Sound The Alarm
Suspension of disbelief is the intentional avoidance of critical thinking. Republicans weaponize non-issues because the average voter accepts lies repeated by Mainstream Media:
Climate Change is a Hoax: The fact is, anything other than climate science is a hoax. With the world simultaneously on fire and under water, people are alarmed. Now, the GOP message is that it’s too late to do anything. In his speech Thursday, Biden insisted it’s not too late. I agree, we are Ameri-CAN.
Vaccines Are Unhealthy: Just no. Vaccines are safe. Yet Republicans irresponsibly caused thousands of unnecessary deaths from COVID by criminally weaponizing anti-vaccine language.
Abortion: Before Roe v Wade, no one called removing an ectopic pregnancy an “abortion,” and no one was prosecuted for a miscarriage. The GOP ending a woman’s right to choose in the U.S. is not about protecting the unborn, it is a dangerous and deadly lie.
The Economy: We must keep repeating Republicans are bad for the economy. Democrats prove good policy reduces the deficit and builds an economy for everyone.
Immigration: As Republicans scramble to salvage their chances in the midterms, they are reverting to fear mongering of immigrants, using “invasion” in their messaging. In his speech Thursday, Biden correctly called out MAGA-extremists as the greatest threat to democracy.
The Big Lie: One of the most frightening threats to our democracy is sowing mistrust in our elections. But it can work against Republicans, with “Threats to Democracy” now the number one issue for voters. With Republicans refusing to certify elections and laws, illegally firing elected officials, and Trump promising to pardon insurrectionists, Democrats must gain two more seats in the Senate to break the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation.
2nd Amendment: The 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban ended in 2004 under G.W. Bush. In 2000 there were only three mass shootings. After the ban ended, by 2020, there were 40 mass shootings per year. In 2022, there have been over 250 mass shootings. We must reverse this trend.
Ukraine: Putin orchestrated the destabilization of Europe by supporting Syrian President Bashar who drove millions of refugees into Europe. Putin is doing it again with Ukraine. Imagine what would have happened in Ukraine if Trump were still in office.
Biden forcefully made many of these points in his speech on Thursday. Now, Republicans claim Biden politicized his speech by having Marines stand behind him and calling out MAGA-extremism. Just like “but her emails” and “Hunter’s laptop,” this GOP attempt at suspension of disbelief will fizzle. Democrats must call out these lies until voters see the truth.
