HeavenlyPossumAug 27, 2025

US Democrats are so enamored with the idea that Trump is “distracting” because a fundamental pillar of US liberalism is that nothing real can ever happen. It’s just not allowed. So when real things do happen, like a fascist takeover and military occupation of the US capital, they can only conceive of it in terms of messaging, of signs and symbols.

The real world ended in 1992, after the Soviet Union collapsed and Bill Clinton became President and neoliberalism settled in as The End of History.

The first real thing that will ever happen to many of these people will be their own deaths.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/dem-strategists-urged-party-trump-military-takeover-1235415635/

Dems’ Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump’s Military Takeover

Democrats’ favorite research firm told Democrats to avoid discussing Trump’s “rising authoritarianism” and focus on tariffs instead.

Rolling Stone
Show threadJason von Nieda 🐀Aug 27, 2025
@HeavenlyPossum @thomasjwebb What exactly do you think people should be doing that they aren’t? I see so many takes like this and they never say anything useful. Do you mean violence? Is there something besides voting, protesting, preparing, protecting, suing, supporting allies, etc. that I am failing to do as a US democrat that can make a difference?
Show threadSouprMattAug 27, 2025

@vonnieda @HeavenlyPossum @thomasjwebb I hope the responses to this show you the types of clowns you will encounter on Kolektiva. I’m not sure if it’s a Russian troll farm, the biggest collection of idiots this side of a Trump rally, or a combination of both.

They tell people not to vote… then when that leads to fascists taking power, they say violence is the only solution. Self-fulfilling prophecy from keyboard warriors that will never take up arms in a rebellion of any kind. An absolute clown show, and not the funny kind of clowns.

Show threadHeavenlyPossum

@vonnieda @mls14 @thomasjwebb

You heard it here: Kolektiva anarchists threw the election for Trump by persuading millions of people not to vote. We are immensely powerful. Do not trifle with us.

Aug 27, 2025 at 6:15pmWeb
Show threadCiggy Bringer of SmokeAug 28, 2025

@HeavenlyPossum @vonnieda @mls14 @thomasjwebb

But also, do the opposite of anything we suggest like 'get to know your neighbors to maybe germinate some community defense and community support.'

Heck, the best true believer Liberals who GOTV by dragging their whole community to the polls already mostly have this, but you dont catch them getting heckled on Mastodon while they stomp their foot about voting and guns and how to fight the fascism we got now .