Treason.

This is why we don’t do Thanksgiving with the fam anymore

Talibanned!

It’s a good thing she told all of the right people that this happened so that we could avoid an obvious coup and threat to the constitution that she swore an oath to protect…

Amirite, guys?!?

Why did the room get so quiet?

Again, I think you’re not understanding how drastic this has been. These are people that have been brainwashed and radicalized. They have become addicted to outrage and pushed into an echo chamber, furthering their descent. It is insidious what happened to these people.

I think I understand the point you’re trying to make, but I don’t think I can bite. “if they fell for it, they must’ve been awful people who didn’t love you enough” feels very “No true Scotsman” and I can’t shake the logical fallacy of it.

No. Trump did not create these people. Thirty years of propaganda did. Fox news playing on televisions in police stations, military bases, and hospital waiting rooms did. Trump was the culmination of a dark and fucked up anti American plot by Republicans, but not really the cause of it.

Still though, I think you may not understand the real gravity of what’s occurring. Reasonable people are being corrupted into hate by decades of propaganda. Assholitry is being weaponized into extremism, and all of these people are true believers. This is eroding something at the very basic core of our society, and the election of Trump signaled the start of a full scale war on democracy. Dismissing the efficacy and severity of this is cavalier.

It’s been a far right echo chamber for about ten years now, so I don’t know that this holds up.

It sounds like you’re diminishing or don’t understand the level of polarity that this has created. My family are now Nazis. Not like a little bit. Not like an exaggeration. Like… “Restore power to the master race and eradicate everyone else”

These are not the people I grew up with. How do I break bread with these people? How do I share a table with enemies of democracy and the Constitution? How many screaming matches and fist fights (yes) do I get into calling them on their bullshit before I’m supposed to give up? How do I avoid taking about politics when they turn literally everything into a challenge or litmus test?

This is anecdotal, so take this all with a grain of salt, but there aren’t many people that I’ve talked to that don’t have a similar story. I just don’t think you’re giving enough credence to the damage that trump and the fascists are doing to the fabric of America.

There’s a two part epoxy for everything.

Ding fuckin dong.

Should have died in the Hague

A second Second amendment, if you will. They won’t even tack it on to the end, just use 2 twice.

Well we don’t seem to be putting anyone in there these days, so I’m really not sure.

Sort of seems like there should be now though, eh?

I wonder if there is such a thing as an asshole asylum

Didn’t we just go through a whole thing where I’m actually doing, and you’re kind of just condescendingly implying that I’m not?

Maybe get away from your keyboard and “turn that anger into political action”

Yeah. I kinda thought you were all talk.

So you think I do all of this for… internet cred? It’s sure not for the money. You’re gonna be this reductive and ridiculous, but I’m self righteous and need to grow up? Starting arguments? You came to me, man.

You’re upset because why? Because I responded to your Internet armchair activism slogan with a real response? Isn’t that what you wanted? You told me to do something about it. I’m doing something about it. I really don’t know what you’re bent about.

You’re not only not in a lane, I’m not sure you know where the road is at this point. Get it together, man.

Pick a lane.

I worked for the Obama administration on government transparency and data initiatives. A principle engineer for the “we the people” api. I’m currently working on a platform to provide analytics and insight to grassroots campaigns. Software I have worked on has been used in hundreds of political campaigns. You’ve seen my work.

Am I doing enough yet?

I’m mad that you’re right.

Then our institutions have failed. We need to hold the current ones responsible and add new systems.