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pissed off that it’s so hard to vote just because of some completely manufactured conspiracy fearmongering, it takes forever and it’s stressful and hard as hell which makes it physically hard for people with ADHD like me and harder for poor people. This is barely even a functioning democracy because some fossils decided to make up some shit and get worried about it
This is truly frightening. GQP Big Brother is trying to control the thoughts and speech at universities in Florida. They are horribly twisting the idea of “diversity” to try to force universities to hire more conservative thinking faculty and staff.
Who else knows what the GQP will do with those lists. Will they try to blackball progressive faculty, staff and students?
This feels like the McCarthy era all over again. The courts must strike this down.
The Media Bias No One is Talking About
The mainstream media has historically tried to balance left and right in its political coverage, and present what it views as a reasonable center.
That may sound good in theory. But the old politics no longer exists and the former labels “left” versus “right” are outdated.
Today it’s democracy versus authoritarianism, voting rights versus white supremacy. There’s no reasonable center between these positions, no justifiable compromise. Equating them is misleading and dangerous.
You hear the mainstream media say, for example, that certain “Republican and Democratic lawmakers are emerging as troublemakers within their parties.” These reports equate Republican lawmakers who are actively promoting Trump’s big lie that the 2020 election was stolen, with Democratic lawmakers who are fighting to extend health care and other programs to help people.
These are not equivalent. Trump’s big lie is a direct challenge to American democracy. Even if you disagree with providing Americans better access to health care, it won’t destroy our system of government.
You also hear that both sides are gripped by equally dangerous extremism. Labeling them “radical left” and “radical right” suggests that the responsible position is somehow between these so-called extremes.
Can we get real? One side is trying to protect and preserve voting rights. The other side is trying to suppress votes under the guise of “election integrity.”
But there isn’t and never was a problem of “election integrity.” The whole issue of “election integrity” in the 2020 election was manufactured by Donald Trump and his big lie about voter fraud, and was bought and propagated by the Republican Party.
Today’s Republican Party is behind what historians regard as the biggest attack on voting rights since Jim Crow, but the media frames this as a right-versus-left battle that’s just politics as usual. Equating the two sides is false and dangerous.
Or compare the coverage of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, on one hand, with the coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar on the other. You’d think they were all equally out of the mainstream, some on the extreme right, some on the extreme left. That’s bunk.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, in addition to spreading dangerous conspiracy theories, harassing colleagues, and promoting bigotry, don’t actually legislate or do anything for their constituents. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar both organize to help everyday people, deliver for their constituents, and have pushed legislation to provide universal school meals, expand affordable housing, and combat the climate crisis.
Equating all these lawmakers suggests that the responsible position is halfway between hateful, delusional conspiracy theories on the one hand, and efforts to fight white supremacy, save the planet, and empower working people on the other.
It’s similar to what the media did following Donald Trump’s infamous condemnation of “both sides” after the deadly violence sparked by neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. In the ensuing weeks, America’s six top mainstream newspapers used just as much space condemning anti-Nazi counter-protesters as they did actual neo-Nazis.
But research shows white supremacists pose a significantly graver threat than those trying to stop them. White supremacists are animated by racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry, violence and hate.
Battling white supremacy is not the same as advocating it. Passing laws to prevent voter suppression is not the same as passing laws to suppress votes. Fighting for our democracy is not the same as seeking to destroy it.
The media equating both sides, one “left” and one “right,” suggests there’s a moderate middle between hate and inclusion, between democracy and proto-fascism.
This is misleading, dangerous, and morally wrong. Don’t fall for it.
Last week, I received a letter from the Alabama county I reside, saying that I was going to be kicked off the voting roll. I voted in the primaries at the same precinct just a couple months ago. I updated everything again so I can vote in November.
This is wrong, and this state does everything in its power to keep us downtrodden. I live in a gerrymandered district so badly and purposefully divided that even the fascist SCOTUS ruled against Alabama's electoral districting.
While my singular vote may not count for a corrupt electoral college system, but to Satan and the universe I will make mine count out of spite.
Everything You Need to Vote
If you live in a red state, it's especially important to see if you are still registered to vote. They have and are purging voters regularly.
Vote•org https://www.vote.org/
If you say "Fuck x country/state" as a response to actions of the governors of this country/state, but then phrase your argument in a way that directs your anger towards everyone who happen to live there, you need to reevaluate some things. Especially considering how many of those countries/states either use some level of voter suppression to keep their governors in power, or are just STRAIGHT UP DICTATORSHIPS (that also often control any and all information that their citizens are allowed to be exposed to).
The cardinal sin of geopolitics is conflating a government with its citizens.
Basically republicans want to make it so your ID has to match your birth certificate which affects everyone from trans people to married women to immigrants.
Meanwhile, in GA, they're going to force all ballots to be hand counted, which could make it difficult to meet the deadline to certify the vote, and thus potentially allow them to give the state to Trump regardless of the outcome.
In many states, such as Ohio, Florida, Texas and North Carolina, they've been purging voters from the rolls by the millions.
If voting didn't matter, why are they trying so damn hard to stop us?
I don't know how easy it is to check your registration in all 50 states. I live in Oregon and I was able to verify my voting status in under two minutes online.
via michelleobama/IG
Straw Wars: the Shadowy League of Vigilantes Trying to Choke Access to Minnesota’s Polls
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As a Georgia resident, this is terrifying.
To cancel the registration of any Georgia voter, you just need their first initial, last name, County, and date of birth. All of this information is basically public for everyone.
If you are a voter in Georgia, please check your registration consistently as the election approaches.
The Secretary of State has launched a program that allows people to cancel registrations. Including other people's registrations. They can do so with only your name, date of birth, and county.
In Georgia, you have until 29 days before the election to register or re-register if you were purged.
FYI: In the US, if you've been kicked from registration even though you're eligible to vote, you can report it to the DOJ:
In fact, if anyone tries to bar or intimidate you from voting, you can report it, because that shit's a federal offence. 🗳️
Remember to check your registration often! They're increasing their efforts to cheat and disenfranchise.