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TIDBITS – NOV. 7 – READER COMMENTS: FATE OF DEMOCRACY, PREPARING
FOR THE FUTURE; THEY WANT YOU TO FEEL POWERLESS AND TO SURRENDER;
READERS RESPOND TO PRE-ELECTION POSTS; EXTERMINATE, EXPEL, RESETTLE:
ISRAEL’S ENDGAME IN NORTHERN GAZA; CARTOONS;  
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_ Reader Comments: Fate of Democracy, Preparing for the Future; They
Want You To Feel Powerless And To Surrender; Readers respond to
pre-Election posts; Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame
in Northern Gaza; Cartoons; more.... _

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* FATE OF DEMOCRACY  --  BANSKY ART
* RE: SANDERS SLAMS ‘BIG MONEY INTERESTS’ AND CONSULTANTS THAT
CONTROL DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFTER LOSS TO TRUMP  (JOPPEL REIMER)
* BLACK EYE  --  ROB ROGERS CARTOON
* RE: HOW CAN I VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS IF SHE SUPPORTS ISRAEL’S
WAR? HERE IS MY ANSWER  (DANIEL MILLSTONE; LAWRENCE ROCKWOOD; BILL
ROGERS; RAY MARKEY)
* US ELECTIONS: EUROPEAN GREENS CALL FOR JILL STEIN TO STEP DOWN
* RE: CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHOICE WE MAKE IN NOVEMBER  (LAURA
WILDER; LEONARD J. LEHRMAN)
* DON'T EVEN TRY  --  CARTOON BY CLAY JONES
* RE: WHY ARE SO MANY WOMEN HIDING THEIR VOTING PLANS FROM THEIR
HUSBANDS?  (OLGA VELEZ)
* RE: UNION WORKERS COULD DECIDE THIS ELECTION — AND THEIR UNIONS
KNOW IT  (JENNIFER NOURI)
* RE: TRIUMPH OF THE SWILL: A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN WITH TRUMP AND
MAGA  (DAVID BERGER)
* MEXICO CHANGES MIND, WILL BUILD AND PAY FOR BORDER WALL  --
 CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ
* RE: ‘THE POLICE HAD THEIR EYE ON ME’: HOW LAW-ABIDING ISRAELIS
CALLING FOR THE HOSTAGES’ RELEASE END UP IN JAIL  (MARY-ALICE
STROM)
* RE: EXTERMINATE, EXPEL, RESETTLE: ISRAEL’S ENDGAME IN NORTHERN
GAZA  (CHRISTINE HARRIS)
* RE: LESSONS FROM DECADES OF BLACK AND PALESTINIAN ORGANIZING
 (KENTUCKY ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND POLITICAL REPRESSION)

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* THEY WANT YOU TO FEEL POWERLESS AND TO SURRENDER  (REBECCA
SOLNIT; ARTWORK BY CHIRP AND WHIMSY)

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FATE OF DEMOCRACY  --  BANSKY ART

BANKSY ART 2024
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RE: SANDERS SLAMS ‘BIG MONEY INTERESTS’ AND CONSULTANTS THAT
CONTROL DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFTER LOSS TO TRUMP
 

"While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American
people are angry and want change," said the Vermont Independent. "And
they're right."

Joppel Reimer
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BLACK EYE  --  ROB ROGERS CARTOON

 

Trump's victory is a black eye on freedom and democracy as we know it.
God help us all.

Rob Rogers
November 7, 2024
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RE: HOW CAN I VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS IF SHE SUPPORTS ISRAEL’S WAR?
HERE IS MY ANSWER
 

Bernie speaks for me both in his criticism of the Israeli government's
assault on people in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon & in his support
for Kamala Harris. Thanks to xxxxxx
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for circulating Bernie's statement which I'd otherwise have missed.

Daniel Millstone
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The European Left
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as always been more intelligent than us.

Lawrence Rockwood
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I couldn't; I voted for Dr. West.

Bill Rogers
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When Trump puts you in a concentration camp ask Dr West for help.

Ray Markey
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US ELECTIONS: EUROPEAN GREENS CALL FOR JILL STEIN TO STEP DOWN

1 Nov 2024
European Greens
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    On 5 November 2024 the world will be watching to see whether
Americans choose Kamala Harris or Donald Trump to be their next
president. Ahead of these pivotal elections, European Greens have
called upon US Green Party candidate Jill Stein to withdraw her
Presidential candidacy, and endorse Kamala Harris. 

    The stakes of these elections could not be higher. 

    Donald Trump has promised that if he becomes President again,
he will extend abortion bans, deny members of the LGBTQIA+ community
their rights, and deport migrants en masse. Like other
ultra-conservative politicians across the globe with whom he has close
relationships such as Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orbàn, and Jair
Bolsonaro he would undermine democracy. 

    The European Green family, made up of Green parties from across
Europe, advocates for a politics that prioritises the planet, people
and peace above corporate greed, systemic injustice, and violence. 

    We are clear that Kamala Harris is the only candidate who can
block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies
from the White House. 

