Over the years we have said frequently, clearly, and unequivocally: Elect more women.
We did not put any qualifiers on it like some of our counterparts did: "Elect more women but only women with certain kinds of policies." Or, "Elect more women but only if they're perfect."
We took issue with those statements. Men get to disagree on policy and women are not a monolith. Men get to be bad at their jobs as elected officials, there shouldn't be a higher bar for women.
But the world has changed.
So here's what we need to say to you now: We cannot encourage anyone to vote for candidates who are Christo-fascists, who would seek to impose their religion on everyone else and call it appropriate, who would work to overturn the Constitution and the very fabric of this Constitutional Republic.
We cannot.
We will not.
Because, here's the thing with fascists: Everyone ends up in the woodchipper eventually. They will never find you loyal enough or religious enough or partisan enough or pure enough. You--like everyone else--will constantly be fighting for higher ground. You will find yourself pushing someone else into the woodchipper to prove your fealty and to stave off the woodchipper for one more day.
It will not last. Your safety is imagined. The only protection is the Constitution. And the truth.
Because nihilists come for us all.
~fin~
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