New On The Market: ‘Empty Chair’ Town Halls
New On The Market: ‘Empty Chair’ Town Halls
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New On The Market: ‘Empty Chair’ Town Halls
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Cool, cool. If only we’d had empty chair town halls in 1940 we could have stopped the Nazis so much faster
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Understand that many of these events are as much about the people attending them as they are about the media attention they get
It about building that resistance back up. Many of these places are the kind of deep red where you feel deeply alienated and alone if you're not MAGA
Going to a large crowd of people who are just as pissed off as you and right in your district is a massive boost to your resolve. You want to fight. Seperated you feel alone and powerless. Together you have strength
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This is it, exactly.
I was at one of the Alaska empty-chair town halls, and it was good to just be around others with similar thoughts. Being surrounded by action, in a place where it is super unusual is uplifting. We arrived on time, and couldn't even get into the event because it was already full.
Each time we get together, more people come, more people talk, and share upcoming events.
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Given that the US is nuclear-armed, change isn't going to come from the outside. It has to come from the inside. And that means building up enough support in places which have been voting for Republicans. This is one of many tools for achieving that.
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What do you believe is being contributed to the discussion by being so negative about citizen political engagement? Don’t punish behavior you want to see more of. And if you think you can do better, get out there.
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They want to crush it so people go back to feeling hopeless. That's how fascists win.
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You're being downvoted because your statement isn't obvious sarcasm.
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