Yes! So appreciate you. The socioeconomic reality is much more of a divide than race! The laptop class is very diverse and yet do not mix with much with the non-laptopers, and vice versa with the working class. I've long felt that the "racism" is a red herring...
We aren't seeing protests and unrest because Trump won. If he had lost, we would have seen months of litigation and lies about the election being stolen. He has been priming people for it the entire campaign. Remember, he tried to overturn the result of the last election through endless lies, coercion of state officials, a fake elector scheme, and an attempt to physically stop certification of the election.
I agree with many of your points, and I support the mission and strategy of FAIR. I also will never let people forget that President Trump flouts democracy when it doesn't suit him. That is the price of whatever gains his supporters think we have made by giving him the power of the executive branch.
"Remember, he tried to overturn the result of the last election through endless lies..."
Sorry, but the 2020 election was rigged. The courts never actually looked at the evidence. They ruled that Trump had "no standing" and stopped the effort.
This book goes into detail about the various states.
Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections
We did have vote totals rose from 129m in 2016 to 155.5m in 2020, which could be explained by greater ease of voting due to expanded mail in and early ballots. Voter registration increased from 158m to over 168m.
In 2024 registration had dropped back to 161m, and the total vote count stands at 151m (76.8m to 74.3m).
I find it hard to believe that Joe's Biden legitimately got 11m (16%) more votes than anyone previously, while campaigning from his basement, but it could be largely due to the expanded mail in and early voter roles implemented that year. It is odd that voter registration has dropped significantly this year, down 7m, after increasing (by an average of 7m each) every presidential election since at least 2000.
All in all I think there's reason to believe that it's quite possible that funny stuff happened in 2020. I think it's more likely than not that greatly increased methods of voting, and lack of preparedness for ensuring integrity, allowed lots of small scale violations, some of which were likely deliberate, and some not. It's hard to imagine we just lost 14m expected voters from the registration rolls in 4 years.
(Vote tallies are from Wikipedia . Registration numbers are from Statista. I must admit the registration numbers seem surprisingly low; given normal turnout of something like 60% - unless the latter number is the percentage of eligible, rather than registered voters.)
Since the election, I've watched the reaction of most mainstream media and they clearly demonstrate that they are adrift. We are watching the dominos fall as a "Purge" is in place. The "Deep State" has pulled all key resources inward to protect a core while letting the overgrowth get trimmed away.
The 2024 Election was "Fair" because the "Deep State" needed to lose so that calmer heads could pull us back from Atomic War and reduce the size of the Federal Government.
If you get the chance, read a great novel called Declare by Tim Powers, they show this same tactic used by the Soviets during WWII with their freelance agents.
The Soviets knew that their agents would be doubled back on them after a brief period of time, so would let the Germans sweep up their networks and replace them with fresh networks.
The "Deep State" has been playing this game for over two hundred years. The "Managerial Elites/Class" thinks long term, trying to change/shape mankind along the way.
You have people that are easy to control, "useful idiots", that are pieces on the board that need to be sacrificed and cleared from the board when they take too many resources, or can be turned against you.
The people that the "Deep State" are protecting for the future will be stronger for seeing other conspirators "Purged". They will blame us, not the "Deep State", never knowing that they were sacrificed by the "Deep State" itself.
That's how the Soviets kept their spy networks active and strong. That's how the FBI/CIA work as well. Every totalitarian system acts the same way, the "Deep State" needed to "lose" this election, and maybe a few others to get rid of the weak, and make the new networks stronger.
This is not over.
BTW, I had a manager that was great at "growing big healthy fruit trees" -- that's a metaphor of course -- but it took me trimming that tree, shaping that tree so that every branch could be accessed so that we could get all of the fruit.
The root system that was there after the branches were trimmed had extra resources to grow fruit on branches that no longer existed, so the fruit produced on the remaining branches were actually larger than normal.
That's how they grow big strawberries. Normally the plant makes many small berries. By cutting most of the stems, all of the energy goes into growing a few large.
That was the whole storyline in the TV series Babylon 5 as well. The Vorlons and Shadows were growing and trimming civilizations to make them better.
