# Will we ever fight back? When will that line be drawn? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 19, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058 "2022-04-19T15:59:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 97
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058/97 "2022-04-21T11:54:22Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > To be clear, I’m not suggesting that one “lets it go” permanently. …America is in the middle of an asymmetric war between the Republicans, who have strategically taken control of the courts, have the Police Unions in their pocket, and are churning out bills and legislation through operations like [Project Blitz](https://twitter.com/RGenevieve/status/1515384380297990150), they are taking over school boards and local government…and the Democrats, who for the most part don’t have a clue what is going on. One side has been planning this for decades. One side has learnt how to weaponise propaganda in the digital age using tactics learnt from the likes of g#mergate and Alex J$nes. One side is fundamentally corrupt, seeking money and power. One side seeks white, male supremacy. One side would be happy if trans people no longer existed. And the other side thinks that the reason why they are going to lose the midterm elections is because a few people once said “defund the police”. That other side is outgunned. They are out-flanked. There is no real leadership. They are trying to fight a conventional war in the face of a blitzkrieg. We really can’t, at this stage, make the assumption that the Democrats will “get another chance at this.” Which is why it is more important than ever to fight back on absolutely everything. I said this in Feb last year: > [@Why political forgiveness and cooperation won't be coming any time soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-political-forgiveness-and-cooperation-wont-be-coming-any-time-soon/931296/37): > > But I mean, yeah. The Democrats have to hold onto power. If Democrats don’t hold power then America is fucked. MAGA isn’t going away. If you oppose MAGA then **you need to be acting now to keep them out of power in every conceivable possible way**. Governorships. The Mayor. The Sheriff. City Council. School boards. I mean: holding at the State level **should just be a given**. But you’ve got to win every else as well. This isn’t a battle between two rational actors any more. Its going to be a fight and they are never ever going to let up. You’ve got to push back and always keep pushing back. My position hasn’t changed. > [@Senegoid](#): > > But first top-most priority must be to enact protections for voting rights: We must utterly overcome all the things Republicans are doing to suppress voting, commandeer election administration, intimidate voters, gerrymanders, etc. That simply isn’t good enough. There isn’t a “single priority right now.” This should absolutely be a priority for legislators. But you aren’t going to overcome all the things Republicans are doing by pretending that getting this one thing done is all that needs to be done. The OP asks “when will enough be enough?” That time happened long ago. The time to fight back is now. If you aren’t sure what to do: then think local. School boards. Governorships. The Mayor. The Sheriff. City Council. Talk to your local activist groups and find out where you can help. Hold the line. Don’t give them anything. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058)._