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princesssarcastia · 16 days ago

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i mean, listen. the group of people who hold the most sway over what's about to happen, the people whom I will hold most responsible for what comes next, are the white moderates. and as always, that terrifies me.

because, well, I'm not a huge fan of his anymore, but dave chapelle had it right when he said, in his post-2016 election SNL monologue:

"I didn’t know that Donald Trump was going to win the election. I did suspect it. It seemed like Hillary was doing well in the polls and yet — I know the whites. You guys aren't as full of surprises as you used to be."

#as a white person im horrified to be trapped at the political whims #of all the other white people #like. fucking yikes guys.#so anyway #quit sniping at the people on the left #who are so much smaller and less powerful #than the enormous voting bloc that is the white moderates #and who will not in fact #be the ones affirmatively voting for trump this election season #i mean really #the fact that dems seem to be using shame #as a motivator to get:#1. black men #2. progressives #to vote? is so fucking typical #sure lets entice the fucking conservative racists who we think we can get #with endorsements from war criminals and gentle persuasion #but the people of color and the people who call us out on our genocide?#they get shame and derision as motivators #and they decided this precisely because they believe those groups hold less power #which is both less and more true than they might believe #my greatest fear for this election is that donald trump will win #my most dread-inducing fear for this election #is that no matter what happens #the overton window for american politics #will have shifted irrevocably rightward #and we will be trapped here forever

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