I'll take litigation any day over small businesses being burned to the ground and people murdered by democratic BLM/Antifa rioters. How about the laptop lie from 51 treasonous members of the intelligence community? How about the 32 million tax $ spent investigating the Russia hoax? That was 32 millions of our money to influence an election and block an administration voted in by the peasants. How about not even having a functioning president and they lied and covered that up? I don't care if all are fired and have to live in cardboard under a bridge.
You are correct and you just made my point for me. The violent rioters supported by leading democrats purposefully crated that chaos to try and undermine Trump and their fellow citizens.
Beautifully written, Monica. Yesterday, I noticed -- or felt -- that the day rested easier on my shoulders. My imagination probably, but when I opened my patio door, the world seemed to be at peace. It was a kind of invisible peace over the land, supported by the thought that maybe we aren't really divided. What was the media thinking?
"My response: “They support Trump for the same reason white Americans do.”"
I could have been your friend asking that question just a few years ago. And my ("woke" white lady) programming would have answered with something like "internalized white dominant culture" or "uncle Tom-ism."
One thing my former side (including many of the Black thinkers at whose feet I studied for so long) never EVER would concede is that maybe the ideology is bereft, toxic, and disempowering and that maybe conservatism (or anything other than identitarian progressivism) is equally valid (and woah, maybe even empirically better in some regards) and POC can get to there (or any other political position) as a matter of careful thought, personal values, and yes self-interest (group or individual self, craven or otherwise) just like any other human.
"Let’s seize this moment as an opportunity to turn the page on identity politics that have polarized our country, held us hostage politically, and concealed the illusion of division. Let’s send a message, loud and clear, to the people who have caricaturized us, preyed on our fears, and destroyed our faith and trust in one another: We’re tired of fighting. We’re ready to move on and come together to save the home we all love."
Love this, Monica. If you want to create a third party, I'm in.
I love this so much. I so, so hope you are right. I suppose in a world where the Cheneys have aligned with the Democrats and a Kennedy with the Republicans, anything is possible.
I think the reason the Dems always focus on race over class is because they represent the elite. The only people I know who voted for Kamala are wealthy white women. It's truly a sea change. I predicted a landslide. People had had enough with the illegal immigrants, the economy and the forever wars. Your sex or skin color is irrelevant. Obama--it was policy not misogny. I think identity politics is on its way out. Finally. Great post Monica! sabrinalabow.substack.com
I understand your caution. The past 12 years have been extremely rough for all of us. I'm willing to give Harris the same benefit of the doubt (re "fighting") that I gave to Trump post-assassination attempt. I'm hoping that both candidates used the word to express their passion for getting this country back on track. But yes, it's always good to remain vigilant.
Some will bridge and some will be fabricating new lies and plotting new battles. The Coalition together, and I hope all of us continue to hold the line and welcome those who see the Light. But this depends on not letting the worm surreptitiously dig in and separate us back into our corners. We are all Americans and those working on attaining American citizenship, living under the greatest Constitution on earth with a cornucopia of opportunity to choose from to make a path in life. The evidence you listed gives me hope.
As you said, Trump made it his party, and all of the Neo-Cons left for the Democrats. The Democrats are now the party of endless wars. They are the "Deep State".
"Over the past 24 hours, an unusual calm has descended upon a nation accustomed to daily outrage and bitter vitriol."
- Riots did not occur because the forces were not called up to riot by the "Deep State", as they were during 2020.
This is not the ending, this is the beginning of the coming battle. Look at the Harris concession speech and explain to me why she is so clearly pleased.
WATCH: Harris in concession speech urges supporters to fight for the ‘light of America’s promise’
Watch her body language, and expression. This was planned. This was the intent of those in power. This is why they chose her as their "empty vessel".
I watched the PBS NewsHour live coverage of the election, to the bitter end, and they were all too happy and laughing, yet still spouting TDS in their analysis.
Watch the next day coverage of the election, and see how upbeat they are and doubling down on TDS.
