I just posted this valuable statement by Noah Berlatsky on Facebook, and Facebook immediately took down the posting

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@wood5y I hadn't seen it — thank you so much for sharing it, Steve. I look forward to reading.

[wood5y@mastodonapp.uk]

@wdlindsy My pleasure.

Have a grand day.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@wood5y Thank you. I wish you the same.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"Question of if/when Republican family/friends should be shunned by those who will be directly harmed by their support of Trump—and the fact that the possibility infuriates Republicans so much—comes down to this simple fact:

Bullies need victims. But victims don’t need bullies."

~ A.R. Moxon

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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A.R. Moxon on Substack

Question of if/when Republican family/friends should be shunned by those who will be directly harmed by their support of Trump—and the fact that the possibility infuriates Republicans so much—comes down to this simple fact: Bullies need victims. But victims don’t need bullies.

Substack (substack.com)

[carfreesince93@ohai.social]

@wdlindsy Let them bully each other.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@carfreesince93 I'm not really clear on who "them" is in your statement.

[carfreesince93@ohai.social]

@wdlindsy the bullies!

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@carfreesince93 I see. I think the point that A.R. Moxon is making is that MAGA thrives on bullying, but no one has an obligation to feed themselves to MAGA — by continuing to associate with those folks — as a victim.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"[Jesse Watters] says that, after last week’s election, [his mother] has disinvited him from Thanksgiving. We hope that isn’t a bit, and we hope it isn’t performance art, because one of the few things giving us true joy right now is hearing MAGA Nazis cry because they’ve lost the love, support, and acceptance of their families after voting for Donald Trump. They sure do hate the 'find out' part of 'fuck around, find out.'”

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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Raise Your Hand If Jesse Watters’s Mom Invited You To Thanksgiving

Don't worry, she didn't invite Jesse.

(www.wonkette.com)

[dhmspector@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy @timo21 If I had a child like that I’d be ashamed too. What a parenting fail....jeeeze...

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Dhmspector @timo21 I hear you. She sounds like a person I'd enjoy meeting.

[savvyhomestead@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy

It is sad that some of my friends and family succumbed to MAGA misinformation and lies like people who fatally contracted covid. It is a disabling, contagious social media disease that infects and will bring terrible consequences.
They have chosen a destructive path that I will not, can not, take. We can only go our separate ways. Hopefully they will find their way home again some day.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Savvyhomestead "A disabling, contagious social media disease" is a great way to describe it.