[Peace-discuss] GOTV as if your life depends on it...because it does

[C G Estabrook]

Trump’s only true threat to the American political establishment was his suggestion that as president he would depart from the policies of the Obama-Clinton administration that produced more war and more inequality - and so the immiserated public elected him.

But Trump’s weakness as president has allowed the establishment to force the continuation of those policies: e.g., Trump has said that the US should withdraw from Syria, but the Pentagon has contemptuously expanded the number of troops there.

Will turning Congress over to Democrats in the coming election greatly increase the chances of more war, as the establishment continues to assert control over Trump’s maverick dispositions? The cynical ‘Russiagate’ campaign suggests the answer is yes, - the party finally in control is the pro-war party.

—CGE  

> On Oct 7, 2018, at 7:24 AM, e. wayne johnson via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> Adam Serwer
> Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian men, and his only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty. It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear: immigrants, black voters, feminists, and treasonous white men who empathize with any of those who would steal their birthright. The president’s ability to execute that cruelty through word and deed makes them euphoric. It makes them feel good, it makes them feel proud, it makes them feel happy, it makes them feel united. And as long as he makes them feel that way, they will let him get away with anything, no matter what it costs them.
>  
> Sure, cruelty to others is what grumpy white privileged cisgender males live for.
> Hey, Rachel, will ya hand me down my case pocket knife and my bow and arras?
> And my brandin' arn.  Can't leave home without that.
>  
> Y'all talk about how much ya hate the rich elites.
>  
> The Atlantic is a project of the Apple computer elites, is it not?
>  
>  
> > -------Original Message-------
> > From: Debra Schrishuhn via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>>
> > To: peace <peace at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace at lists.chambana.net>>, peace-discuss at anti-war.net <mailto:peace-discuss at anti-war.net> <peace-discuss at anti-war.net <mailto:peace-discuss at anti-war.net>>
> > Subject: [Peace-discuss] GOTV as if your life depends on it...because it does
> > Sent: Oct 07 '18 18:38
> > 
> > With the Kavanaugh confirmation--the epitome of elite white male
> > privilege--we have one tool left--our votes.
> > 
> > The candidates have been chosen. I wish more progressive candidates
> > were on the November ballot in many races, but the positions of
> > governor, statewide officials, Congressional representatives,
> > countywide officials, county board members, and judges will be
> > selected from the persons listed on the ballot. Even if the choice is
> > not optimal, we will decide who represents us locally, statewide, and
> > federally, and each of us will make that decision by our action or
> > inaction in  voting.
> > 
> > Reactionary and authoritarian elements in our country want us to be
> > cynical and disengaged. They revel when they hear cries of, "My vote
> > doesn't matter"; "they're all crooks"; "they're all the same"; "there
> > is no difference." That's how bad people get on the ballot (to put bad
> > people on the Supreme Court or put children in cages or allow
> > continued bombing in Syria, for example) in the first place.
> > 
> > Get out and vote, even if the choices are less than perfect this time.
> > Then hold the winners accountable, and recruit and support better
> > people to run next time. Democracy is not a spectator sport. GOTV as
> > if your life depends on it...because it does.
> > 
> > Here is a disturbing article from the Atlantic:
> > 
> > https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/
> > 
> > Please read it, then vote. You may request a mail-in ballot, or you
> > may vote early at the County Clerk's office, 1776 E Washington,
> > Urbana, M-F 8:30-4 pm. If you need to update your voter registration,
> > you may do so regularly through Oct 9, or utilize Grace Period
> > register/vote the same day option, also at the County Clerk's office.
> > 
> > If you are affiliated with the Democratic Party, we need poll
> > watchers. Contact info at champaigncountydemocrats.com or individual
> > candidates to get training, assignments, and credentials. GOTV as if
> > your life depends on it...because it does.
> > 
> > Vote. It's all we have left.
> > 
> > Deb
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