SpiritOfHope

Believer in life outside of Twitter. I tweet what I feel…not moved by idiocy in life or online. Make waves or be washed away.

[SpiritOfHope @SpiritOfHope_]

Twas ever thus

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

Democrats instantly going from “we are the protectors of democracy” to “we hate voters” makes the whole damn thing seem like it was a scammy sales pitch from the get go

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@peterdaou I’m shocked, shocked I tell you😏

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@philthatremains @Indy_Is_Here If you’re handing out money I know someone who needs it🙋🏽‍♀️

Honestly hyperbole and elections go hand-in-hand.

[SpiritOfHope @SpiritOfHope_]

*Sigh* 🙄

Dear US,

Please start teaching civics in preschool.

[Eren 💋 @erenfromtargets]

my white neighbor (a trump supporter) just called ICE on my mexican neighbors who also are Trump supporters.. they’re crying in the driveway rn getting deported https://t.co/C3NHwiCdnA

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@Vhemence @theeebambi2 @finegirlfrancis Not realising who’s funded this genocide (*hint: see US*) when the money could’ve gone to the citizens right here you’re talking about and save lives too, is wild.

[Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton]

Kamala Harris ran a right-wing, pro-war, pro-Israel campaign alongside neoconservatives like Liz Cheney, and lost by a huge margin, including in Michigan.

Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib ran a left-wing, anti-war, anti-genocide campaign, and won by a huge margin in Michigan.

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

I had this wild idea for Democrats next cycle: hold a primary.

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@MargaretForSCC @briebriejoy He could’ve run as an independent in 2016 if that was allowed in this country. Third parties still have to fight to even get on ballots.

Independent or GP if it was allowed he would’ve won back then but it’s a rigged two party system.

[Briahna Joy Gray @briebriejoy]

Then why didn't you run yourself, or support a change candidate? What's the point of being an Independent if you spend your political capital manufacturing consent for candidates who you, apparently, don't even believe in?

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@peterdaou If it’ll be like the 2016 primaries they can save the sham.

A really wild idea for Dems would be to hold an actual fair primary.

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@peterdaou To Dems? Not end up being the most hated president ever.

To us? Double down on genocide.

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@BernieSanders Dems didn’t listen to this in 2016, they’re not gonna listen to it now. We get nothing as long as the duopoly exists.

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@JaredRyanSears @BernieSanders Dem had a super majority and instead of providing Universal healthcare to every citizen they decided to “ reach across the aisle” and step over to Republican ideas.

Inherited a pandemic? Yes and immediately said let’s end all Covid protections and act like it’s over asap😏

[Jenny Jinx 🍉 ™®©° @Jennyjinx]

Very few prescription prices were lowered.
The unemployment numbers are adjusted DOWN every month.
Americans are struggling to pay rent and buy groceries/neccessities.
Childhood poverty doubled.
More drilling than ever before.
A genocid3.
Inflation is *not* down for the working class and poor.
Millioms of jons were added BACK after Biden ended pandemic protections.
Millions of people LOST their health
insurance when Biden cut Medicaid.
Historic levels of homelessness.
Historic levels of extra judicial executions by cops
Abandoning Western NC, Georgia and Florida.
The working class doesn't benefit from COBRA because they can't afford it.
Manufacturing? You mean bombs and weapons?
He cut SNAP
The working class doesn't care about stocks because they can't afford groceries.
And wages were high during the pandemic but they've since came down *for the working class*.

We live in this world too. We're not stupid. Stop condescending to us. Haven't you learned a lesson yet?

[SpiritOfHope @SpiritOfHope_]

@Jennyjinx @JaredRyanSears @BernieSanders Yes, student loan debt was wiped out for some yet nothing is being done to stop the burden for students now & in the future. Universal healthcare isn’t even on the table. And how hard is it to recognise and not support genocide?

Why this loss is a puzzlement is beyond me.

[SpiritOfHope @SpiritOfHope_]

@Jennyjinx @JaredRyanSears @BernieSanders This. Everyone actually struggling to live wants to know where these supposed benefits are. Priced out of food/basic necessities. Snap being denied to FT students but given to less than half-time students. Work requirements for FT students but not halftime. Insanity.

[Dr. Jill Stein🌻 @DrJillStein]

Once again the two-party system has delivered a disastrous result for the American people. Now we must continue the uprising for people-powered politics and demand the world we deserve - which will never be delivered by the twin parties of war and Wall Street.

The Democrats have no one but themselves to blame for losing to Trump again, after their decades of failures and betrayals that paved the way for Trump’s rise in the first place.

From their unconditional support for the endless war machine and genocide in Gaza, to their subservience to Wall Street, to their indifference to human rights, to their reckless acceleration of the fossil fuel pollution driving climate collapse, to their assault on democracy - on all these issues and many more the Democratic Party has betrayed the trust of the people.

This election removes any remaining doubt that the Democratic Party has utterly failed the people it claims to represent, and that we need a genuine opposition party for people, planet, and peace.

Over the last year, we have continued our long-term efforts to build the movement for peace, for a livable planet, and for all the countless millions of people in America and around the world who have been neglected and abused by the parties of war and Wall Street. The momentum we achieved despite the pervasive media blackout threatened the Democratic Party so much that they set up an unprecedented operation dedicated to the suppression of our grassroots movement. They harassed us with expensive lawsuits to kick us off the ballot, marginalized and smeared us in the media, posted jobs seeking people to sabotage our campaign, and even launched attack ads against us - something they’d never done before for any independent challenger.

These unprecedented attacks against us by the corrupt political establishment backfired madly. These attacks inspired a whole new multiracial, multigenerational coalition of voters, organizers, and activists to join forces with the Green Party – and that coalition will continue to grow. Our campaign built relationships with powerhouse anti-genocide activists, especially in the Muslim and Arab American community; the Black community; the student movement; the reawakened antiwar movement; the radical labor movement; and many others.

Year after year, millions of eligible voters have refused to vote for either establishment party, particularly young people, people of color, and people of lower income. In the 2020 presidential race, a full third of eligible voters declined to participate. These are exactly the people our agenda speaks to. The vast majority of voters are calling for a political alternative like the Green Party that serves the greater good instead of the warmongers and economic elites.

The political establishment is quaking in their boots that the public is discovering us. They will be shocked to see how much our coalition grows as more voters discover they actually have a choice for the future they deserve.

We have the solutions to end genocide and empire; to adopt a foreign policy based on international law, human rights and diplomacy; to tackle the climate emergency; to reverse wealth inequality and invest in human thriving; to dismantle systems of oppression and build a society rooted in justice, freedom, and equity.

Our movement for people, planet, and peace is aligned with the values and priorities of the American people, and together we have the numbers we need to transform our future. We only have to get the word out to the millions of Americans who reject the failed status quo, and bring them into our movement.

Everything we have achieved together is a victory for working people, for justice, for peace and a future where all of us can thrive.

Thank you for your unwavering support and for joining in this fight to build an America and a world that works for all of us. We will only get stronger from here.

The pressure will continue to build for the political transformation that the American people demand. The political elites will continue to tell you that resistance is futile. Ignore them. This is our moment.

Together, we are unstoppable.

[SpiritOfHope @SpiritOfHope_]

@msstevie @torstrick Thanks, in a no internet area rn😌

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@jvgraz 🙋🏽‍♀️

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@SocioTechGlobal @KyleKulinski Maybe.