Americans are now pathologically habituated to asking “Pretty please?” for things that can literally mean the difference between life and death, from a system that’s pathologically habituated to telling them no as often as it says yes. And only the people can change this.

Aug 3, 2020 · 4:06 AM UTC

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What direct action can I take tomorrow to take the first step?
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Support every possible down-ballot progressive in the primaries (progressivecandidatesummit.c…), focus intently on overturning the Trump machine on November 3 and prepare to be a progressive activist as of November 4.
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It's deliberate propaganda that has brainwashed Americans into having such low expectations of their government—because our low expectations mean higher profits for the ruling class.
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When Reagan was president he famously said, “The most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.’” What brilliant propaganda that was; what better way to steal a person’s power than to make them say, “Take it! I don’t want it!”
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The system is incentivised to say No more often than yes. It's called a quarterly earnings report.
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That’s why we have to shift the guiding principle of our political policies from service to short-term corporate profits, to service to the health and well-being of people and the planet on which we live.
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Every developed country has: universal healthcare, good access to education (some have free universities), environmental protection etc What does America have: fake patriotism, gofundme, gun culture, police brutality, & biggest militarized industrial complex. This is America.
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Yeah. We gotta change that.
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“We must now own our YES and own our NO. “No-actually it’s not OK....”
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