The moral for all of us ordinary citizens is that we need to vote. We need to work on voter registration, on getting out the vote on election day, and on voting ourselves. We need to elect legislators who will protect everyone's right to vote, since that's the basis of our democracy. We need to elect judges or those who appoint judges wh…
The moral for all of us ordinary citizens is that we need to vote. We need to work on voter registration, on getting out the vote on election day, and on voting ourselves. We need to elect legislators who will protect everyone's right to vote, since that's the basis of our democracy. We need to elect judges or those who appoint judges who will make sure that everyone is equal before the law. It is up to all of us to do the work of ensuring that scoundrels and cheats cannot prevail.
Betsy, I would add that we need to run for local offices. It takes courage in the neighborhoods that snarl with venom at any non-MAGA but it’s important for the golden rule to win is to normalize it. They’re swimming in a sea of hate. They need a liferaft
That is why some of my work now is making sure to bring young people (or their parents) to Voter of Tomorrow, the talented and creative Santiago Meyers’ organization. It has chapters in many states but not nearly enough. And in other states where they have not yet created organization, there are sister orgs doing the work (check out Loud Light in Kansas, for example). This kind of grassroots network growing among young voters is elemental to helping them form voting “memory muscle.”
Christy, I agree 100%. At a Zoom meeting last night about passing legislation that would provide Medicare for All in MA, someone asked which legislators have opposed the bill. I replied with an anecdote about a state rep who had been silent on the matter until she was primaried, and then she signed on. So yes, running for office can make a big difference. Even if you don't win, it puts important issues in front of the electorate and may change the attitude of your opponent. And who knows, you might win!
We need to get Gen Z to vote. Hopefully the Biden Admin will not shoot itself in the foot by banning TikTok and alienating that demographic. Whatever your personal opinion is of that platform it’s how you reach the 18-25 year olds.
DeSantis loves the attention given to “do not ban TikTok. The world will end for GenZ.” In fact, DeSantis is stirring up his evil ways beyond TikTok access. He and his punk legislative majority have already taken over New College of FL and erased their nationally recognized liberal arts curriculum. And put in its place his lieutenants to indoctrinate young adults to his “anti woke”, fascist, racist, white nationalism agenda. And setting the example to other like minded Republican governors across the country. TikTok? No. Nazi youth program indoctrination. Same thing. Again. Right in our country.
I consider it a serious miscalculation on his part. For any American not to have a deep respect for our public education system and arbitrarily sabotage it is an affront to far more people than Desantis and his ilk have thought.
White Nationalism pontoon boat….go f*ck yourselves. And get your hands off our kids. These people are the real groomers.
As with everything else, Donna, there is no magic wand. It’s up to all of us to speak up and inform and try. People are working on it. I talk to my 11 year old grandson almost every day about the pros and cons of social media. I explain why I don’t want him using TikTok.
I don’t have 11 year olds...I have voting aged young adults and the reality is that they are using TikTok so all of us saying it’s brainwashing them and recalling Nazis is all well and good but they’re on it, they love it, and we need to figure out how to reach them. We can all come here and say how we personally ensure that we have educated our own children but that doesn’t really help.
I’m not trying to argue or discount what you’re saying Donna, just trying to share what I’ve learned in my lifetime of work of trying to help people adopt healthier behaviors. Once the cement has dried it’s much more challenging to change, easier to do while it’s still wet. If we know TikTok is a serious threat to National Security what would you want to see done?
I would also like to add, that after millions of us were brainwashed by Putin’s cyber-propaganda, we could “wake up” to the bad actors that see social media for the fertile garden it is for influencing minds
My government-issued phone does not allow many “standard” apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Weather Underground, etc. Nothing unusual for TikTok to be disallowed as well.
Exactly. What exactly is democracy? And what is not? How has is worked historically? What does it look like today? What hath Reagan and Company really wrought? Compare and contrast.
The moral for all of us ordinary citizens is that we need to vote. We need to work on voter registration, on getting out the vote on election day, and on voting ourselves. We need to elect legislators who will protect everyone's right to vote, since that's the basis of our democracy. We need to elect judges or those who appoint judges who will make sure that everyone is equal before the law. It is up to all of us to do the work of ensuring that scoundrels and cheats cannot prevail.
Amen.
