Blue States, It’s Time to Fight Fire With a Tsunami
At last, we’ve spotted a glimmer of backbone from the Democratic side. Gavin Newsom has declared that California will launch mid-decade redistricting if Texas Republicans ram through their shameless House seat theft by gerrymander. For long-suffering American patriots, it’s music to our ears — finally, Democrats seem ready to do more than pen stern emails while Republicans shore up ever more illegitimate power.
Yes, Newsom’s “fight fire with fire” does seem refreshing. But let’s not fool ourselves—this is the bare minimum—and we must do more.
Republicans have been bulldozing democracy for decades. From Bush v. Gore, to Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court seat theft, to the GOP’s convicted felon Standard Bearer and his band of co-conspirators trying to steal the 2020 election, and the plethora of assaults on democracy we continuously endure, a conditional “we’ll act if they do” feels underwhelming.
Time to face it. The GOP isn’t a small “d” democratic party anymore—they an authoritarian cult, burning down the “Grand Experiment” from within. As usual, Democrats are kindly willing to give the arsonists another chance to “come to their senses” and extinguish their torches before picking up the fire hose.
Act Now: Democrats Already Have the Moral High Ground
If Newsome (and other Dems) think that a reactionary approach maintains the moral high ground, let’s be clear. Democrats already have the moral high ground.
The fact is, we’ve been living under fundamentally undemocratic and tyrannical minority rule for decades. That alone entrenches us firmly on the moral high ground to change it. In fact, I would argue we have a patriotic duty to regain control.
Citizens of massive states like California and New York — with populations that dwarf entire blocs of red states — are governed by a system where congressional maps are so skewed that a party that routinely loses the popular vote continues to cling to power. This is on top of the system where Wyoming or North Dakota gets the same Senate clout as tens of millions of urban, diverse voters.
We’ve given Republicans ample opportunity to join us in making fair maps drawn by nonpartisan commissions and even computer programs. Every time we attempt to make democracy fair and square, Republicans reject it. They know they have nothing to offer America but pain and division. Rather than change their policies, they’d rather have the power to cheat.
The Democratic vision isn’t just morally right, it’s popular. Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act — all lifelines millions rely on. Republicans, on the other hand, push division, cruelty, and greed. Their “platform” is nothing but more pain and stress for working people while amping up the fear and hate.
Our allegiance shouldn’t be to defending "norms." This is about defending American democracy from a right-wing movement so consumed with grabbing power they’re torching the Constitution itself.
Read the Room, Dems. Timidity Is Destroying Democracy
Why are Democrats waiting for Republicans to cheat before acting? For the love of America, redraw the maps now, California! Not just to pick up five seats to nullify another Republican dirty trick — redraw to gain the advantage and unapologetically, unflinchingly, maximize Democratic representation.
California’s population approaches 40 million. Why should Republicans — representing pockets of resentful reactionaries with minds poisoned by Russian-funded right wing “influencers” — dictate national policy? Enough of "wait and see." The only thing that waiting does is give their devious minds more time to devise ways to disenfranchise more Americans.
Think of it as restoring fairness to a system Republicans deliberately corrupted.
I’m tired of blue states bankrolling red state dysfunction, subsidizing their cruelty and ignorance while they go on about, “owning the libs” and “drinking our tears”. Meanwhile, we’re just trying to make sure they don’t needlessly die without health care.
Either we unleash the power of our legitimate majority, or we keep losing to this cabal of mentally-unstable, morally bankrupt minoritarian parasites.
The Blue Tsunami
Forget “fighting fire with fire.” Drown the arsonists with a blue tidal wave of safe Democratic seats. California, New York, Illinois — any blue state with a spine should redraw their maps for maximum Democratic power. Flood Congress with blue districts until Republicans are the minority party they’re meant to be. Not for a year. Not just the next cycle. But for generations. Maybe then, they’re grow up and learn to be sincere partners in democratic governance again.
If not, we’ll keep living under minority rule by states whose populations couldn’t fill Yankee Stadium. Their unpopular, cruel ideology will get rammed down the nation’s throat while we pine about “norms” they’ve long since shredded.
Stop Waiting. Start Acting.
Newsom cracked the door, but we need to kick it down and storm through. Let’s stop pretending we’re in a fair fight and that norms are their own reward. Our reward for the proactive action of reclaiming our power is a functioning, modern, civilization that works for more than just a few sociopathic billionaires.
That won’t happen by placating fascists. It’ll happen by wielding every tool and yes, acting ruthlessly — legally and peacefully, of course. We’re the majority — and it’s long past time to act like it.
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