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Reed wrote:

*****As we approach November it’s crucial that all of us in the pro-democracy movement illustrate - show, don’t tell - the divergent futures that Trump and Biden represent. The destruction and ugliness of a Trump-imposed national carnage must be brought to life. The Joe Biden-as-Bridge to the Future narrative must be crafted, deployed and repeated 1,000,000 times in the next five-plus months.*****

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I agree with this.

And what I agree with most are the following ten words: "[I]t’s crucial that all of us in the pro-democracy movement..."

It is not enough to pontificate, to inhabit the role of armchair campaign manager or consultant.

Everything is at stake and it is on all of us to do what we can for the cause. We must participate all the way through, from now until the polls close.

So speak up! Share good messages with those who most need to hear them -- the persuadable voters in the six or so competitive states that will decide the election.

Reach them with:

-- letters to the editor of news outlets in those states.

-- social media posts and comments directed toward voters in those states.

-- postcards and texts

-- whatever you can think of

We have agency and we must exercise it.

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I listened to the interview and read this essay, and yet it seems unlikely that this advice will be taken.

Biden wants to run as a "happy warrior" at ac time when people are worried about losing rights, the fraying of democracy, a new cold war with China, and 2 intractable wars that threaten to spread into regional wars.

"Worries about the economy" have become a proxy for worries about the aforementioned issues.

Biden's strategy of a SOTU speech and 2 debates is woefully inadequate, yet there's no indication that he plans to provide a vision for the future, explain the rationale for changes in our China policy, or even to shore up safety for election workers.

I'll vote for Biden no matter what he says or does, a Trump reelection would be apocalyptic for the country and the world. But right now, Biden and Democratic leadership are enabling those who are desperate for a reason not to vote for Democrats.

I hope enough people wake up to the stakes...the GOP's inability to refrain from passing laws criminalizing speech/doctors/women/hospitals, attacking IVF, birth control, sex education, the gay community, Muslims, public education, Social Security, etc. is providing the ammunition (though largely ignored by media).

Trump's plans to assert the Insurrection Act, assume control over the Federal Reserve, extort CEOs, dissolve NATO, and enact Project 2025 will lead to hyperinflation, loss of confidence in the USD, a militarized police state, a rapid degradation of civil rights...I could go on and on.

Someone has to explain the stakes to the American people.

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