Columns, Fifth & Otherwise
Watching people flee the fascist dumpster fire that is the Twix (I refuse to call it anything else, no offense to Twix bars) and land on Bluesky and Threads, eager to return to some semblance of what passes for social media normalcy, something jumped out at me.
Pro-democracy people are eager to divest themselves of associations with individuals and organizations who voted for fascism and bigotry in the election. I think that's a good thing -- honestly, those people who voted that way need to feel the consequences for going all-in with a bigoted felon/sex offender/seditionist/traitor who yearns to be a dictator.
Anyone who voted for that is trash (putting it as nicely as I can).
Which brings me to the point I wanted to make -- a lot of those people are upset that people are cutting ties with them. They have their excuses and rationalizations: "politics shouldn't divide us" or "I don't see why my vote should drive you away" and so on. That's all part of that process of denial that they embrace.
As one who voted blue (and always has), I'm going to be irritated when those red writers (and publishers) try to snake their way back into civilized society by either downplaying their complicity in the disaster they voted for, or pretending that they're not the shitbirds that they are.
Simply put: if you have to be ashamed of your vote and/or explain it away, it's because you knowingly voted for the bad guy.
And those of you who want to slither around pretending you didn't do your part to bring this nightmare to the country better be ready to be outed as collaborators.
In World War II, the Nazi underground operating in democratic countries were called the Fifth Column. And those of you who voted for the fascist are that Fifth Column these days. You're the ones who helped kill democracy in America, no matter how hard you try to disguise your acceptance of and participation in this national disgrace.
All I know is that people are getting suspiciously quiet, and I think that's because you know what you did, and you're afraid of being discovered. Especially those of you who may have garnered an iota of popularity in "the community."
I don't have to apologize or rationalize away my vote, because I voted for democracy, hope, tolerance, and justice. I don't have to pretend to be other than what I am. I hope those of you who are hoping to slip by undetected get outed and shunned, ideally sooner than later. You made your bed.
This may be triggering for the apologists among you, but so what? You know who you are, and how you voted. Those people who got all weepy on BookTok because their voting for fascism cost them something is a good start. I want to see where it goes.
Expecting us bleeding heart lefties to look the other way? Not gonna happen. Our eyes are on you. Something to reflect upon as you sneak into Bluesky and Threads and elsewhere.
Whatever calamities fall upon our country and the world that came from your terrible choice, just know that the blood is on your hands.
Pro-democracy people are eager to divest themselves of associations with individuals and organizations who voted for fascism and bigotry in the election. I think that's a good thing -- honestly, those people who voted that way need to feel the consequences for going all-in with a bigoted felon/sex offender/seditionist/traitor who yearns to be a dictator.
Anyone who voted for that is trash (putting it as nicely as I can).
Which brings me to the point I wanted to make -- a lot of those people are upset that people are cutting ties with them. They have their excuses and rationalizations: "politics shouldn't divide us" or "I don't see why my vote should drive you away" and so on. That's all part of that process of denial that they embrace.
As one who voted blue (and always has), I'm going to be irritated when those red writers (and publishers) try to snake their way back into civilized society by either downplaying their complicity in the disaster they voted for, or pretending that they're not the shitbirds that they are.
Simply put: if you have to be ashamed of your vote and/or explain it away, it's because you knowingly voted for the bad guy.
And those of you who want to slither around pretending you didn't do your part to bring this nightmare to the country better be ready to be outed as collaborators.
In World War II, the Nazi underground operating in democratic countries were called the Fifth Column. And those of you who voted for the fascist are that Fifth Column these days. You're the ones who helped kill democracy in America, no matter how hard you try to disguise your acceptance of and participation in this national disgrace.
All I know is that people are getting suspiciously quiet, and I think that's because you know what you did, and you're afraid of being discovered. Especially those of you who may have garnered an iota of popularity in "the community."
I don't have to apologize or rationalize away my vote, because I voted for democracy, hope, tolerance, and justice. I don't have to pretend to be other than what I am. I hope those of you who are hoping to slip by undetected get outed and shunned, ideally sooner than later. You made your bed.
This may be triggering for the apologists among you, but so what? You know who you are, and how you voted. Those people who got all weepy on BookTok because their voting for fascism cost them something is a good start. I want to see where it goes.
Expecting us bleeding heart lefties to look the other way? Not gonna happen. Our eyes are on you. Something to reflect upon as you sneak into Bluesky and Threads and elsewhere.
Whatever calamities fall upon our country and the world that came from your terrible choice, just know that the blood is on your hands.
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