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dwayneb

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4. Preserving democracy requires the courage to move to ACTIVISM

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 10:03 PM

Wednesday

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.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

And a spine and love of country BOSSHOG Wednesday #1

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Wednesday #2

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

Preserving democracy requires the courage to move to ACTIVISM dwayneb Wednesday #4

Don't be too quick to discard the internet newdeal2 Wednesday #5

Today, man. BadgerMom Thursday #11

I love Gov JB Pritzker‬ ‪.. Beautifully said.. Cha Wednesday #6

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

K&R bdamomma Wednesday #8

Let me know leanforward Wednesday #9

I'm thinking Pritzker for President 2028!! BadgerMom Thursday #10

Trump could become less relevant before then newdeal2 Thursday #12

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