I don't know either. I donate what I can, I contact my reps when I remember (or just when I can slow down enough to focus on ONE thing to complain about), I signal-boost stuff on Twitter that seems important, but it's also incredibly discouraging when the only tangible result I see is endless return address labels and continual asks for more money. The NAACP at least gives you a weekly newsletter with actual NEWS in it for what they did that week, but they're the only ones.
I've been thinking about impeachment a lot, and here's the other thing: We fought so hard to make sure Nancy Pelosi got the position she's in now, and she's doing FUCK ALL. She seems so much more focused on appeasing the GOP than actually getting anything done, or making any forward motion towards impeachment. I also looked up the statements on who in the House has actually said, "Yes, it's time, let's impeach this guy," and do you know how many people in my state are for it? One. JUST ONE. And not the guy for my district either. All the others are, "No," or "Not yet" or "No comment."
I know impeachment isn't the only thing we should be focused on, but like, if we can't even get that done, then what? How much worse does this have to get for anyone to make any progress? I'm getting to the point where I've lost faith in anyone who goes into politics on purpose. You can't hold that much power without it turning you into someone else. I don't want to believe that, but look at where we are.
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Date: 2019-07-27 10:29 am (UTC)I've been thinking about impeachment a lot, and here's the other thing: We fought so hard to make sure Nancy Pelosi got the position she's in now, and she's doing FUCK ALL. She seems so much more focused on appeasing the GOP than actually getting anything done, or making any forward motion towards impeachment. I also looked up the statements on who in the House has actually said, "Yes, it's time, let's impeach this guy," and do you know how many people in my state are for it? One. JUST ONE. And not the guy for my district either. All the others are, "No," or "Not yet" or "No comment."
I know impeachment isn't the only thing we should be focused on, but like, if we can't even get that done, then what? How much worse does this have to get for anyone to make any progress? I'm getting to the point where I've lost faith in anyone who goes into politics on purpose. You can't hold that much power without it turning you into someone else. I don't want to believe that, but look at where we are.