EffieBlack

EffieBlack's Journal

March 15, 2018

To those still worried about offending Trump supporters because you're hoping to get the to vote Dem

A couple of points -

First, i don't trust anyone who voted for Trump because I don't buy the "they're not racist - they're just economically insecure" excuse since being economically insecure didn't drive other people - especially black and brown ones - to vote for him, so claim that doesn't have much credibility. But even though I didn't trust them, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt in case they were just clueless or not really paying attention.

But if 14 months later, after the president has done everything short of donning a white hood and marching around a burning cross on the White House lawn, anyone still supports this man, they have proven that they either are perfectly content to have bigots running the country or are bigots themselves. Period. And, as such, they are actively undermining me, my people, my community and my country. That should not only be a deal breaker, it should be a clear signal to us that they are not going to vote Democratic, no matter how much we kiss their ignorant, sorry asses.

Second, you should know that your entreaties not to offend these people is offensive to people like me who make up a large segment of the Democratic base. It is offensive to see our fellow Democrats more concerned about the sensibilities of stupid bigots than ours. It is offensive that you ignore our feelings and concerns while wringing your hands over theirs.

So, please hear this. I don't care if they're offended. I don't care if they never vote Democratic (which they're not going to do anyway). I don't care if we drive them away - in fact, I want them stay far away from me and my party. I. Dont. Care.

But I DO care that people who are on our side don't care that, with each "Everyone who voted for Trump isn't racist, you know" and "Oh, great - keep insulting them. That's a great way to convince them to vote Democratic" and "That may be true, but don't say it because you might offend them", you are kicking your black and brown and other allies in the teeth. Telling us to be nice to people who represent an existential threat to us is insulting and offensive.

Please consider this the next time you tell us to mind our manners around these people or to sit by quietly while you chase after them.

March 15, 2018

Dear Hillary Censors: Please advise when Hillary will be allowed to speak her thoughts out loud

After this November? Or does she need to wait until after the 2020 Presidential Election? But there will be elections after that and it's possible that if she speaks then, she still might offend a Republican voter sometime in the future, so maybe she'll need to wait longer.

So please let us know when Hillary will be entitled to speak.

Thank you.

(asking for a friend)

March 14, 2018

Re: Andy McCabe - having the power to fire someone's doesn't mean you can

fire him for improper reasons, such as retaliation, intimidation or to obstruct justice.

If Sessions fires McCabe before Sunday, I hope he sues DOJ before the ink is dry on the termination letter.

March 13, 2018

Folks need to stop laughing at Trump and calling him incompetent and thinking WH is chaos

If this were chaos, things would be swinging every whichaway. But everything is going all in the same direction toward an authoritarian government centered around him with only people who are perfectly aligned with him in positions of real power.

This is some dangerous stuff we're watching and we're facing real danger. And if we don't take back the House and/or Senate this fall, that danger will be inevitable and likely irreparable.

March 12, 2018