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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottle DLBottle Neither snow nor rain nor cold nor gloom of smoky nights stays these liberals from the swift consumption of their fermented rounds….or from rounds of vigorous discussion. That’s right, the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight! Stop by if you fancy.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may prefer to stay in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

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    I want an interviewer to ask all of the republican candidates “What plan do you have to make peoples lives better without intentionally making someone else’s life worse?”

    Every plan that I hear from republicans is a version of “If you vote for republicans, we will kick the people below you, down further so you will be further from the bottom.”

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    Someone asked the question “I have a question that I’m honestly curious about. what Is the republican platform? ”
    This response seemed to sum up my fears about republicans.

    Their plan is to turn the US into something like Hungary. An right-wing authoritarian state with the trappings of democratic politics, but with the system set up in a way that effectively ensures one party governance.

    If they were to get their way, you’ll likely see attempts to silence critical media outlets. Education will be focused on a pro-American nationalist curriculum. Books about race and LGBT issues will be banned from public and school libraries. Discussions of race, gender identity, or the more difficult parts of American history will be silenced.

    On the electoral front, they’ll dramatically restrict who can vote. Polling places and times will be shifted in ways that benefit the demographics of the Republican party. Districts will be gerrymandered to disenfranchise opposing parties. Mail and absentee voting will be massively curtailed. You might even see more extreme proposals. Missouri has already removed the ability to vote in a presidential primary (replacing it with a caucus). The Texas Republican party has proposed a “state electoral college” system that would completely disenfranchise urban areas. Many Republicans want to do away with elections for senators entirely and possibly even allow legislatures to appoint presidential electors.

    On the economic front, expect dismantling of workplace regulations, the removal of the income tax, the breakup of unions, and other pro-business, anti-labor measures. If you’re a wealthy capitalist this will probably seem pretty nice. If you’re an employee it will probably suck, a lot. They’ll also dismantle any environmental regulation that gets in the way of business activities.

    You’ll also start to see cultural oppression. Extremist groups will feel empowered and we’ll probably see a spike in hate crimes, especially against LGBT people and minorities. Police and law enforcement will often choose to look the other way so as to not cause controversy. In the wake of protests against what the governement becomes you’ll see brutal crackdowns against protestors. It’s likely laws will be passed based on certain extremist elements of Christian nationalism, such as banning aspects of LGBT culture and healthcare, mandating school prayer, exempting religious groups from tax obligations or other forms of oversight, etc. The tough on crime stance will lead to harsher penalties, including more liberal use of the death penalty.

    Internationally, expect to see support pulled from Ukraine and possibly the US exiting from NATO. It’s possible this could help Putin salvage his war on Ukraine and lead to further conflict in the region. The US will also begin to abandon it’s traditional allies in favor of closer relations with various right-wing strong men regimes.

    But those are just the things they’re likely to do. After they’ve accomplished their goal of excluding the left from power, it will really come down to the whims of the current leader. Things could get substantially worse. There’s a reason they invited Victor Orban to CPAC. At the latest national conservatism conference they repeatedly talked about using the force of the state to implement a conservative social order. This is serious stuff and should not be taken lightly. We still have a chance on Nov. 8 to make sure they don’t get this opportunity.

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    Just caught the end of Handmaid’s Tale S5ep7, and Mrs Waterford gives birth, and promptly arrested at the hospital by Canadian Authorities, Undocumented Immigrant in Canada.

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    In a day and age where everything is political, why trust that the polling is legit and not a fabricated slant.

    I mean FAUX News Polls. “Fair and Balanced, you Decide!”

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    @5she should have. Been arrested months ago, she was carrying an undocumented immigrant at conception.

    Arrest the Father too. He contributed too. He’s an accessory to the crime.

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    7)June/OfFred took care of him, in No Man’s Land in Season 4’s finale. I noticed the border with tge province of Ontario, being mostly lakes and rivers, could be a stand in for the Texas/Mexico border.

    As for Mrs Waterford, definitely stateless, not welcome in the country she helped replace the US with, now not welcome in Canada, and definitely should not be welcome to Anchorage (Temporary US Capitol, as Alaska and Hawaii are the only states not fully occupied by Gillead).

    Also, the way tge character arc of Serena Joy Waterford has gone, I would have been looking for an excuse to lock her up to. Prior to the takeover, she had been a TV Pundit/ Evangelist pushing for a return to traditional values, or her groups interpretation of it. They haven’t totally described whose in charge back in Anchorage, as Gillead’s founders took out in one day, Congress, tge President and the entire line of succession, plus the Supreme Court.

    The pregnancy arc was ironic, as tge whole concept for Handmaid’s was for the Commanders of the regime to have kids if their wives were unable. This arc started in Season 4, as actress Yvonne Strahovski who plays Serena, had another kid, and gave the writers an idea. They are theoretically done with the character if they were still following the book, but she has done the character so well, the writers room keeps developing it.

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