Dear Republicans,
Demanding a recount does not mean that Hillary Clinton is not "accepting the results of this election." Here's what a recount actually signifies: that the integrity of American elections must be protected, especially when there are irregularities. And always when the popular vote does not align with the election outcome.
Your unabashed commitment to lying to the American people has meant you have won many battles. One of these battles may or may not be the recount. We will see.
Here are ten reasons why you will not win this war. They all relate to your disdain for your disciples.
1. You've doubled down on repetition as a truth-simulating strategy.
2. As a result, you've made people feel informed.
3. As they feel informed, you exploit their ignorance.
4. The very ignorance you've help to create.
5. You have abused the "equal time" broadcast mandates and used your time to spread misinformation to the American people.
6. You have created a fake media industry to add legitimacy to these lies and foster ignorance.
7. You exploit your elderly voters by capitalizing on their lack of savvy with new media.
8. You exploit Christians by pretending that you care about abortions.
9. But in your desperation to fight against your lack of relevance and integrity, you have made many, many mistakes. The biggest mistake has not been your strategy of prestidigitation. Though the this-is-not-what-it-is strategy will not help you recover. Later, it will hurt you.
10. To achieve your desired results, you have made deals with unthinkable devils. This has been your biggest mistake. And soon, as you will see, the cannibalizing begins.
Here's an example of how you want your process to work. When it functions smoothly, it looks like this: You created the term Obamacare. Your term distracted from the achievements of the Affordable Care Act. Your term, Obamacare, enabled people to hate the very policy designed to help them. You negotiated the single payer option out of the bill so that insurance companies could undermine its effects. You blamed these failures on Obamacare. You thought that if your constituents hated black people, and by extension their black president, perhaps they would be too blind (or stupid) to notice that President Obama had been everyone's president; he was interested in helping even those Americans who hated him. (You hoped that people would forget that some of their bankruptcies were caused by medical bills). You may have a laugh at your own uncanny evil when you overturn Medicare and blame this too on Obamacare.
What's more likely, however, can already be seen. The cannibals have come to Washington, and Republicans will finally have something to truly fear. The young klansmen in their shiny new suits have set up camp in D.C. In their hubris, the members of the billionaire boys club will reveal their true pathologies. Even Paul Ryan won't make it through their trafficking.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Nasty Woman > Hollow Man
Lately, as I am sure you have noticed, there have been many headlines calling for Americans to stop protesting. (Curiously, if you read beyond the headline, they tell you the OPPOSITE. Go ahead, and protest). Watch that newspaper click bait.
The president-elect's most impressive track record concerns his success in silencing opposition. What happens when your tactics for relentless intimidation fail? When your opponents aren't afraid of you?
I'm not reluctant to protest the president-elect because I know my constitutional rights. I am a peaceful protester and a patriot. I respect my opposition, but I do not mindlessly conform to their ideals for the sake of their convenience. I am not afraid of the president-elect because the writers of the constitution saw him coming.
Editorial writers, your voices are heard prominently on the front page of media outlets everyday. You've been complaining that you've lost touch with real Americans. You have absolutely no authority over protestors, but you do have a professional responsibility. Most of you have very little expertise to justify your claims about what's best for this nation. You have everything invested in giving readers "advice." My advice to those writers, start an advice column and stop writing "editorials." That way, your uncritical readers will be quicker in their analysis of your credibility.
I'm not sure if anyone knows for sure what's best for the nation at a time like this, certainly not I. Wouldn't it be convenient for the president-elect if we ignored the data and forgot that Americans agree on many things? According to Gallup, only 32% of Americans think Trump has presidential qualities. I've never agreed more with so many Americans. Now, for that last, stubborn 32%.
I know one or two things for sure about what is not best for this nation:
Encouraging the rejection of reliable source materials so your constituents' fears are exploited. Forming tenuous alliances with white nationalist, terrorist groups because their votes will help advance your environmentally irresponsible agendas.
Nonviolent protest can function as an effective forms of opposition, especially at times when our system of checks and balances are not in line with the popular vote.
