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Jen's avatar

oh I so hope you guys are right. That video of the heterodox politicians standing up and showing clips of all the people who have protested...it brought tears to my eyes. This is what we've been praying for. I hope and pray that it's finally here.

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Naomi's avatar

The dam is breaking. Let's hope we'll get many new America First representatives in Congress after Nov. 8th in spite of the fraud that's still built into the system.

If we can get a massive enough turnout we can overcome the fraud. Everyone PLEASE vote.

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Yarrow's avatar

Definitely getting out and voting, but seriously... when has a R majority ever worked before? I get it, I really do, and I'm voting straight R because the other side belongs in a loony bin right now. But I don't have a lot of hope that they'll solve the problems that matter most. Maybe just not push quite as hard and fast toward the cliffs, you know?

"Put not your trust in princes" and all.

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Donna in MO's avatar

That is my CONSTANT refrain with my friends and groups I belong to. It is NOT ENOUGH to just vote. Once the election is over you must maintain constant vigilance to hold the people you voted for accountable. It's work. There are a lot of layers. City council, school board, county, state, etc. But the alternative is to trust them. Squeaky wheel does still work most of the time. Left to their own devices the swamp eventually captures most of them. It's our job to make sure they have an alternative to taking PAC dollars and listening to lobbyists.

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Vonu's avatar

If you don't begin with discernment, you will end with despondency.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

AI for sure. Can’t quite get the human piece.

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Vonu's avatar

That is a terrible thing to say about yourself.

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Chevrus's avatar

The BiPolar Duopoly needs to be amended in some manner. I'm open to ideas. In the same way that fiat currency and resource based currency differ, so to do forms of representation. Let's start there.

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Vonu's avatar

The bipartisan dictatorship that is based on the two major parties' guaranteed ballot access needs to be destroyed.

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Naomi's avatar

These are America First candidates. They are tough and beholden to no one.

It's not the Grand Old Party of country club membership. These new people roll up their sleeves and have done actual work.

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Tory's avatar

We MUST vote!

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Yarrow's avatar

Which is great and I really, really hope it works, but... I'm old enough to have helped elect several really promising candidates who then got completely co-opted by the machine almost the second they set foot in DC. Something to do with stock portfolios, corporate slush funds, and committee placements. Keep trying, of course.

But the real action is in the local elections. Pfz has already purchased your congressional reps. But even they can't be bothered to buy every school board member, mayor, and county commissioner. And you can actually show up at the public meetings and hold their feet to the fire, as we've seen a lot lately. Why is the FBI even interested in moms who protest at schoolboard meetings? Because that's actually important, actually makes a difference, and it threatens the federal pay-to-play apparatus when large numbers of people realize that they *can* successfully fight back against the machine (and how!).

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Yarrow's avatar

The feebs know: if anybody ever storms their corrupt-to-the-roots castle demanding accountability... it'll probably include veterans of the school-board wars ;)

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tjsplace's avatar

My son has recently joined the Non-Partisan Delaware party and is running for local Sheriff. He is on the ballot. Many are tired of having just two parties to choose from. There is a good amount of non-Republicans, non-Dems on our local ballot. It's a start.

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Yarrow's avatar

I would LEAP at the chance to vote for a sane non-mainstream party in local elections.

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SadieJay's avatar

Me too...!! I hope they get got good. Enough!

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