1/ The way to fundamentally disrupt an entrenched, disastrous political status quo is thru a 2-pronged approach: peaceful protest in the streets & protest at the ballot box. One without the other & the old order- thru police brutality & voter suppression – will be able to hold on

Jun 26, 2020 · 3:59 PM UTC

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2/ We shouldn’t confuse disease with its symptoms. The disease is a sociopathic economic system, beholden to nothing but its financial bottom line, that has infected every organ of our society - including & especially the govt. The symptoms will be there until we heal the disease
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3/ $ out of politics. Appropriate regulation of economy. Repeal ‘17 tax bill. End corporate subsidies. Defund & demilitarize police. Med4All. Free tuition. UBI. End of corporate rule by health ins/Big Pharma; private prisons; NRA; oil & gas, Big Ag, chem, food & defense industry.
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4/ We either have a govt “of the people, by the people & for the people” - or a govt “of the corporations, by the corporations & for the corporations.” This generation will decide. We’ll either descend into neo-fascist darkness, or have “a new birth of freedom” - #LikeLincolnSaid
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Replying to @marwilliamson
There are a few more prongs needed - creative ideas for new systems; education to wean us from the old; carefully thought-out plans for dismantling obsolete institutions
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I know, I know, you want to cling to your peace-love-dove fantasy about flower power overcoming all the evil. Hey, so do I! It would be GREAT if that were true. But it isn't.
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Oh OK. Thanks for telling me. From now on, before I write a book or a tweet I’ll make sure and ask you if it’s realistic enough.
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Unless it expresses itself in this election cycle, there’s a limit to what mass protests can do.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
House Democrats have voted unanimously against a resolution that condemns violence and rioting. You can’t make this up.