Personally, I would not hold a sign that read #NOTMYPRESIDENT in this situation (though I support the choice to do so). I mostly would not hold that sign because it is not accurate. I think that statements of protest demand accuracy. I will be forced to live under the tyranny of voters who made an especially and unusually irresponsible choice.
14 Protest Signs Ideas
1. Diane Feinstein, I expect you to protect DACA.
2. Paul Ryan, Investigating Election Fraud Might Be Your Last Chance for the Oval Office (not a bad option for an under-performing, opportunist like you #BYANYMEANSNECESSARYWINK)
3. Real Republicans Tell Republicans the Truth about the GOP Media Strategy (Hint: Republican Voters, Your Party Hates You More Than You Hate Them)
4. At Least Thirty-Five Years Old... Emotionally? (Article II, Section 1)
5. Narcissistic Personality Disorder = A Disability that Can Be Removed? (Article II, Section 1)
6. Article II, Section 4
7. Article III, Section 3
8. Amendment I
9. Amendment IV
10. Amendment XIV, Section 1
11. November 28, 2016 (DT, don't be afraid. In California, we adore deplorables).
12. Filibusters are a bitch
13. Yes, Elijah (D-MD 7th District)!
14. Nasty Woman >Hollow Man
The president-elect's most impressive track record concerns his success in silencing opposition. What happens when your tactics for relentless intimidation fail? When your opponents aren't afraid of you?
I'm not reluctant to protest the president-elect because I know my constitutional rights. I am a peaceful protester and a patriot. I respect my opposition, but I do not mindlessly conform to their ideals for the sake of their convenience. I am not afraid of the president-elect because the writers of the constitution saw him coming.
Editorial writers, your voices are heard prominently on the front page of media outlets everyday. You've been complaining that you've lost touch with real Americans. You have absolutely no authority over protestors, but you do have a professional responsibility. Most of you have very little expertise to justify your claims about what's best for this nation. You have everything invested in giving readers "advice." My advice to those writers, start an advice column and stop writing "editorials." That way, your uncritical readers will be quicker in their analysis of your credibility.
I'm not sure if anyone knows for sure what's best for the nation at a time like this, certainly not I. Wouldn't it be convenient for the president-elect if we ignored the data and forgot that Americans agree on many things? According to Gallup, only 32% of Americans think Trump has presidential qualities. I've never agreed more with so many Americans. Now, for that last, stubborn 32%.
I know one or two things for sure about what is not best for this nation:
Encouraging the rejection of reliable source materials so your constituents' fears are exploited. Forming tenuous alliances with white nationalist, terrorist groups because their votes will help advance your environmentally irresponsible agendas.
Nonviolent protest can function as an effective forms of opposition, especially at times when our system of checks and balances are not in line with the popular vote.
Personally, I would not hold a sign that read #NOTMYPRESIDENT in this situation (though I support the choice to do so). I mostly would not hold that sign because it is not accurate. I think that statements of protest demand accuracy. I will be forced to live under the tyranny of voters who made an especially and unusually irresponsible choice.
14 Protest Signs Ideas
1. Diane Feinstein, I expect you to protect DACA.
2. Paul Ryan, Investigating Election Fraud Might Be Your Last Chance for the Oval Office (not a bad option for an under-performing, opportunist like you #BYANYMEANSNECESSARYWINK)
3. Real Republicans Tell Republicans the Truth about the GOP Media Strategy (Hint: Republican Voters, Your Party Hates You More Than You Hate Them)
4. At Least Thirty-Five Years Old... Emotionally? (Article II, Section 1)
5. Narcissistic Personality Disorder = A Disability that Can Be Removed? (Article II, Section 1)
6. Article II, Section 4
7. Article III, Section 3
8. Amendment I
9. Amendment IV
10. Amendment XIV, Section 1
11. November 28, 2016 (DT, don't be afraid. In California, we adore deplorables).
12. Filibusters are a bitch
13. Yes, Elijah (D-MD 7th District)!
14. Nasty Woman >Hollow Man
Nasty Woman > Hollow Man
Lately, as I am sure you have noticed, there have been many headlines calling for Americans to stop protesting. (Curiously, if you read beyond the headline, they tell you the OPPOSITE. Go ahead, and protest). Watch that newspaper click bait.
