10th November 2016, 6:26 AM
I've been seeing countless news posts and even some of my favorite comedy types going on and on about "healing" and "sticking together". I guess they just want to avoid a civil war. I don't really think there's a huge chance of one breaking out, but I would love it if they would just SHUT UP about "healing". What we need now is political activism. At this point, complacency is the enemy. At every step, pressure needs to be put out to block Trump from every dang ol' thang he attempts to do from here until impeachment. I'm sure we're going to get another self-righteous South Park episode making fun of the losers because to those guys status quo is eternal and perfect and must never be upset. Everything is going to be fine... for people making South Park and late night comedy. For the poorest people, for the immigrants, for black people, for women, it will NOT be fine.
I've also come to realize that the modern social justice movement could use a change in tactics. Until now, it seems everyone's been content to simply call for the banishment of everyone grouped into that basket of deplorables. It is clear now that this was never going to work. They were always there, and all we did was push them into the shadows. It seems clear to me now that the only chance left is to change every last one of them, and never give up trying. It was never enough to simply block them and silence them at every opportunity, no matter how much we may have had every right to, because we're now paying that price.
I've also come to realize that the modern social justice movement could use a change in tactics. Until now, it seems everyone's been content to simply call for the banishment of everyone grouped into that basket of deplorables. It is clear now that this was never going to work. They were always there, and all we did was push them into the shadows. It seems clear to me now that the only chance left is to change every last one of them, and never give up trying. It was never enough to simply block them and silence them at every opportunity, no matter how much we may have had every right to, because we're now paying that price.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)