Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Perfect message Republican’s in Congress need to hear right now! 202-224-3121

Governor JB Pritzker‬ ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

(See more on video at link)

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[BOSSHOG]

1. And a spine and love of country

Republicans care about being re-elected. Republicans don’t care about saving democracy. I could opine about Republican Values. I could also poke myself in the face with a rusty pitchfork.

[yellow dahlia]

2. Hear! Hear!

[Sogo]

3. I'm sending that to my Congress Rep. and two Senators, all of whom are Republicans.

nt.

[dwayneb]

4. Preserving democracy requires the courage to move to ACTIVISM

For decades now, freedom lovers have believed that simply posting angry words in an Internet forum or on some social media was all it took to battle against the forces of Fascism.

I don't excuse myself from this laziness.

But now we are at war. And It's going to take a lot more than eloquent words to defend ourselves.

I'm not saying I have the plan. But I do know that all the idle chat in the world is not going to stop MAGA from destroying us.

[newdeal2]

5. Don't be too quick to discard the internet

At least half the battle is combating RW misinformation and getting our messages out effectively. That requires talent and a new strategy online.

[BadgerMom]

11. Today, man.

Spoke to our Dem daughter and son-in-law. They are both informed. She said she’s spoken to her kids and said there’s nothing we can do right now except in our small circle and sphere of influence. My husband spoke to his brother who is not tuned in to politics, but is a Dem. He wanted to know about “who that rich guy is.” He didn’t know Medicaid, which his oldest relies on, was threatened. He said he was upset, but what could we do about it.

Pardon me, but there ARE things that can be done! Of course I’m know we control none of our branches of government! However, we can peacefully demonstrate. We can deny the corporations our support. We can urge our elected officials to hold press conferences and town halls. We can ask them to invite big Dem names like Obama and either/both Clintons. God dammit! This is our democracy. We MUST stop saying there’s nothing we can do. We must find ways to act. We must be the change we seek and, apparently we need to inspire our leaders rather than wait to be inspired by them.

[Cha]

6. I love Gov JB Pritzker‬ ‪.. Beautifully said..

TY

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Rachel played 3mins of this speech on her show tonight. Great speech -- give it a thorough listen ! nt

[bdamomma]

8. K&R

nt

[leanforward]

9. Let me know

I’ll be there ! !

[BadgerMom]

10. I'm thinking Pritzker for President 2028!!

Unfortunately, 2028 is so far away it feels as though it’s in a separate space-time continuum.

[newdeal2]

12. Trump could become less relevant before then

In less than 1.5 years the focus will be on the midterms and reelections, so little will get done.

Hopefully we can retake the House and make major gains elsewhere.

About a year later, the focus will shift to the presidential race. It should theoretically be an open primary on both sides.

I admit there may be some unknowns that change what I said above.

[samsingh]

13. it's all true. But we rarely seem to communicate or deal with the right wing effectively

we continue to bring butter knives to a machine gun battle and hence have lost both sides of congress and the presidency.