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In reply to the discussion: I can't help but think the only reason there's any "controversy" about whether Northam should resign [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)What I think, Effie, is that POC have every bit as much at stake as everyone else, and more, in protecting democracy. And I don't understand why you're not scared yet. Do you really doubt what it would mean to be black in an authoritarian state run by white nationalists once your vote had no power? The vote is everything.
And our huge, shared threat is on the right. I'm neither your enemy nor, in my opinion, a problem you should be spending time swatting at. But that's just my opinion, of course.
Btw, right after Venezuela's opposition legislative parties finally came together well enough to get control, Maduro and his cronies brought them to a halt by changing the laws they needed to do it. That's only one nation where democracy was lost in this manner, and it really can happen here. In fact, I believe we're watching a right-wing takeover in slow motion. Wish I could fast-forward to see how it ends so I'd know what actions to take, or not.
Now, please don't respond by telling me once again what all's wrong with my attitudes toward POC because I won't read that stuff. Maybe spend a moment wondering how you'd make a living if whatever license you have were taken away instead. (It wouldn't be by Democrats, of course.) I believe it's past time to start contemplating worst cases.