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by sjsdaiuasgdia 374 days ago
Casey Means hasn't gone through senate confirmation yet to become Surgeon General. If you're a US citizen, please call your senators and express that you think a longevity pill huckster is not an acceptable nominee for this role.
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baggachipz 374 days ago
I mean at this point, does it even matter?
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amanaplanacanal 374 days ago
We should keep pushing back on this bullshit as long as possible. If it becomes no longer possible, it's definitely time to leave.
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sjsdaiuasgdia 374 days ago
Exactly this. I refuse to let all this happen while I sit back saying, "Well what can I really do?"

I can be vocal. I can inform my elected representatives of my opinions. I can protest. I can defend the rights of those who are being oppressed.

These things have risks, and everyone has to make their own determination as to what risks they are willing to bear. I've decided this is too important to let the risks prevent me from speaking out. That might mean I get arrested, physically harmed, detained, or worse. So be it. I am not going to let my country turn into a dictatorship while I do nothing.

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baggachipz 374 days ago
I hear you. I send my representatives messages through their channels, only to occasionally receive a boilerplate response and automatic subscription to their propaganda newsletter. I fully expect that I'll be in a roundup of "dissidents" whenever that circus happens. The fact of the matter is that the people of this country voted for this. It's what they want. I don't know how we can combat that. I speak up and scream into the void, but it ultimately feels futile.
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sjsdaiuasgdia 373 days ago
Calls and letters count more than emails and contact forms when it comes to congressional feedback.

> The fact of the matter is that the people of this country voted for this. It's what they want.

It can look like that, but remember some facts. The popular vote split was 49.8% to 48.3%. Almost 90 million eligible voters didn't cast a vote for president. That is higher than either Trump's or Harris' final vote tally. Only ~32% of eligible voters voted for Trump.

Trump likes to call it a landslide but that's just bluster. Quite a lot of his policies perform awful in polls. Public opinion can be moved.

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