A good idea, as you read the deluge of people saying "This obviously means I was right about the Dems" is to make sure that what they're saying accounts for extreme amounts of ticket splitting, with Democrats downballot winning extremely disproportionately:

Nevada and Michigan look to both be sending Democratic Senators with their Trump votes. Democratic Proposals and judges and representatives won across the country (again, in Michigan, our Supreme Court is now 7-2 Democrats, making the last statewide Republican who isn't named "Donald Trump" to win in Michigan Rick Snyder in 2014 over 10 years ago).

So, does the explanation you are reading account for the fact that this seems to have been the country very specifically choosing Donald Trump, and tolerating whatever Republican happened to get carried along in the sweep?

Because virtually everybody I have seen is talking about Democrats this and Republican that, rather than grappling with Donald Trump.

#USPol

Not sure if I'm super back since I'm still uncertain if I'm welcome and/or how to post here...

But I wanted to say I'm proud of other Jews, at least, for showing up and voting like people's lives depended on the outcome, like there were real world stakes rather than the fate of a TV show.

There are other relevant things, but it made me smile that every Jewish or Jewish-adjacent person I spoke to or saw while canvassing took time (even when they were busy) to confirm they were voting against him and also to fervently hope for safety for others.

During my latest break, I feel like I have simultaneously become much more concentrated and productive on most real world things that have been important to me, as well as struggled to motivate my actual writing, which has been very meaningful.

This likely means that, if I can get my writing going again, this will turn from a break to something more permanent. I will remain reachable, for those who are interested, via my blog, and I may or may not continue posting new articles as I produce them.

Sending along my absolutely best wishes to you all.

IYKYK

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I have literally never seen somebody go faster from "We should do more to stop fascists" to "We should do fascism".

It's easy: we just ban anybody trying to tear down our structures or oppress people!

Seize the media that pushes the propaganda instead of news!

Remove people from all positions of power if they push propaganda, which is easily discernable from legitimate arguments!

How dare you claim fascists say this exact thing! This is now an illegitimate argument and propaganda!

I assumed that "People just didn't have the willpower to ban fascism" had some sort of actual thought behind it, but no, apparently it was a gradeschool understanding of the world where you just need a law that says "No fascism".

Just actually astounded, here.

I never feel more appreciative of the US's structures than when I hear people's proposed alternatives.

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