'They had things, levels of voting that if you’d ever agreed to it, you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again,” -DJT
Also this:
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2017/comm/voting-rates-age.html
Don't you love it when pathological liars truth accidentally?
Betsy, I would add that we need to run for local offices. It takes courage in the neighborhoods that snarl with venom at any non-MAGA but it’s important for the golden rule to win is to normalize it. They’re swimming in a sea of hate. They need a liferaft
That is why some of my work now is making sure to bring young people (or their parents) to Voter of Tomorrow, the talented and creative Santiago Meyers’ organization. It has chapters in many states but not nearly enough. And in other states where they have not yet created organization, there are sister orgs doing the work (check out Loud Light in Kansas, for example). This kind of grassroots network growing among young voters is elemental to helping them form voting “memory muscle.”
https://votersoftomorrow.org/about-us/
https://www.loudlight.org/
I passed the link on to LWV
Thank you for the links Leslie. So important ❤️
Christy, I agree 100%. At a Zoom meeting last night about passing legislation that would provide Medicare for All in MA, someone asked which legislators have opposed the bill. I replied with an anecdote about a state rep who had been silent on the matter until she was primaried, and then she signed on. So yes, running for office can make a big difference. Even if you don't win, it puts important issues in front of the electorate and may change the attitude of your opponent. And who knows, you might win!
Exactly! ❤️❤️
We need to get Gen Z to vote. Hopefully the Biden Admin will not shoot itself in the foot by banning TikTok and alienating that demographic. Whatever your personal opinion is of that platform it’s how you reach the 18-25 year olds.
DeSantis loves the attention given to “do not ban TikTok. The world will end for GenZ.” In fact, DeSantis is stirring up his evil ways beyond TikTok access. He and his punk legislative majority have already taken over New College of FL and erased their nationally recognized liberal arts curriculum. And put in its place his lieutenants to indoctrinate young adults to his “anti woke”, fascist, racist, white nationalism agenda. And setting the example to other like minded Republican governors across the country. TikTok? No. Nazi youth program indoctrination. Same thing. Again. Right in our country.
I consider it a serious miscalculation on his part. For any American not to have a deep respect for our public education system and arbitrarily sabotage it is an affront to far more people than Desantis and his ilk have thought.
White Nationalism pontoon boat….go f*ck yourselves. And get your hands off our kids. These people are the real groomers.
Salud, Donna.
🗽
Mao and Pol Pot did the same thing. And millions were murdered or starved to death.
That’s more a question of national security than just politics.
Then we need to fix that or risk losing their votes. They aren’t using Facebook or reading LFAA.
As with everything else, Donna, there is no magic wand. It’s up to all of us to speak up and inform and try. People are working on it. I talk to my 11 year old grandson almost every day about the pros and cons of social media. I explain why I don’t want him using TikTok.
I don’t have 11 year olds...I have voting aged young adults and the reality is that they are using TikTok so all of us saying it’s brainwashing them and recalling Nazis is all well and good but they’re on it, they love it, and we need to figure out how to reach them. We can all come here and say how we personally ensure that we have educated our own children but that doesn’t really help.
I’m not trying to argue or discount what you’re saying Donna, just trying to share what I’ve learned in my lifetime of work of trying to help people adopt healthier behaviors. Once the cement has dried it’s much more challenging to change, easier to do while it’s still wet. If we know TikTok is a serious threat to National Security what would you want to see done?
Zuckerberg has been lobbying to ban TikTok for a few years now. Follow the $$.
Note: I know this because I'm on TikTok. (Google "zuckerberg lobbying against tiktok")
Donna, I hear you, but the case against TikTok is much more than a personal opinion.
I would also like to add, that after millions of us were brainwashed by Putin’s cyber-propaganda, we could “wake up” to the bad actors that see social media for the fertile garden it is for influencing minds
Biden is not trying to ban TikTok is he? He wants an American CEO, not a Chinese one. There are bipartisan lawmakers who do want to ban it.
House testimony happening on TikTok on MSNBC right now
My government-issued phone does not allow many “standard” apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Weather Underground, etc. Nothing unusual for TikTok to be disallowed as well.
And we need to emphasize the ideology of democracy more.
Exactly. What exactly is democracy? And what is not? How has is worked historically? What does it look like today? What hath Reagan and Company really wrought? Compare and contrast.