How that happens is we don’t let them fuck it up. Once the primaries were over, I urged everyone to vote for Democrats not because I love them, but because we desperately needed a check on the Republican corruption and incompetence. And that time is now. We need to contact our newly-elected representatives and demand big, bold action that actually improves people’s lives.

Anyone whines about how both sides are the same I’m going to ask them when the last time they contacted their representatives in Congress, or at the state level. Personally, I’ll call every day if I have to. Defeatists can say it won’t make any difference, but when we constantly call them out and demand meaningful action, we force them to listen. Public pressure works, and we can prove it…

Previously-purple Colorado says Welcome! 💙

“Unhoused” is callous and “homeless” is not?

While others are downvoting you for missing the point (possibly because I was already attempting to consider them with empathy and dignity), I probably should have actually said “person experiencing homelessness”, and have edited it as such.

In 2020, an entry on homelessness was added to The Associated Press Stylebook noting how “Homeless is generally acceptable as an adjective to describe people without a fixed residence” and that reporters should use person-first language to "avoid the dehumanizing collective noun the homeless, instead using constructions like homeless people, people without housing or people without homes.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People-first_language

I was so, so waiting for consequences to finally reach this asshole. Reminder that this teenage student and her family *were experiencing homelessness and was apparently exhausted trying to meet all her responsibilities! She needed an advocate, not a bully. This is the type of person that demands respect from you, while not valuing you as a human, beyond considering what you can do for him. I hope he endures excruciating traffic cases until he is removed from the bench…

EDIT: Changed to people-first language.