it's coming. first, brand us as an "angry mob". then run ads about "restoring decency" and "enhancing civility" and whatever other catchy synonyms their marketing bros can come up with.

we think they're being childish and unreasonable, given the shit they just pulled, but they know how to use propaganda to gain lasting advantages. expect it.

on us being too squeamish to do that.

Embrace the description. Call us angry. They want angry, they'll get angry.

And they better stop with the "revolution" stuff if their demigod gets his ass in the wringer. Because, "angry".

they plan strategies that bypass us completely. they plan around the edges of democracy, where the tyranny can slip in unimpeded. we aren't their target audience, and we should damn well remember that.

they're planning on the electorate being so spooked by manifestations of (justified) outrage that they'll cling to authority figures, regardless of corruption, for an illusion of security.

we progressives are largely irrelevant to their plans, except insofar as they have a solid working strategy to marginalize our viewpoints. they played the long game and now they're very close to a complete victory. they've moved the Overton window more in the last 45 years than i thought possible. we dismiss them and their propaganda at our own peril.

In the interest of truth and factual accuracy, that would be “...to do TO the country.”

After all, those gentlemen were very respectful in their protest, right? "Jews won't replace us!" Who could possibly object to that? Now if they had gone with something like "Shame!" or "Vote No!" instead, that would have been absolutely intolerable mob behavior.

We have seen it before.

It simply and succinctly demonstrates privilege and bias. I've not seen this before, thank you.

BUT, a nice sharp scythe is a good alternative.

It will feel liberating. And very, very good because I am voting for popular Dems: Rosa, Ned and Chris.

It wasn't bad enough that during the Obama administration Harry Reid had to change Senate rules to get any judges appointed because the GOP blocked all the nominees, that McConnell held open a SCOTUS seat for more than a year because he wanted to save it for a Neanderthal. Not bad enough. Now they've embraced a sleazy, entitled rich kid who is pure as the driven snow despite numerous allegations of sexual assault, a boat load of perjury and a booze-filled past. We are beyond angry mob.

the bottom of every barrel to find candidates for any office who are VILE enough to suit them. I do not know if Mitch is uglier smiling or straight faced.

and show up carrying signs that say "We came unarmed...this time". Maybe that will get their attention.

Women's anger is viewed very, very differently. We're not "allowed" to be angry.

They'll have an angry mob at the polling booths. Project that into reality, POSOTUS.

"Oh my, the Democrats are an angry mob that doesn't want to let us do whatever we want!"

If it’s some lowly staffer or Capitol police getting a bullhorn in their face, or the Starbucks cashier, or anyone else who isn’t really a player but is simply there, I think we can actually turn people at best, apolitical, and at worst, to the other side.

as his scapegoats, fuck that.