Comments by "DynamicWorlds" (@dynamicworlds1) on "You have the power! What you can do to stop fascism." video.

Respectfully, while I agree we should absolutely be calling and mailing our representatives, I think you are being a little naive. Republican politicians do not care about getting reelected. They care about remaining in power. In a situation where they are being offered the end to democracy, we need to be very clear that those are NOT the same thing.
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@raedaze it's not even about cynicism. It's about being accurate with how we describe the dynamic we're dealing with. We can't afford to mislead ourselves, even if unintentionally. By all means, call your representatives (they may comply out of habit if nothing else), but let's not kid ourselves into thinking we have types of leverage that we don't, or we'll waste time and energy we cannot afford right now on fruitless efforts. For example, I'm of the opinion that we are well past the point where normal street protests are going to do any good for us (especially with mass media bending the knee preemptively). Conservatism has always been (and was created to be) an enemy of democracy and we need to acknowledge that the oligarchs are being offered a deal where they never have to worry about another election ever again (and that they cared less than we want to pretend they did before this, what with their ability to move into lobbying if they ever lost their seat).
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@suewhite98 agreed. While something's better than nothing, we're going to need to apply real leverage against this administration, not just voice our disapproval.
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