I keep hearing people say that there’s nothing that the Dems can do. That they have no power because they are in the minority. Wrong. They can do things like this: 1/7https://twitter.com/danpfeiffer/status/1030547660803952640 …
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“But it won’t matter! The
@GOP will just confirm judges without the Dems! They have the majority!” Yes, they do. But it still matters. Because symbolism matters. 3/7Show this thread
Symbols and symbolism are powerful human motivators. They are used in marketing, religion, business, and often people aren’t even aware that they are being affected by symbolism. 4/7
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Here’s a study showing that images of the Confederate Flag made voters less likely to express a willingness to vote for President Obama. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00797.x … 5/7
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The point here is that symbols matter. And just because the Dems are in the minority, it doesn’t mean they can’t do *something*, even if it is “just” symbolic. Symbols matter. 6/7
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So, Dems, show us that you know that none of this is normal. Quit carrying on with business as usual. Come yell and scream and protest with us. Show those of us on the ground that you hear us and are with us. Symbols matter. 7/7
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