#fall of democracy

[boymanmaletheshequel]

Friendly reminder that it was circumstances not unlike this that ultimately led to the beginning of the American civil war. Half of the states realized that slave labor was to their benefit (in this case the millions of Latino immigrants that work for Pennies on the dollar for mega corporations and agricultural strongholds, effectively serving as legal slave laborers) and half of the states opposed the idea of slavery (in this case, for very different reasons, as the trump administration wishes not to free the slaves, but to eradicate them entirely.) this inevitably lead to extreme economic and ideological division amongst the states and their governors and workforces, and led to the outbreak of the civil war. The Trump administration KNOWS THIS. Demonic cretins like Donald trump and Tom Homan KNOW THIS and they KNOW that they can use it to further destabilize and undermine potential defectors by getting them to despise one another. This administration is going to go full scorched earth, I’ve been saying this since 2016, and now there are no more barriers in their way. Prepare to watch the most spectacular fall of a nation since perhaps Rome or Persia. Shits gonna get SO much worse 😭

[theperplexedpoet]

wake up!

you were given the job with the expectation of performance

not of second guessing

not of knowing better a servant of the people our long arm within the system of law improving our reach, upholding our constitution we gave you no power of attorney we gave you our trust that you would honor and uphold our will this was not about you or your story, your glory, or prowess it was about your promise to serve at the bend of your constituents within the systems of governance as laid out by we the people not the highest bidder for our benefit and protection not egotistic insurrection centered around this cult of personality of obstruction and douchebaggery wake up! you don't have to be woke, but you do have to wake the fuck up to the world and the horrors we enact on each other through our apathetic disengagement or worse, our antipathetic participation wake up! heads out of the sand, and freed from the starfish's hold breathe free of that foul perversion of the norms of the standards and practices the beast that would have you stay breathing in his noxious cloud of disinformation and disdain wake up! we can do better, we can be better but we have to try it does take effort because they've made the other way the easier path so for progress, for change that is worthy of belief, that takes effort staying asleep through the daze and haze of this corruption of ideals and principles is easy to let go and live in a dream is effortless you have to want to- wake up! (2/13/24)

[tamamita]

Make no mistake

Tamamita

[skellymom]

IF YOU FEEL DEPRESSED ABOUT THE STATE OF THINGS...

LISTEN TO THIS!!!

Turn it up until your ears bleed! Turn on the base! Put it on repeat if you MUST! Get up, eat, hydrate, take a walk, hug your loved ones, get dressed, face the day...or night, AND realize:

YOU AREN'T ALONE!!!

It will be hard, it will be dark. But THIS fandom was built for this. I FULLY INTEND TO STAY PUT ON THIS PLATFORM AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!!! I WILL BE HERE FOR YOU ALL! If you need me, don't hesitate to message or comment. There is strength in numbers!!! Look for ways, even TINY ones, to help in the coming months. Everyone is important. Everyone participating will be key in the next 4 years or more. Even just extending empathy or a shoulder to another person is a BIG step!

KEEP WRITING, MAKING ART, MEME'S, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT GIVES YOU JOY! It will be vitally important in the coming days...years...and will help you cope while helping others do the same. We will inspire, bond, and PERSEVERE!!!

WE ARE THE RESISTENCE!

WE ARE THE REBELLION!!!

Don't let this setback discourage you. Yes, mourn and do what you can for mental health and safety. But there are MANY of us! We are legion!!!

We are defective AND effective!

We don't leave our own behind!

FOR THE REPUBLIC!

FOR DEMOCRACY!

UNITED WE STAND,

DIVIDED WE FALL!!!

AND I EXTEND EMPATHY AND SUPPORT TO YOU ALL!!!

MAKE THIS MAN PROUD!

WE CAN DO THIS!!!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO CONTINUE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY OF HOPE!!!

[bedlamsbard]

me trying to be optimistic and encouraging: you think WE have problems let's talk about the time Athens fucked up so badly they panicked and dismantled their own democracy and realized five minutes later it had been a horrible mistake and dismantled the new system in order to slink back to their democracy

(I actually do find ancient history very soothing, but I do understand that sometimes the connections aren't obvious or. you know. soothing. also I cannot emphasize this enough, classical Athens had so many other problems.)

[melancholicstation]

joe sr when joe jr dies so now all this political aspirations fall on his 27 year old son jfk who's still riddled with the trauma of losing his older brother

[lloquent]

American politics below, please consider reading no matter your country of origin but of course feel free to ignore if needed! <3

TO EVERYONE WHO IS BACK ON TIKTOK RIGHT NOW — when you start seeing all that horrible shit of people being *mass reported by ICE because of the trump administration who put a 90 day extension on tiktok, we’re already being used to funnel more money into their pockets for watching the horrors.

