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   Diligence Jones (deliachristina@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2024 03:13:06 JST Diligence Jones

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   Trump is immoveable AND he's not the target. He's not the Decider. So stop asking folks to bother Trump. That's stupid (I'll just be blunt - that's boneheaded and ignorant.)

   So that leaves who the real Decider is/are: The Biden-Harris admin.

   And the triggers are their supporters during this election.

   If the issue is Gaza, advocates and activists *should* be trying to leverage all the folks who are excited about the Harris win so WE can carry that message into the DNC and create a really uncomfortable atmosphere in order to push BidenHarris on selling arms to Izzy.

   If the issue is something else, yeah, you use your messengers and your grassroots to create pressure. That's the whole point. You FORCE (by carrot or stick) the Decider to move.

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     Diligence Jones (deliachristina@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2024 03:13:07 JST Diligence Jones

     Q: why are y'all leftists nagging the Dems about Gaza/economic policy/whatever problematic position they have when you could be nagging Trump who would be far worse on those issues?

     I see that question a lot on here and I'm going to cut y'all a break and pretend it's being asked in good faith.

     So here I am, pulling back the curtain on issue advocacy.

     One of the first things you do in these campaigns is know who needs to move. Who's the Decider? Who has the POWER to do what you want done?

     Then you ask yourself, Can the Decider be moved? Yes or No?

     And WHO can push the Decider to Move?

     And then, what levers can be pulled to trigger all that movement so that the Decider sluggishly decides to move?

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