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I found this #TED talk to be a very helpful framework for thinking about a variety of things: ted.com/talks/charles_duhigg_t

Most pointedly, #Democrats would do well to reflect on this. We're not having the same conversation, and that's why we're where we are. The nation isn't strictly divided on political lines, it's much more primal than that.

As much as #Trumpism is nakedly awful on its face, it's having an _emotional_ conversation (and to a lesser degree, a _social_ one). Most of us in #America are pissed off, even fully aware that #Republicans are to blame due to their policy priorities and laissez faire approach to damn near everything, all but ensuring immiseration for all but the rich.

What made #Obama and #Biden successful in their 2008 and 2020 runs? A variety of factors, to be sure, but both of those campaigns were having the same kind of conversation, selling "hope" after 9/11 and the Iraq war, and talking about the "soul of America" after the disruption of the pandemic and inhumanity of the prior administration. What made #Kamala fail? Again, a variety of factors, but she was almost exclusively having a _practical_ conversation.

When you have a deep, radiating hurt inside of you (i.e. most key issues driving the general malaise people have felt over the past few years), and someone's response to that is purely logical/practical, it only serves to invalidate and frustrate you, nothing else.

In that framing, it's easy to understand why people did what they did, whether they voted for either party, or not at all. Why would you choose differently if you feel that you won't otherwise have the conversation you want?

This is also why #Bernie, #AOC, #JasmineCrockett, #ChrisMurphy and others are resonating so much with people right now - they are having an _emotional_ conversation, which is exactly what people are seeking in such a painful and worrying time. Nobody is looking for marginal policy improvements or safe poll-tested messaging. They are tapping into the _emotional_ core of those trying to #resist.

BTW, I think this is also why #GavinNewsom went and stepped on his own dick - our #trans friends are in dire need of _emotional_ support right now, not _social_ discussions about an imaginary "common ground".

Dear #liberal #Democrats, if #Kamala was such a great and worthy leader, where the fuck is she now? Hm? I hope she has a country left for her inevitable speaking tour. Where’s #Obama, #Bush? #Clinton? Too cosy in their retirement? It’s clear former leaders of #America were never serious about their commitment to the #Constitution or the #US people. You know who hasn’t shut up and run away? #BernieSanders! He’s 83 and still fighting for #America. #Democrats should be ashamed!

lustig der obertroll #stephenking der gruselige horror autor - hat doch auf #x rumerzählt dass er x also #twitter verlässt weil zu schlimm für eine zarte seele... ratet mal wer wieder da aktiv ist... hahaha

erinnert mich an die vielen #hollywood #schauspieler und andere #promis die #kamala unterstützten und sagten wenn der orange mann gewinnt würden sie die #usa verlassen... die sind ja auch alle noch da

viel blabla diese sesselfurzer aber nix dahinter

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@palin I actually wonder who Congressperson Tlaib actually consider her constituents. Because it sure doesn’t seem like she’s representing the people actually living in her district. She was one of the movers and shakers behind don’t vote for #Kamala because of #Gaza or something, and look how that turned out. Sure hope you’re satisfied. Ms. Tlaib.

Meta is labelling real mug shot photos of President Trump as "AI-generated fakes". I wrote more about this on my blog, along with plenty of screenshots from FB, IG, and Threads to show how bad it looks. docpop.org/2025/01/trumps-mug-

Between this and the recent censorship of political hashtags like #Democrat and #Kamala, I think Zuck is making a strong case for the decentralized alternatives like Mastodon and Pixelfed.

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@pjvogt @mike_isaac @crumbler this probably wasn't mentioned, since it's so recent, but on Trump's inauguration day, all of the most popular hashtags associated with Democrats were censored on Instagram. Typing #Biden, #Obama, or #Kamala would take you to a page saying the results were inappropriate. I found at least 30 censored tags that day, no Republican tags were being censored, though. This affected users globally, regardless of content settings. I'm still shocked docpop.org/2025/01/the-day-ins

Doc Pop's Weblog · The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy - Doc Pop's Weblog
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