The president-elect's most impressive track record concerns his success in silencing opposition. What happens when your tactics for relentless intimidation fail? When your opponents aren't afraid of you?
I'm not reluctant to protest the president-elect because I know my constitutional rights. I am a peaceful protester and a patriot. I respect my opposition, but I do not mindlessly conform to their ideals for the sake of their convenience. I am not afraid of the president-elect because the writers of the constitution saw him coming.
Editorial writers, your voices are heard prominently on the front page of media outlets everyday. You've been complaining that you've lost touch with real Americans. You have absolutely no authority over protestors, but you do have a professional responsibility. Most of you have very little expertise to justify your claims about what's best for this nation. You have everything invested in giving readers "advice." My advice to those writers, start an advice column and stop writing "editorials." That way, your uncritical readers will be quicker in their analysis of your credibility.
I'm not sure if anyone knows for sure what's best for the nation at a time like this, certainly not I. Wouldn't it be convenient for the president-elect if we ignored the data and forgot that Americans agree on many things? According to Gallup, only 32% of Americans think Trump has presidential qualities. I've never agreed more with so many Americans. Now, for that last, stubborn 32%.
I know one or two things for sure about what is not best for this nation:
Encouraging the rejection of reliable source materials so your constituents' fears are exploited. Forming tenuous alliances with white nationalist, terrorist groups because their votes will help advance your environmentally irresponsible agendas.
Nonviolent protest can function as an effective form of opposition, especially at times when our system of checks and balances are not in line with the popular vote.
Personally, I would not hold a sign that read #NOTMYPRESIDENT in this situation (though I support the choice to do so). I mostly would not hold that sign because it is not accurate. I think that statements of protest demand accuracy. I will be forced to live under the tyranny of voters who made an especially and unusually irresponsible choice.
14 Protest Signs Ideas
1. Diane Feinstein, I expect you to protect DACA.
2. Paul Ryan, Investigating Election Fraud Might Be Your Last Chance for the Oval Office (not a bad option for an under-performing, opportunist like you #BYANYMEANSNECESSARYWINK)
3. Real Republicans Tell Republicans the Truth about the GOP Media Strategy (Hint: Republican Voters, Your Party Hates You More Than You Hate Them)
4. At Least Thirty-Five Years Old... Emotionally? (Article II, Section 1)
5. Narcissistic Personality Disorder = A Disability that Can Be Removed? (Article II, Section 1)
6. Article II, Section 4
7. Article III, Section 3
8. Amendment I
9. Amendment IV
10. Amendment XIV, Section 1
11. November 28, 2016 (DT, don't be afraid. In California, we adore deplorables).
12. Filibusters are a bitch
13. Yes, Elijah (D-MD 7th District)!
14. Nasty Woman >Hollow Man
The president-elect's most impressive track record concerns his success in silencing opposition. What happens when your tactics for relentless intimidation fail? When your opponents aren't afraid of you?
I'm not reluctant to protest the president-elect because I know my constitutional rights. I am a peaceful protester and a patriot. I respect my opposition, but I do not mindlessly conform to their ideals for the sake of their convenience. I am not afraid of the president-elect because the writers of the constitution saw him coming.
Editorial writers, your voices are heard prominently on the front page of media outlets everyday. You've been complaining that you've lost touch with real Americans. You have absolutely no authority over protestors, but you do have a professional responsibility. Most of you have very little expertise to justify your claims about what's best for this nation. You have everything invested in giving readers "advice." My advice to those writers, start an advice column and stop writing "editorials." That way, your uncritical readers will be quicker in their analysis of your credibility.
I'm not sure if anyone knows for sure what's best for the nation at a time like this, certainly not I. Wouldn't it be convenient for the president-elect if we ignored the data and forgot that Americans agree on many things? According to Gallup, only 32% of Americans think Trump has presidential qualities. I've never agreed more with so many Americans. Now, for that last, stubborn 32%.
