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Who decided that the best use of the Obama's is to scold black people? Are they going to ask black men to pull up their pants next?
Black Americans are the most reliable Democratic voting block, women and men. And everybody knows it's more hostage situation than love affair. We get this shit every election cycle, and it's just as mad as Republicans panicking because evangelical support slipped from 68% to 66%.
This is just the same democrat message that alienates men in the first place. It's scolding but also not acknowledging that men (and white men) arent doing well right now. I think this message is counter productive.
Maybe if the didn't try to appeal so much to moderate Republican men they could get more progressive men to vote for her.
Exactly, it's not about gender at all. It's about populist policies that will prioritize our own people. When you make a point of courting the neocons, who gave us over a decade of war and an even shittier economy, you're not going to win over the independents who see both parties as more of the same. In fact, you're proving them right.
I saw a video where a guy was basically saying "My big flex is that my wife doesn't have to worry about cancelling out my vote" and that hit pretty hard.
One of the most powerful ads I've seen recently was encouraging women to vote for what's best for them because "your husband, friends and pastor have no way to see who you voted for"
Its seriously disgusting to me that half the population has to have this kind of internal struggle and 30% of the country is somehow ok with that.
I wouldlove to hear the perspectives of women living under these conditions. Have they spoken to other women about it? Their mothers or daughters?
Do they assume that everyone around them is supporting the fascists, and that they are the only ones to secretly have doubts? Or do they assume that others have similar doubts, but they're afraid of talking to them about it in fear of being snitched on, in proper 1984 fashion?
I'm guessing that is the latter, mainly because I had a similar experience with Christianity. Growing up, I always assumed that everyone knew it was probably not true but went along with it for the sense of community and support that came along with going to church, because how could all of this absolutely insane stuff have actually happened. I assumed that bible "stories" were just that, stories and metaphors. It was a pretty huge shock to find that people believed them literally.
My daughter talks about leaving the country because the US is trying to make the the Handmaid's Tale real. It makes me sad but she is not wrong.
There was a story out of Georgia where an 82 year-old voted for the first time ever because her husband had forbid it and he died.
How about plead with the party that your husband still has enormous influence with, to stop helping Israel murder Palestinians?
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