Amadi LovelaceMay 12, 2023
I find it fascinating that as Republican controlled legislature after legislature is tumbling down a path of criminalizing healthcare, and the existence of LGBTQ people in different ways, when the Republicans in charge of the US House want to make senior citizens and disabled people pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and millionaires we still have people saying that Democrats are failing to sufficiently demonstrate the difference between them and Republicans for disgruntled voters.
Show threadAmadi LovelaceMay 12, 2023

At some point, voters have to do the work. At some point, voters have to decide what they personally stand for, and they have to assess candidates and parties, and figure out which one is closer. They can’t be handheld in that process and pulled along one by one.

Having a society of 330 million people is complicated and messy, and voters have to be willing to step up and do the tiniest part, reading a voter guide or asking a question, talking to friends or even phonebank callers. Something.

Show threadAmadi LovelaceMay 12, 2023

Every candidate can’t give civics lessons as part of their campaign. Every candidate can’t provide answers to every individual question every individual voter in their district or state might have.

And honestly, at this point, when the differences are more stark than they have ever been in any of our lifetimes it shouldn’t be so difficult to make that case.

People who say they don’t see the difference between Democrats and Republicans don’t want to. It’s a lie and a copout.

Show threadPatricia Kayden
@amaditalks It's willful blindness to not see the blatant differences between Republicans and Democrats. I can't take anyone seriously who says that.
May 12, 2023 at 11:56pmWeb