The reason the election was fast and "fair" is because they wanted to lose. It was necessary to call off the "dogs of war" for a brief season because too many in the "Deep State" thought that they actually could win an Atomic War.
What I am seeing, is that the Old Gods needed to pull their servants back from the brink, because they saw during WWII that Atomic bombs destroyed their food.
Thank you, for writing this article. It's well-stated and it offers food for thought: "Regardless, going forward there’s good reason to believe that voters across all demographics are beginning to hold both parties to greater scrutiny and accountability and placing more emphasis on outcomes than promises." I believe that's a prospect--a reality, one would hope--in which there's much to be realized.
"With any luck, both parties will eventually reflect our country’s diversity and attract members based on their shared values and needs rather than immutable characteristics."
Amen, thank you Monica. I'm really hoping we see the back of identity politics.
This is a wonderful, measured call to describe our real unity. I fear the reason we were divided by race is to coalesce the power in the left-wing of a party. The more we fight with each other, the more we look for a political party to take up the gauntlet on our behalves. I remember during the 2020 election, I actively sought out black You Tubers, etc. to do a gut check on whether or not they thought Trump was awful. I saw more and more of them coming out and not only saying they were Trump supporters but saying they were proud of our country and wanted to fight for it. The message for so long had been that slavery overshadowed all black Americans perceptions of our country and because of our history, they hated it. I am beginning to finally believe it was a lie, sold to us to put a wedge between black and white citizens. If, for nothing else, I am grateful to Trump for revealing this truth among us.
Yes! So appreciate you. The socioeconomic reality is much more of a divide than race! The laptop class is very diverse and yet do not mix with much with the non-laptopers, and vice versa with the working class. I've long felt that the "racism" is a red herring...
We aren't seeing protests and unrest because Trump won. If he had lost, we would have seen months of litigation and lies about the election being stolen. He has been priming people for it the entire campaign. Remember, he tried to overturn the result of the last election through endless lies, coercion of state officials, a fake elector scheme, and an attempt to physically stop certification of the election.
I agree with many of your points, and I support the mission and strategy of FAIR. I also will never let people forget that President Trump flouts democracy when it doesn't suit him. That is the price of whatever gains his supporters think we have made by giving him the power of the executive branch.
"Remember, he tried to overturn the result of the last election through endless lies..."
Sorry, but the 2020 election was rigged. The courts never actually looked at the evidence. They ruled that Trump had "no standing" and stopped the effort.
This book goes into detail about the various states.
Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09418CTHF/
What's interesting, is that the 2020 election had 20 million more votes cast that 2024, yet there was a massive "get out the vote" effort this time.
Were any of those 20 million votes actually real.
We did have vote totals rose from 129m in 2016 to 155.5m in 2020, which could be explained by greater ease of voting due to expanded mail in and early ballots. Voter registration increased from 158m to over 168m.
In 2024 registration had dropped back to 161m, and the total vote count stands at 151m (76.8m to 74.3m).
I find it hard to believe that Joe's Biden legitimately got 11m (16%) more votes than anyone previously, while campaigning from his basement, but it could be largely due to the expanded mail in and early voter roles implemented that year. It is odd that voter registration has dropped significantly this year, down 7m, after increasing (by an average of 7m each) every presidential election since at least 2000.
All in all I think there's reason to believe that it's quite possible that funny stuff happened in 2020. I think it's more likely than not that greatly increased methods of voting, and lack of preparedness for ensuring integrity, allowed lots of small scale violations, some of which were likely deliberate, and some not. It's hard to imagine we just lost 14m expected voters from the registration rolls in 4 years.
(Vote tallies are from Wikipedia . Registration numbers are from Statista. I must admit the registration numbers seem surprisingly low; given normal turnout of something like 60% - unless the latter number is the percentage of eligible, rather than registered voters.)
Since the election, I've watched the reaction of most mainstream media and they clearly demonstrate that they are adrift. We are watching the dominos fall as a "Purge" is in place. The "Deep State" has pulled all key resources inward to protect a core while letting the overgrowth get trimmed away.
