Threats against members of Congress are skyrocketing. It's changing the job
www.latimes.com
In a year that kicked off with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, threats against Congress members are soaring: 4,135 in just the first three months.

:kelly: sounds like an UNcivil war is brewing.

  • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's unambiguously good that bad people are afraid for their lives, yes. The practical effect of literally everything in American society is more power accruing to reactionaries, it's a reactionary society to the core

    • BruceWillis [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Is this accelerationism?

      I want people’s lives to be as good as possible so i think it’s good to have the least reactionary people in office so things can be marginally better since there’s no revolution in the horizon right now.

      • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I guess it is accelerationism, in some sense. The acceleration is happening whether we want it to or not, so we might as well enjoy what little comforts it offers us, eg, congresspeople living in fear for their lives.

        I also want people's lives to be as good as possible, and having less reactionary people in office might help do that, but that's not going to happen. Ever. America is turning right and it's going to keep turning right until it doesn't exist anymore. Dancing on the graves of the politicians who get merked by right wing psychos is one of the few pleasures this offers us, so I don't see any virtue in abstaining from it

        • BruceWillis [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          You’re probably right but that doesn’t bode well for our survival. You may be celebrating cutting off your nose to spite your face.

          • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            Yeah, our survival is fucked. I guess celebrating this type of thing is a coping mechanism of mine.