    This election takes place at a watershed moment in the history
of our planet. We face a climate crisis that is worsening every year,
with heatwaves, floods, and a loss of biodiversity at a rate never
seen before. Climate policies require democratic institutions, which
we fear would be dismantled if Trump is elected.

    On top of this, wars are raging and authoritarianism is growing
throughout the world. In this crucial moment, Europe needs Kamala
Harris as President of the United States, to be a reliable partner and
to take the urgent, decisive action needed on the climate crisis, and
to bring about a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East. 

    European Greens also highlight the divergent values and
policies of themselves and Jill Stein’s US Green Party. There is no
link between the two, as the US Greens are no longer a member of the
global organisation of Green parties. In part this fissure resulted
from their relationship with parties with authoritarian leaders, and
serious policy differences on key issues including Russia’s full
scale assault on Ukraine.

    Right now, the race for the White House is too close for
comfort. We call on Jill Stein to withdraw from the race, and endorse
Kamala Harris for the presidency of the United States.

    Mélanie Vogel, EUROPEAN GREENS CO-CHAIR AND FRENCH SENATOR

    Thomas Waitz, EUROPEAN GREENS CO-CHAIR AND AUSTRIAN MEMBER OF
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

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*     ECOLO - BELGIUM
*     SF GREEN LEFT - DENMARK
*     ERAKOND EESTIMAA ROHELISED - ESTONIA
*     VIHREÄT - DE GRÖNA - FINLAND
*     LES ÉCOLOGISTES - FRANCE
*     BÜNDNIS90/DIE GRÜNEN - GERMANY
*     IRISH GREEN PARTY / COMHAONTAS GLAS - IRELAND
*     EUROPA VERDE  - ITALY
*     PARTIDUL VERDE ECOLOGIST - MOLDOVA
*     GROENLINKS - NETHERLANDS
*     MILJØPARTIET DE GRØNNE - NORWAY
*     LIVRE - PORTUGAL
*     ESQUERRA VERDA - SPAIN
*     MILJÖPARTIET DE GRÖNA - SWEDEN
*     GRÜNE / LES VERT.E.S - SWITZERLAND
*     ZIELONI - POLAND
*     PARTIJA ZELENYKH UKRAINY - UKRAINE

    

 

RE: CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHOICE WE MAKE IN NOVEMBER
 

This isn’t a normal election. My community has been deeply
traumatized by the genocide in Gaza and now the devastating war on
Lebanon...Explain how punishing Vice-President Harris and enabling
Donald Trump to become president will end the genocide...

They are justifiably furious at the Biden administration’s refusal
to enforce U.S. laws that could rein in Israel’s unconscionable and
illegal actions, and accuse them of enabling Israel’s impunity.  

I have some questions for those who rightly hold this Democratic
administration responsible for genocide and want to punish the
Democratic nominee for president. When they say they are voting their
conscience by supporting a third party, I ask them to explain how
punishing Vice-President Harris and enabling Donald Trump to become
president will end the genocide—especially as we have allies in the
progressive side of the Democratic Party who support and have been
working with us to advance our foreign and domestic policy concerns
and will be with us to pressure a Harris White House?

Laura Wilder
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Bravo to James Zogby for his intelligent observation and memories of
Julian Bond in 1968.

As I recall, Al Lowenstein - who had persuaded Gene McCarthy to
challenge LBJ in New Hampshire - nominated for vice president Julian
Bond, who then had to decline because he was not yet 35 years old!

I worked for Al that election, and was very disappointed when he, Gene
McCarthy and Paul O'Dwyer  all announced their support for Humphrey.
 I was too young to vote (though not too young to be drafted) that
year, and was proud that my parents voted for Dick Gregory, but also
relieved that it didn't make a difference in NY State. 

Read Craig Unger's books, though, on how the Republicans sabotaged
that election, and 1980, and, and, and...I love Jill Stein (dated her
in college) but please don't vote for her in the Blue Wall states!

Leonard J. Lehrman

 

DON'T EVEN TRY  --  CARTOON BY CLAY JONES

 

Tuesday's election result tells every little black girl in the nation
to don't even try.

Clay Jones
November 7, 2024
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RE: WHY ARE SO MANY WOMEN HIDING THEIR VOTING PLANS FROM THEIR
HUSBANDS?
 

A lot of households are not democracies; they’re dictatorships. This
may mean voter intimidation and suppression. Lots of memes, tweets,
posts and videos are popping up, assuring women they can keep their
votes secret from their husbands or boyfriends.

Olga Velez
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RE: UNION WORKERS COULD DECIDE THIS ELECTION — AND THEIR UNIONS KNOW
IT

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Some unions are making huge efforts to talk to members about the
stakes of the 2024 election. Rather than sit by while union members
hear pro-Trump messages, unions like the UAW and UNITE HERE are taking
leadership and engaging voters on the issues.