The 2024 Election was "Fair" because the "Deep State" needed to lose so that calmer heads could pull us back from Atomic War and reduce the size of the Federal Government.
If you get the chance, read a great novel called Declare by Tim Powers, they show this same tactic used by the Soviets during WWII with their freelance agents.
Declare: A Novel
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UKOMYU
The Soviets knew that their agents would be doubled back on them after a brief period of time, so would let the Germans sweep up their networks and replace them with fresh networks.
Interesting! Though I don't quite understand what you mean about the deep state recognizing they needed to lose?
The "Deep State" has been playing this game for over two hundred years. The "Managerial Elites/Class" thinks long term, trying to change/shape mankind along the way.
You have people that are easy to control, "useful idiots", that are pieces on the board that need to be sacrificed and cleared from the board when they take too many resources, or can be turned against you.
The people that the "Deep State" are protecting for the future will be stronger for seeing other conspirators "Purged". They will blame us, not the "Deep State", never knowing that they were sacrificed by the "Deep State" itself.
That's how the Soviets kept their spy networks active and strong. That's how the FBI/CIA work as well. Every totalitarian system acts the same way, the "Deep State" needed to "lose" this election, and maybe a few others to get rid of the weak, and make the new networks stronger.
This is not over.
BTW, I had a manager that was great at "growing big healthy fruit trees" -- that's a metaphor of course -- but it took me trimming that tree, shaping that tree so that every branch could be accessed so that we could get all of the fruit.
The root system that was there after the branches were trimmed had extra resources to grow fruit on branches that no longer existed, so the fruit produced on the remaining branches were actually larger than normal.
That's how they grow big strawberries. Normally the plant makes many small berries. By cutting most of the stems, all of the energy goes into growing a few large.
That was the whole storyline in the TV series Babylon 5 as well. The Vorlons and Shadows were growing and trimming civilizations to make them better.
But I digress.
All the results arent in yet, California is only 59% reported.
He had no standing because during the initial petition process they provided no evidence.
I can see that this is a deeply held narrative for you and learning what actually happened will be hard to accept.
If you at least read the book sample, what happened will make more sense.
I'll take litigation any day over small businesses being burned to the ground and people murdered by democratic BLM/Antifa rioters. How about the laptop lie from 51 treasonous members of the intelligence community? How about the 32 million tax $ spent investigating the Russia hoax? That was 32 millions of our money to influence an election and block an administration voted in by the peasants. How about not even having a functioning president and they lied and covered that up? I don't care if all are fired and have to live in cardboard under a bridge.
Those riots happened during the Trump administration
You are correct and you just made my point for me. The violent rioters supported by leading democrats purposefully crated that chaos to try and undermine Trump and their fellow citizens.
Beautifully written, Monica. Yesterday, I noticed -- or felt -- that the day rested easier on my shoulders. My imagination probably, but when I opened my patio door, the world seemed to be at peace. It was a kind of invisible peace over the land, supported by the thought that maybe we aren't really divided. What was the media thinking?
"My response: “They support Trump for the same reason white Americans do.”"
I could have been your friend asking that question just a few years ago. And my ("woke" white lady) programming would have answered with something like "internalized white dominant culture" or "uncle Tom-ism."
One thing my former side (including many of the Black thinkers at whose feet I studied for so long) never EVER would concede is that maybe the ideology is bereft, toxic, and disempowering and that maybe conservatism (or anything other than identitarian progressivism) is equally valid (and woah, maybe even empirically better in some regards) and POC can get to there (or any other political position) as a matter of careful thought, personal values, and yes self-interest (group or individual self, craven or otherwise) just like any other human.
"Let’s seize this moment as an opportunity to turn the page on identity politics that have polarized our country, held us hostage politically, and concealed the illusion of division. Let’s send a message, loud and clear, to the people who have caricaturized us, preyed on our fears, and destroyed our faith and trust in one another: We’re tired of fighting. We’re ready to move on and come together to save the home we all love."
Love this, Monica. If you want to create a third party, I'm in.
