Clobbering the Cult

[H2O Man]

Most people are aware that, during the republican debates in the 2016 republican primaries, handlers gave Donald Trump an easy line to remember: "Build a wall." This line became popular among stupid people, especially those who find brown-skinned people scary. Yet that was not the only wall Trump intended to build.

The two impeachments documented that Trump was intent upon building a wall between himself and the rule of law. The Mueller Report documented another significant part of Trump's effort to build this wall, something he should have been impeached for -- and prosecuted. And now, the January 6 Committee is exposing yet another most dangerous section of that wall.

This brings two things to mind. First, Tuesday's hearing is going to put some mighty big cracks in that wall. It will be, at the very least, as explosive as the last one. Now, that blast shook loose some of dirt that allows the Committee to remove quite a few of the bricks Trump used for stone, and the slime he used for mortar, to borrow from Genisis 11-4. And towers of Babel have come crumbling down time and again over the last few thousand years.

The second thing is that, in a fight, one should never try to imitate the style of another fighter, as Trump has done with Putin's techniques. When I used to box, guys tried to copy Ali. More recently, they try Mayweather's style. But as the only good Hurricane reminded me half a century ago, he who knows "why" always masters he who knows "how."

What is amazing is that Trump learned so little about how government works in the years he was in the White House. His gross ignorance led him to believe he could do anything -- and make others do his bidding -- by howling orders at the weak men and women around him. For that is what he has done all of his adult life.

What he did learn from those two impeachments and the Mueller Report was that he could get away with crimes without serious consequence. For that has been his experience all of his life. But this time appears to be different. The J6 Committee has taken down enough blocks where the Department of Justice is looking inside the insurrection, beyond prosecuting the brain-dead maga insurgents who invaded the Capital.

Now, if you have read Ralph Abernathy's 1989 autobiography, aptly titled, "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down," you will remember his lessons for those at the grass roots. We might not to be able to knock the wall's blocks off, but we can do severe damage to it's shallow foundation. There is nothing more important now than working for the candidates of the Democratic Party, at all levels.

We have three hammers to clobber them with. The insurrection/ January 6 Committee is one, women's health care/abortion is another, and guns/mass shootings is yet another. If you already haven't, be in touch with your local party leadership, and do some volunteer work with a campaign near you. You don't have to commit unlimited time. Every phone banking effort, every neighborhood canvassing, helps weaken Trump's crumbling wall.

Our goal isn't to convince the Trump base. It's to beat them by winning elections. And we have all the tools needed to do exactly that. And if the DOJ does its job, Trump and friends will be surrounded by an other type of brick wall.

[MagickMuffin]

1. VOTE EN MASSE

7:00am - 7:00pm

Get in line and wait it out if necessary. GOTV!


Thanks for the inspiration, H2O Man!

[H2O Man]

3. Exactly!

Get others to vote, too. There are registered voters that don't always come out in mid-terms. But 2018 showed that when they do, we win. There's also unregistered voters. Help them register.

[GoneOffShore]

4. And if you know Americans living abroad, get them to vote.

FVAP.Gov

And VoteFromAbroad.org

Also DemocratsAbroad.org

[H2O Man]

6. Absolutely!

[mopinko]

2. i've said a few times recently-

glaciers move slowly, then all at once.

recommended.

[H2O Man]

5. That, they do.

I had a funny incident yesterday ..... at least I found it amusing. An area media peronality posted on FB about the stolen election of 2020. He and a few of his friends were bleating about the communist democrats, blah, blah, blah. (See film of them below.)

One of my old connections to local media, now on the west coast, asked politely if they had any proof? He knows the truth. Anyhow, a woman from out west answered that anyone who had seen 2,000 Mules knew the real story.

Recognizing her as the very same woman who threatened to have her husband, a deputy in CA, if I ever "talked" to or about her after I had humiliated in a debate on this same guy's page, I opted to post the video of Bill Barr mocking that flick. Then I talked with my buddy about all the communists in nursing homes that vote, though not at the actual voting booths.

Soon, the local guy "zapped" the post & conversation. Then he posted that anyone who insulted others would be kicked off. Knowing that, despite his ignorance, he depends on me for a source and would not kick me off, I thanked him for warning his friends who insult my intelligence with their nonsense.

[mopinko]

7. lol, go you.

it's so nice when you can poke a troll and get away w it.

[H2O Man]

9. An obligation

that I can't ignore.

[rubbersole]

8. You have him shitting "bricks".

Well done.

[H2O Man]

10. It's strange ....

his father and two uncles were union leaders in our area, good Democrats. But this guy has been taken in by the cult.

[Wild blueberry]

11. One of the best posts ever on DU!

And the perfect music to accompany it.
Thank you!

Yes, I'm volunteering with our local Dems. Every vote counts. We can do this, make history by putting MORE Democratic candidates into office in the midterm elections. VOTE.

[H2O Man]

13. Thank you!

It is good to hear that you are working towards victories in November! I think that we are going to kick the stuffing out of the republicans.

[TeamProg]

12. Very nice! But there are few other "Hammers" to clobber then with:

The WEALTH GAP!

Lack of money used for PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. FIX THE ROADS AND BRIDGES!

More affordable WiFi!

Education costs!

Healthcare costs!

[H2O Man]

14. Thanks!

You are definitely right about the number of hammers we have. I find it helpful, both on the phone and in person, to ask people what is important to them. That's always the best starting point, and there are always a variety of topics that are of concern to voters.