausible excuse to start rounding up its enemies they'll fabricate one.

I think the expectation of a fair election in 2028 or even 2026 is very presumptive. I don't disagree with your premise that those voters would be critical to a Democratic victory in a fair election, I fear we're past that point now.

Either way my central concern remains the same, Harris was a mediocre candidate with a terrible strategy. Many less engaged voters didn't find her or her policies appealing, and among energized and enthusiastic voters on the left side of the aisle many saw swallowing their misgivings and voting for Harris anyway as a form of practical and strategic harm reduction, it was. Others found her support for Israel to be entirely incompatible with their own conscience, which I may not like but I can absolutely understand. That said the continuing and endless bickering every single time Trump does anything remotely harmful "I hope those lefties/protest voters/third party/enlightened liberals/tankies/rad libs/socdems/whomever are happy" as they did at the top of this thread is counterproductive when ICE is about two months away from throwing anyone they want in the back of a van. If you think I'm being hyperbolic there were already off the street kidnappings by DHS during the protests in Portland back in this administration's first term in office. That was a pilot program, and once they've built up their numbers we'll see a nationwide rollout. I'd advise you and anyone reading this to prepare themselves accordingly.

As for the elections, by all means organize, do voter drives, monitor your state's rolls to blunt the impact of their disenfranchisement; but don't focus on blaming a subgroup of people who are otherwise on your side for making a bad call. That election is over, now we have to deal with the consequences. This shit doesn't get better until we fix it and pointing fingers about a race we already lost does nothing but waste time we don't have