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Is that how it is in Virginia?

18 Friday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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Asshole, bigot, Fascist asshole, Josh Hawley, pearl clutching, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, Virginia

Yesterday, from Josh Hawley (r):

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
MO farmer sent me Biden Admin’s latest farm producer survey. It asks such important questions for farming as whether farmers identify as transgender, the gender they were at birth, their sexual orientation. For Joe Biden, even farming is about advancing his woke agenda
[….]
10:24 AM · Feb 17, 2022

So, what’s your point?

Some of the responses:

Wouldn’t it be good to know that farming is as diverse as other kinds of jobs in the US?

Josh @HawleyMO shows his ignorance and must not have ever taken a Research Methods course.
Demographic questions on questionnaires for race, gender, education, income group, etc is the gold standard practice for survey research. #Surveys101

@HawleyMO Can you explain how this promotes a ‘woke agenda.’

The USDA provides a wide variety of services to producers that transcend farming ops. They are specifically chartered to provide equity in access to those services and equal opportunity regardless of YOUR bigotry.

It actually is important to know how the dynamics of any profession have changed/are changing over time. Those types of surveys collect an abundance of information. And how else would we know if we didn’t ask questions?

Bingo! Josh doesn’t want anyone to know.

Don’t know how to tell you this Mr Manly, some people have different sexual orientations and are open and comfortable with their situation. You may have hang ups but don’t push them on others.

Gaining information, so as to be informed, is not the same as advancing an agenda. Do you believe that asking questions is the same thing as trying to push opinions or beliefs onto someone?

@HawleyMO do you personally know a #Missouri farmer? I’m asking since you live in Virginia

Did he send it to your Senate office or your home address in Virginia?

Being unable to fill out simple demographic questions without contacting your senator seems pretty fragile to me, but what do I know?

This survey was announced in December 2021 and was sent to you then (and was also published online). As a representative of a state where agriculture is such a huge part of the economy, why haven’t you read it before now? (I know you don’t actually live in Missouri, but still.)

And this what keeps @HawleyMO awake at night?

Recognizing and protecting underrepresented groups is important in all industries. And there are much bigger issues in ag than worrying about a survey. Spend your energy on fair pricing and protecting America’s food producers.

And this is relevant to your ability to do your job in what way??

Yes, because these are standard demographic questions. Why do you think this is unusual? You went to Stanford and Yale, I’m sure you saw demographic questionnaires asking about these variables all the time.

Why “even” farming? Is it somehow exempt from the rest of the world?

But, does the letter incite sedition? Asking for a friend…

We see what you did there.

I didn’t know collecting demographic percentages was so offensive to you, Josh Heehaw.

It says personal characteristic, and than asks questions about personal characteristics. What am I missing here?

A Missouri farmer “sent” you something? Thanks for reading. If you ever visited Missouri you could actually speak with some.

So? Tell him to fill out the damn form & you find something better to do.

Why does it bother you?

But you live in Virginia.

It’s a survey. What did he think you were going to do about it since you haven’t done anything at all.

So what.

You couldn’t find anything else to be but hurt about today?

I’m more surprised that MO farmer was able to find you in Virginia…[….]

it’s a survey, you idiot.

And so much more.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Josh Hawley (r): Fascist toady

02 Tuesday Jun 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, Resist, social media

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Donald Trump, Fascist asshole, gaslighting, George Floyd, Josh Hawley, missouri, social media, Twitter

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

After last night’s assault by federal law enforcement on peaceful protesters in Washington, D.C. – so Donald Trump could hold up a bible for a photo-op:

Kasie Hunt @kasie
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., stops to talk to cameras, says he has seen “conflicting reports” of what happened at the White House. Says looting and violence is detracting from what should be the focus on George Floyd.
1:11 PM · Jun 2, 2020

As always, some of the responses:

U should of told him it was in Hong Kong. Only then he would of believe you.

There was no looting or violence at Lafayette Park when Trump ordered the peaceful protesters to be gassed.

It was a peaceful demonstration. We watched this live on television. There is plenty of video/audio evidence.

