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I'm pretty sure the reason most people never pick a specific thing they want to do something about & actually make a genuine effort is that no matter how much they may tell themselves that's the way things get done, they already know that's not true.
As long as they don't try it out for real, they don't have to be confronted with what that means. It rocks your comfortable world. It confronts you with the fact that you are in a prison, tightly controlled with no say in anything.
If you always give up at the first hurdle, you clearly don't believe in your ability to succeed, but you also will never fully experience how difficult the task really is.
It sometimes takes expending all your effort to understand that even your best efforts are not enough, not without a change in method anyway. If you quit early enough though, you don't have to be confronted with that.
Now, collective, direct action... that's another story.
It's cute to be told I might be hurting David Crowley's chance of getting elected (somehow more so than what David Crowley is doing?) because I'm sending some angry emails & talking to people about the (lack of) results.
If I had the power to do THAT, I'd be wielding it with a great deal more intention, & if the Crowley campaign, thought I had the power to do that, they would fucking talk to me.
If it miraculously turns out that *I* throw this election, let me know who you want me to do next.
Frankly though, I'm not convinced that David Crowley is trying to win. So...
It's weird to police what people say about Democrats out of fear for "their chances".
Y'all, if it were that easy, we wouldn't be stuck with these bastards. When we spoke, they would listen & make concessions.
The fact that they don't listen tells you that they don't think your voice can hurt them.
@artemis I have to think it's the Dem establishment speaking, whenever anyone says that. ...and yeah, it's bogus.
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