I love this so much. I so, so hope you are right. I suppose in a world where the Cheneys have aligned with the Democrats and a Kennedy with the Republicans, anything is possible.
I think the reason the Dems always focus on race over class is because they represent the elite. The only people I know who voted for Kamala are wealthy white women. It's truly a sea change. I predicted a landslide. People had had enough with the illegal immigrants, the economy and the forever wars. Your sex or skin color is irrelevant. Obama--it was policy not misogny. I think identity politics is on its way out. Finally. Great post Monica! sabrinalabow.substack.com
This is the best post-election piece i have enjoyed. Thank you. ☺️
I hope you are right. I was disturbed that Harris promised/recommended that there still be "fighting."
I've learned from the last 12 years to wait for the other shoe to drop, unfortunately. I hope I'm wrong.
I understand your caution. The past 12 years have been extremely rough for all of us. I'm willing to give Harris the same benefit of the doubt (re "fighting") that I gave to Trump post-assassination attempt. I'm hoping that both candidates used the word to express their passion for getting this country back on track. But yes, it's always good to remain vigilant.
Some will bridge and some will be fabricating new lies and plotting new battles. The Coalition together, and I hope all of us continue to hold the line and welcome those who see the Light. But this depends on not letting the worm surreptitiously dig in and separate us back into our corners. We are all Americans and those working on attaining American citizenship, living under the greatest Constitution on earth with a cornucopia of opportunity to choose from to make a path in life. The evidence you listed gives me hope.
As you said, Trump made it his party, and all of the Neo-Cons left for the Democrats. The Democrats are now the party of endless wars. They are the "Deep State".
"Over the past 24 hours, an unusual calm has descended upon a nation accustomed to daily outrage and bitter vitriol."
- Riots did not occur because the forces were not called up to riot by the "Deep State", as they were during 2020.
This is not the ending, this is the beginning of the coming battle. Look at the Harris concession speech and explain to me why she is so clearly pleased.
WATCH: Harris in concession speech urges supporters to fight for the ‘light of America’s promise’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VERlhICHqsU
Watch her body language, and expression. This was planned. This was the intent of those in power. This is why they chose her as their "empty vessel".
I watched the PBS NewsHour live coverage of the election, to the bitter end, and they were all too happy and laughing, yet still spouting TDS in their analysis.
Watch the next day coverage of the election, and see how upbeat they are and doubling down on TDS.
PBS News Hour live episode, Nov. 6 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjppQ4KI5oU
The reason the election was fast and "fair" is because they wanted to lose. It was necessary to call off the "dogs of war" for a brief season because too many in the "Deep State" thought that they actually could win an Atomic War.
What I am seeing, is that the Old Gods needed to pull their servants back from the brink, because they saw during WWII that Atomic bombs destroyed their food.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it. HA!
Psychlone
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J3EU41E/
Outstanding post, thank you! I feel so hopeful.
Excellent post. Thank you Monica.
Thank you, for writing this article. It's well-stated and it offers food for thought: "Regardless, going forward there’s good reason to believe that voters across all demographics are beginning to hold both parties to greater scrutiny and accountability and placing more emphasis on outcomes than promises." I believe that's a prospect--a reality, one would hope--in which there's much to be realized.
"With any luck, both parties will eventually reflect our country’s diversity and attract members based on their shared values and needs rather than immutable characteristics."
Amen, thank you Monica. I'm really hoping we see the back of identity politics.
This is a wonderful, measured call to describe our real unity. I fear the reason we were divided by race is to coalesce the power in the left-wing of a party. The more we fight with each other, the more we look for a political party to take up the gauntlet on our behalves. I remember during the 2020 election, I actively sought out black You Tubers, etc. to do a gut check on whether or not they thought Trump was awful. I saw more and more of them coming out and not only saying they were Trump supporters but saying they were proud of our country and wanted to fight for it. The message for so long had been that slavery overshadowed all black Americans perceptions of our country and because of our history, they hated it. I am beginning to finally believe it was a lie, sold to us to put a wedge between black and white citizens. If, for nothing else, I am grateful to Trump for revealing this truth among us.