Trumps fake photo op, (look at me) terrorizing peaceful protesters, gassing them, hitting them with shields & moving up curfew by 1/2 hour is a distraction. Trump saying he loves peaceful protesters, is a blatant LIE. He ordered his militia to “dominate” the crowd using force.

I didn’t realize the White House had been looted. What did the looters get? Did the media catch any of it on film?

[….]Republican corruption is only exceeded by cowardice.[….]

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Step away from the football, Donald…

18 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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#resist, Donald Trump, Fascist asshole, impeachment, intervention, social media, Twitter

This morning:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices. Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump Administration, we won’t let that happen. They are closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT, while at the same time doing nothing to others…….
6:23 AM – 18 Aug 2018

Fascist asshole.

Habeas Corpus is not a city in Texas

26 Tuesday Jun 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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Donald Trump, Fascist asshole, habeas corpus, Resist, social media, Twitter

Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum. The Great Writ.

From Donald Trump:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country. When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came. Our system is a mockery to good immigration policy and Law and Order. Most children come without parents…
10:02 AM – 24 Jun 2018

Fascist asshole.

When an agent of the government comes up to you and says, “I am detaining you and you will be immediately deported,” what are you going to do without judicial review? How do you prove your citizenship? Show your United States passport to the agent? “Well, that’s a fake, we’re deporting you immediately.”

Robert Bolt – A Man For All Seasons: A Play In Two Acts

…William Roper: So, now you’d give the Devil the benefit of law!

Sir Thomas More: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?

William Roper: I’d cut down every law in England to do that!

Sir Thomas More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country ‘s planted thick with laws, from coast to coast – man’s laws, not God’s – and if you cut them down – and you’re just the man to do it – d’you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake…

Resistance is the only antidote to Fascism:

Historically speaking the authoritarian playbook is always the same. Their ultimate goal is to consolidate power and they always use the same time tested techniques. First they start by attacking the free press. This is just a way to weaken the media’s ability to hold a ruler accountable.

You can see this dynamic at play when Trump calls any negative coverage of his administration fake news and threatens to take away the media’s credentials.

Next they will usually try to blame the country’s problems on minorities or use other vulnerable populations as scapegoats. This gives the ruler a way to validate people’s concerns while redirecting their anger towards a specific ethnic group. If people start protesting or revolting they will blame the dissent on foreigners or paid protesters. This usually gives a ruler justification to use force against civilians or to strengthen internal police forces.

Next they’ll try to weaken judicial checks on power. They usually do this by publicly discrediting judges or the judicial system, defunding departments that investigate internal criminal activity, and working to remove people from powerful positions that are not loyal to the regime or its ruler.

Which leads us to the value of loyalty. Authoritarians will always reward loyalty over competence because they fear a system that holds them to the same ethical and legal standard as everyone else. This is why you usually start to see very unqualified people running departments that they shouldn’t be running. Under an authoritarian system their loyalty is more valuable than their knowledge or skill.

A lot of these dynamics are already happening in the United States. If we’re not careful the U.S. can slip into a modern version of authoritarianism where elections can and do happen but they have no power to yield any type of social or political change.

The good news is that humanity has had plenty of practice defeating authoritarian leaders.

The one thing that works surprisingly well is nonviolent resistance. In fact, studies show that between 1900 and 2006 campaigns of non-violent civil resistance were twice as successful as violent campaigns in defeating authoritarian leaders around the world. Nonviolent resistance movements are especially effective because they make it harder for the regime to justify using violence on its own people. The same studies also show that no government can withstand the challenge of three and a half percent of its population.

So what can you do? Authoritarians strive on popular fear and collective resignation. The most powerful thing you can do is simply participate in resistance campaigns that are peaceful and nonviolent. Following movements like Indivisible or participating in campaigns by the ACLU are good places to start.

Democracy is more fragile than we think. Let’s put into action this time-tested way to defeat authoritarianism before it’s too late.

Peace

“…And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide…?”

See you in the streets.

#resist

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