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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCould I say something to folks who don't know how to react to MAGA threats and attacks?
DON'T stay silent.
DON'T stay home on election day.
DON'T scrape off bumper stickers or take down yard signs.
So, what should you DO?
GET PISSED, PEOPLE! Let that fire burn in your belly and make it visible in your eyes when confronting any asshole who even begins to threaten or intimidate non-MAGA folks!
When we "let it slide" they win. Yes, we want to be the adult in the room, but "adult" does not mean "weakling" or "patsy" or "snowflake".
DO NOT miss an opportunity to make your opposition to these thugs public.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Couldn't agree more.
Fuck those idiots and traitors.
yankee87
(2,170 posts)I have to use a walker, but if these assholes say something to me, I'll tell them to KMA. After that I'll call FBI and the police.
SCREW these MAGA Morons.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)jmbar2
(4,874 posts)paleotn
(17,912 posts)Kaleva
(36,297 posts)We can let the Magahats know who we are and where we live so we can deal with them directly.
However, that should be optional as some here don't want to deal with threats, vandalism, harassment, and possibly suffering physical assaults.
I'll be one of those who opt out as my days of being a tough guy are long gone.
PatSeg
(47,419 posts)So it is understandable that many people do not use their real names. It isn't just MAGA scum. Scammers, con artists, and perverts are always on the prowl. It is often best not to reveal too much personal information on public forums.
Kaleva
(36,297 posts)PatSeg
(47,419 posts)irreparable harm. Having one's identity stolen and credit ruined is not the same as dealing with MAGATs. Then there are the stalkers with no political agenda who can make one's life a living hell, as well as being dangerous.
We live in a very different world and people need to take certain precautions when traversing the cyber world. Some mistakes cannot be undone.
Kaleva
(36,297 posts)PatSeg
(47,419 posts)However, one has some control over who sees what they post. It is often a much more restricted audience depending on how you use it. Even with those controls, I know people who do not use their full or real names because of potential stalker issues.
multigraincracker
(32,674 posts)"are you a ADCT" I just smile and if they happen to ask what that is, I tell them
Against
Democracy and
Critical
Thinking
debm55
(25,164 posts)Genki Hikari
(1,766 posts)You're not the one who has dealt with years of relentless harassment for nothing more than posting an 8X11 sign not to invade Iraq--including false accusations of child abuse, false claims about my indoor-only cats "terrorizing" the neighborhood, and code compliance on a first-name basis with me because they were called out anytime my yard got 1/16" of an inch above the allowed height.
Or had cars vandalized over bumper stickers.
Or had cops telling you you had it coming for what your bumper stickers said.
Sometimes, retreat is the best option. If it was good enough for George Washington, it's good enough for me.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)You have no idea what I have "dealt with".
By the way---welcome to DU.
cutroot
(875 posts)They never fight fair and use undue use of process to harass people. I worked for 45 years in three different republican owned and operated shops. They were careful not to go too far with me because I was the only one that could operate several machines that they needed to actually make money. I never had any continuing relationships with any of them after I retired. There has been a war going for a long time. It is socio-economic but it is raging to this day. Sometimes the only course that you have is to withdraw from it and keep yourself sane. They are organized. We need to defend ourselves and be aware of what they are and have been doing for a long time.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,784 posts)I bookmarked your response to use in other posts later. THIS is a FANTASTIC recipe to counter the insane bullshit coming from thee "thugs" as you describe them.
Huzzah!
Joinfortmill
(14,417 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,112 posts)For many reasons we are at odds. Now he has the power over me. If I want something done, it won't be. My referencing his admiration of a thug will be seen as a compliment. And I struggle to not throw up in his presence. Bringing up 'what's his name' will be insufferable
When "it" ascended to the Whit House we got what we got - a whole lot of emulation of the worst of us. And until this pimple pops, we got a whole Lotta this...
CaptainTruth
(6,589 posts)If we're going to save America we have to fight for it.
Handler
(336 posts)TigressDem
(5,125 posts)These arseholes are ready to murder people to win. My neighbor has had her house shot at twice.
ARMED "election monitors" at polling boxes.
Get in, vote. Take a BUNCH of friends. BLUE WAVE, YES
PISSED, fine.
Make sure the votes get counted.
SOLID RESISTANCE, but engaging with lunatics isn't a winning strategy.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)TigressDem
(5,125 posts)Did you have to kick the arses of any proud bois or whatever name these poll challengers got?
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)Punishment works
Lee and Davis should have been hung at Appomattox.
Be sure and tell people you do not support treason.