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Karen Banda's avatar

It's nonstop lately! Detention centers. Data centers. ICE. AI. Tariffs. Iran. Trillionairs and cuts to healthcare. Threats to our voting rights. Women losing our rights... Is it just me? I don't remember ever living with so many attacks on every facet of life all at once. And we're celebrating 250 years of our Republic? Stephen King couldn't come up with a plot like this.

Anne Bloomenthal's avatar

Of course it's not just you. The national government (president, Congress and Supreme Court), as well as mainstream media, are in the grips of an attempted kleptocratic (and racist, etc) coup. (NJ state government still follows democratic norms somewhat more, but the oligarchs have lots of power here too.) What are you doing to fight back? If you need ideas, you can start at Indivisible.org, or message me for more suggestions.

Karen Banda's avatar

Been there, done that. How's it going so far? Plus it's not doing anything to help what's going on in my local government that's also giving me agida and high blood pressure. And yes, I'm trying to do something about that, too. Many of us are. Not enough. How do you fight deliberate ignorance and voter apathy? Rhetorical questions. I'm 74 and running out of time and patience. I don't need suggestions. I need results.