I know one or two things for sure about what is not best for this nation:
Encouraging the rejection of reliable source materials so your constituents' fears are exploited. Forming tenuous alliances with white nationalist, terrorist groups because their votes will help advance your environmentally irresponsible agendas.
Nonviolent protest can function as an effective form of opposition, especially at times when our system of checks and balances are not in line with the popular vote.
Personally, I would not hold a sign that read #NOTMYPRESIDENT in this situation (though I support the choice to do so). I mostly would not hold that sign because it is not accurate. I think that statements of protest demand accuracy. I will be forced to live under the tyranny of voters who made an especially and unusually irresponsible choice.
14 Protest Signs Ideas
1. Diane Feinstein, I expect you to protect DACA.
2. Paul Ryan, Investigating Election Fraud Might Be Your Last Chance for the Oval Office (not a bad option for an under-performing, opportunist like you #BYANYMEANSNECESSARYWINK)
3. Real Republicans Tell Republicans the Truth about the GOP Media Strategy (Hint: Republican Voters, Your Party Hates You More Than You Hate Them)
4. At Least Thirty-Five Years Old... Emotionally? (Article II, Section 1)
5. Narcissistic Personality Disorder = A Disability that Can Be Removed? (Article II, Section 1)
6. Article II, Section 4
7. Article III, Section 3
8. Amendment I
9. Amendment IV
10. Amendment XIV, Section 1
11. November 28, 2016 (DT, don't be afraid. In California, we adore deplorables).
12. Filibusters are a bitch
13. Yes, Elijah (D-MD 7th District)!
14. Nasty Woman >Hollow Man
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Fraudster Cons American Voters with Support of GOP Doubt Machine
Dear American Voters,
I am working on a set of projects that might improve our ability to perform our civic duty and become more informed voters. Later, we can debate positions. Now, we need to unite. Whether or not you voted for Trump, it's time to recognize that he used his fluency with the media to manipulate the American people. I WISH I could only point fingers at Trump voters, but liberals fell into similar patterns of skimming, clicking and scrolling through this election.
For now, the most important thing to recognize is that American voters elected a con artist. There's no taking back your vote in a representative government with fair elections. However, our constitutional writers designed this republic to function well in the face situations like these. It is important to exercise your constitutional rights and communicate with your representatives in congress in addition to protesting. Tell them what you expect them to do to protect your rights.
I am outraged at the fact that gender inequality still dominates much of the election discourse, but I am not surprised. I am disgusted that so much hatred, racism and institutional inequality still dominates our local and global environments (this, my friends, is as much of an urban as rural problem), but I am not surprised. It will be awhile before I have any energy left to educate my male peers about all of the things they are doing to silence women's voices on a daily basis. Bill Maher, I love your show, but do not ask a woman her opinion only to talk over her. Last night, I watched you and Thomas Friedman dominate the conversation about gender.
More on that later. Right now, we need to pull together. Kellyanne Conway suggests Obama should somehow silence protestors, but perhaps she needs to do more reading and less talking. I do not think Kellyanne Conway (or President-Elect Trump for that matter) have appropriately grappled with constitutional law. They must immediately stop using logical fallacies to advance their agendas. I do not need to be disciplined by a statesman. I voted for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but this is not a partisan resistance. Frankly, I wish it were a partisan resistance. How the President-Elect must wish it were. However, I feel like I am obligated to contribute to fixing this because so many Americans have failed to perform basic due diligence before exercising their right to vote. Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Apathetics, even a cursory examination of authoritarian regimes will reveal that you are all responsible for intervening in this or you eventually will learn to become more fluent readers of propaganda.
Let your representatives know that you expect them to defend the constitutional of the United States of America. Let you state government know you expect them to defend your rights on a local level. Tell your representatives that you expect them to demand and follow through with investigations into President-Elect Donald Trump's offshore accounts, fraudulent businesses and many conflicts of interests that inhibit his ability to function as an effective head of state.
If you are a Democrat, stop analyzing why Hillary Clinton lost this election. If you are a Republican, stand up to your party. Your party, in the name of your values, has played an important role in this disaster and you know it. Politicians, if you continue to participate in politics as strategy, you will always see citizens as obstacles, and they will not appreciate it. If you made a mistake in this election, do not defend it because you are afraid to look at the gravity of the error.
