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  • Sam Deanesamdeane@mastodon.org.uk
    Nov 5, 2026, 10:23 AM

    I want to think the political tide has turned in the US, but a word of caution from the UK.

    We elected a progressive(ish) government 2 years ago. Many voters were motivated to switch by economic self-interest and a desire for change - not a political Damascene conversion. They complained when everything wasn’t magically fixed in the first ten minutes, and may switch back.

    T’was ever thus: but worth keeping in mind. You have two years to make it about more than the cost of diesel and groceries…

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  • Sam Deanesamdeane@mastodon.org.uk
    Nov 5, 2026, 10:31 AM

    All that being said, celebrate the victory, and fuck the fascists.

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  • Sam Deanesamdeane@mastodon.org.uk
    Nov 5, 2026, 10:37 AM

    … then use the next couple of years wisely.

    Go after the criminals, and prove the crimes. Develop *fair* plans to fix the systemic weaknesses that are now very apparent.

    Do it the right way, and don’t just vindictively put the boot in. Don’t fall into the “beat them at their own game” trap (c.f. morally bankrupt and idiotically counter-productive Dan Sullivan spoilers…)

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  • Ablative Armourotfrom@functional.cafe
    Nov 5, 2026, 2:47 PM

    @samdeane Labour have been striking me as pretty authoritarian and xenophobic in addition to not fixing the economy and terrorising disabled people

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