Jennifer Nouri
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RE: TRIUMPH OF THE SWILL: A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN WITH TRUMP AND MAGA
 

Trump promised wrath. Election day would be “liberation day.”
Towns and cities that had been “invaded and conquered” would be
scoured of “vicious and bloodthirsty criminals” and “savage
gangs” in the “largest deportation program” in U.S. history. To
roars of “USA, USA,” Trump called for “the death penalty for any
migrant that kills an American citizen.” He vowed to ban sanctuary
cities. Trump spewed lies that Democrats had abandoned Southern states
lashed by deadly hurricanes because, “They spent all of their money
on bringing in illegal immigrants and flying them in by beautiful jet
planes.” He claimed, “325,000 children are missing, dead, sex
slaves, or slaves. They came through the open border and they’re
gone.”

It’s the same script Trump read from in 2016, if a little more
malevolent. For a decade, Trump has successfully racialized class
grievances. Workers know they are being screwed over by the rich and
powerful, but they lack the words and ideas to understand it. That
makes many easy marks for a billionaire demagogue who says, “Blame
the immigrants next to you for making your life worse,” and not his
plutocratic buddies. In 2024, there are new twists that display
Trump’s ability to steal ideas from any source and attack from both
the left and right at once.

David Berger
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MEXICO CHANGES MIND, WILL BUILD AND PAY FOR BORDER WALL  --  CARTOON
BY LALO ALCARAZ

 

Lalo Alcaraz
November 7, 2024
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RE: ‘THE POLICE HAD THEIR EYE ON ME’: HOW LAW-ABIDING ISRAELIS
CALLING FOR THE HOSTAGES’ RELEASE END UP IN JAIL
 

Over 800 people have been detained at protests calling for the release
of the hostages since the October 7 attack, with some spending hours
or days in detention. Five of the arrestees detail their treatment at
the hands of the police, and whether it has deterred them from
attending further demonstrations.

Mary-Alice Strom
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RE: EXTERMINATE, EXPEL, RESETTLE: ISRAEL’S ENDGAME IN NORTHERN GAZA
 

Thought Provoking:

    During WW2, Germany initiated its Plan for
Lebensraumerschaffung for the Aryan nation. It was an expansionist
Ideal which pursued Ethnic Cleansing as a means of consolidating the
German Reich

Christine Harris
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Re: Lessons From Decades of Black and Palestinian Organizing
 

Excerpt:

Ture explained in his memoir, “Discovering that the government of
Israel was maintaining such a long, cozy, and warm relationship with
the worst enemies of black people came as a real shock.”

What Ture and his comrades recognized are the common mechanisms of
oppression among Palestinians, South Africans, Black Americans, and
Jews. Activists in SNCC and the Black Panthers eventually came to
understand how movements that seem spatially distant and politically
distinct are in fact structurally and materially linked, and they
understood how these shared fates could be the basis of a
transnational, more effective solidarity launched against the root
causes of their mutual oppression.

Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
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THEY WANT YOU TO FEEL POWERLESS AND TO SURRENDER
 

Rebecca Solnit

November 6, 2024
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Image credit:  Chirp and Whimsy
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They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them
trample everything and you are not going to let them.

You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save
everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can
save is worth saving.  You may need to grieve or scream or take time
off, but you have a role no matter what, and right now good friends
and good principles are worth gathering in. Remember what you love.
Remember what loves you. Remember in this tide of hate what love is.
The pain you feel is because of what you love.

The Wobblies used to say don't mourn, organize, but you can do both at
once and you don't have to organize right away in this moment of
furious mourning. You can be heartbroken or furious or both at once;
you can scream in your car or on a cliff; you can also get up tomorrow
and water the flowerpots and call someone who's upset and check your
equipment for going onward.

A lot of us are going to come under direct attack, and a lot of us are
going to resist by building solidarity and sanctuary. Gather up your
resources, the metaphysical ones that are heart and soul and care, as
well as the practical ones.

People kept the faith in the dictatorships of South America in the
1970s and 1980s, in the East Bloc countries and the USSR, women are
protesting right now in Iran and people there are writing poetry.
There is no alternative to persevering, and that does not require you
to feel good. You can keep walking whether it's sunny or raining. Take
care of yourself and remember that taking care of something else is an
important part of taking care of yourself, because you are interwoven
with the ten trillion things in this single garment of destiny that
has been stained and torn, but is still being woven and mended and
washed.

_[REBECCA SOLNIT is a Guardian US columnist. She is the author of
Orwell’s Roses and co-editor with Thelma Young Lutunatabua of the
climate anthology Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from
Despair to Possibility
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_[Artist note [[link removed]]: Thinking
about how I painted this almost four years ago and thinking about what
will happen one week from tomorrow. I know I am a riddle of
contractions: exhausted yet enraged, fearful yet hopeful, ready yet
apprehensive, empowered yet shrinking. It’s a lot. It will never not
be a lot. When the safety, rights, and wellbeing of people are at risk
it will always be a lot. To hold. To handle. To do. But we will rise.
We will come together. We will fight. It’s too important not to.]_

 

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OUR TIME  --  CHICAGO  --  NOVEMBER 9  (CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
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