For my family members who voted for Trump, at some point, I would love to hear you apologize to the young girls in our family. I am personally offended, but I am an adult. Do you understand how disturbing and confusing it feels to hear that men in your own family do not take sexual assault seriously? I do. Again, I disagree with Bill Maher, if you are offended by a close friend or family member's behavior, go ahead and unfriend them. Votes have real consequences and some Americans will feel those consequences more than others.
But we do not have to be friends to share a common goal. We do not have to like each other, or agree with each other's politics to respond to this together. The long game, I think, will involve teaching every individual a method for finding facts and making informed decisions. Then, we will be able to agree to disagree. For now, wake up, read the constitution, and recognize that what you're seeing is a disaster.
I am working on a set of projects that might improve our ability to perform our civic duty and become more informed voters. Later, we can debate positions. Now, we need to unite. Whether or not you voted for Trump, it's time to recognize that he used his fluency with the media to manipulate the American people. I WISH I could only point fingers at Trump voters, but liberals fell into similar patterns of skimming, clicking and scrolling through this election.
For now, the most important thing to recognize is that American voters elected a con artist. There's no taking back your vote in a representative government with fair elections. However, our constitutional writers designed this republic to function well in the face situations like these. It is important to exercise your constitutional rights and communicate with your representatives in congress in addition to protesting. Tell them what you expect them to do to protect your rights.
I am outraged at the fact that gender inequality still dominates much of the election discourse, but I am not surprised. I am disgusted that so much hatred, racism and institutional inequality still dominates our local and global environments (this, my friends, is as much of an urban as rural problem), but I am not surprised. It will be awhile before I have any energy left to educate my male peers about all of the things they are doing to silence women's voices on a daily basis. Bill Maher, I love your show, but do not ask a woman her opinion only to talk over her. Last night, I watched you and Thomas Friedman dominate the conversation about gender.
More on that later. Right now, we need to pull together. Kellyanne Conway suggests Obama should somehow silence protestors, but perhaps she needs to do more reading and less talking. I do not think Kellyanne Conway (or President-Elect Trump for that matter) have appropriately grappled with constitutional law. They must immediately stop using logical fallacies to advance their agendas. I do not need to be disciplined by a statesman. I voted for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but this is not a partisan resistance. Frankly, I wish it were a partisan resistance. How the President-Elect must wish it were. However, I feel like I am obligated to contribute to fixing this because so many Americans have failed to perform basic due diligence before exercising their right to vote. Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Apathetics, even a cursory examination of authoritarian regimes will reveal that you are all responsible for intervening in this or you eventually will learn to become more fluent readers of propaganda.
Let your representatives know that you expect them to defend the constitutional of the United States of America. Let you state government know you expect them to defend your rights on a local level. Tell your representatives that you expect them to demand and follow through with investigations into President-Elect Donald Trump's offshore accounts, fraudulent businesses and many conflicts of interests that inhibit his ability to function as an effective head of state.
If you are a Democrat, stop analyzing why Hillary Clinton lost this election. If you are a Republican, stand up to your party. Your party, in the name of your values, has played an important role in this disaster and you know it. Politicians, if you continue to participate in politics as strategy, you will always see citizens as obstacles, and they will not appreciate it. If you made a mistake in this election, do not defend it because you are afraid to look at the gravity of the error.
For my family members who voted for Trump, at some point, I would love to hear you apologize to the young girls in our family. I am personally offended, but I am an adult. Do you understand how disturbing and confusing it feels to hear that men in your own family do not take sexual assault seriously? I do. Again, I disagree with Bill Maher, if you are offended by a close friend or family member's behavior, go ahead and unfriend them. Votes have real consequences and some Americans will feel those consequences more than others.
But we do not have to be friends to share a common goal. We do not have to like each other, or agree with each other's politics to respond to this together. The long game, I think, will involve teaching every individual a method for finding facts and making informed decisions. Then, we will be able to agree to disagree. For now, wake up, read the constitution, and recognize that what you're seeing is a disaster.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
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