(*edit 01/22/25: ah, turns out, he doesn’t want us to see that to the point of actually censoring it entirely. not sure why i thought he may stand behind the imagery of what he’s actually doing but i stand corrected. contrarily, now we will see what it’s like when everyone gets censored for using their actual freedom of speech not otherwise including ‘offensive’ language, specifically and only freedom of speech that does not follow the beliefs of the trump administration. does this behavior sound familiar to anyone else or…)

PLEASE do not fall for it, stay off tiktok, use rednote and delete all meta apps. we cannot be swayed into failing our democracy with fast entertainment. for the love of everyone in this country and the world as a whole, please do not continue using tiktok — at least not in good conscience. every single one of us matter and therefore need to stand up. there are FAR more of us than there are billionaires.

stay safe and healthy, and look out for one another! <3

[rippersz]

For American followers:

Politics do not belong in all spaces and I usually prefer to keep art and politics separate, however I must mention this here:

If you are a follower/admirer of my work, my posts, my art - and you have voted Republican or Green or anything OTHER than Democratic, in any way, shape, or form in this 2024 United States election or plan to in future ones, then you need to know that you are part of the issue, the problem, and the horrific state of this country.

I do not like you. The work I make is not for you.

And it never will be. Suck my dick and choke.

- Ripley

[eugenedebs1920]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Americans. Those who aren’t American, happy Thursday to you. May you and yours come together and celebrate the existence of family. Your family. Our family as a nation.

In the eyes of history it wasn’t that long ago when European settlers were struggling to survive on this land far from their home. With help from the natives and determination we rose to the dominant power on earth. May we use these forces for good and reject that which would lead us to less noble causes. ☮️💟🇺🇸

[is-this-a-twink]

Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls

[its-simply-just-krys]

if you voted for trump fucking unfollow me, i don’t want anything to do with you ignorant motherfuckers.

[boymanmaletheshequel]

So a video went viral this week of a Neo Nazi at a five guys in Vermont who came in and harassed and attacked a Hispanic worker. He called him “b*aner” (a slur against Hispanic and Latino people) 10+ times, and on top of this, did the sig heil (nazi salute) multiple times. The Hispanic man who was being victimized, a single father, posted the video to social media, where he was promptly fired from five guys for quote “instigating and attacking the beliefs of a customer”. Yes, you heard this correctly, he was FIRED FOR RESISTING A RACIST ATTACK FROM A NAZI. Make no mistake, this will become more and more common as hate crime protection laws are repelled by the trump admin, and queer, Latino, black, female, ect employees will be forced to bare attacks agaisnt them and their humanity by racists and nazis because if they don’t, they can be fired for retaliating. This is trumps America, this is fascism. I’m sorry for the political posts today, but this is important for queer, POC, and other minorities like me to know as we are reaching the ages in which we are going to have to start entering the workforce sooner or later. We will not be allowed to defend ourselves anymore, because the racist and homophobic nazis are now in control of our rights and voices. They have won. We have lost. But don’t stand down, boycott five guys, boycott ANY corpo shitstain that runs with fascism and hatred to protect profit margins. EQUAL RIGHTS EQUAL FIGHTS, PUNCH A NAZI TODAY!

[chromateclipse]

Undecided U.S. Citizens Please!

Immigrants are what make up this country. America is and always has been a melting pot of people from all of the world. That's the entire message that the United States has always made. This country is meant to be a safe place for every human being on earth, and under Trump's control, it will not be. My reach is small but I urge you. Please care for your fellow friends, coworkers, and neighbors and vote Kamala Harris.

[thehetrophobe]

Ever notice how Defaults put the gay relationships in children's cartoons at the end of the series itself, then turn and expect a medal from us?

Lol what for? Cowardice? 🤣🤣

Looking at you, Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, Legend of Korra, and Arthur 👀👀

[gryficowa]

Boycott!

Remember, Democrats covered their ears when Israel's victims were mentioned, and Harris silenced activists by using the Trump scare as if he were a boogymen

You won't swipe it to the left, but it has already swiped you to the right

Now that I have your attention:

[snailstrailz]

Saw a debate over in Twitter on Uncle Grandpa vs Bill Chiper, lots of people say Uncle Grandpa would win, but tbh I think it would be a stalemate. But who cares? Imma ask y'all.