Won’t this, ya know, be a bad idea and give Trump an advantage over the Democratic Party altogether?
How so?
It splits a the democratic votes apart and that way, neither Dem candidate will get enough to win. If Bernie can’t even get the nom in the primary, why would he get enough write ins to stand a chance to win the Gen Election? Plus, there are some states where you can’t even write in. This is a Bad Idea. It’s unfortunate, but you can tell there’s a ton of Bernie supporters who are young/haven’t been taught enough about the full election process to make decisions accordingly.
ATTENTION! THIS IS A PSA! DO NOT WRITE BERNIE INTO THE BALLOT!
BERNIE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WRITE HIM INTO THE BALLET! THAT’S WHY HE SAID HE’S NOT GOING TO RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT, BECAUSE HE “DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING SOME RIGHT-WING REPUBLICAN TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” HIS. EXACT. WORDS.
(if you don’t want to watch the full video, the quote is at 1:41).
Listen, the last time something like this happened, Ralph Nader run in the Green party and split the Democratic votes between Nader and Gore. Which allowed for George W. Bush to become president.
DO YOU WANT THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN TO TRUMP?
The two-party system sucks, but pretty much the way our system is set up, any vote that is not for the Democratic nominee will be for Trump. The only votes that count against Trump are for the Democratic nominee, whoever that may be.
So don’t write anybody in. It’s throwing away your vote. You might think it’s a political statement and in another election I might advocate for it, but THERE IS THE LEGITIMATE CHANCE THAT DONALD TRUMP COULD BE ELECTED INTO OFFICE. And nobody, particularly not Hillary Clinton, is a bad enough alternative that it is worth running the risk. Remember what it was like when Bush was in office? Trump will be that times 1000x, with extra blatant xenophobia, racism, homophobia, and misandry thrown on top.
I’m pro-Bernie, but I’m much more anti-Trump. Whoever runs against Trump in the Democratic party has my vote. I hope he or she has yours too.
#anything-but-trump
If Trump gets in everyone has a problem, we act like this is just an American issue, but you are a superpower on the world scale who many countries depend on economically, politically etc, don’t let a racist idiot run your country, for all our sakes.
Protip for men: if marriage is a horrifying concept for you and you think it is an evil trap, do not buy a ring and ask a woman to marry you
I’m way over seeing radical feminist bullshit on my dash. This isn’t even social justice or a real issue.
sorry that not marrying someone you dont loathe is radical feminism i guess?
women: don’t propose or get married if u don’t like the thought of marriage
men: what kind of sjw fuckery
the other bit that this implies is:
If you like your wife, act like it. Even around your friends. Be open and honest about liking your wife, liking spending time with her, and not being resentful of the shared work of building a household. Let your buddies know you can’t hang out with them because you’d rather be home with your wife, whom you like, because she is your legit bff, even though you know your buddies are gonna mock you for it.
Stand up to your buddies. Tell them mocking isn’t cool and you don’t want them to do it anymore. Challenge the other men in your life to be better men.
That is what “don’t get married if you think marriage is an evil trap” implies to men who are married. And while it’s all completely reasonable I imagine that it’s scary as fuck when it’s just so much easier to har de har har the little woman’s such a nag, ain’t she, don’t we all hate being married so much? with other men.
In that context, “don’t get married if you think marriage is an evil trap” is kindof a radical statement.
The number of guys I work with who are engaged who started pulling the “uh oh, life over soon, har har” shit that I have completely shut down with a simple “well if you don’t want to get married, then don’t”…*sigh* And they’re just like, hem, haw, welllll if I don’t then she might not stay with meee, which I respond to with “well, sounds like you need to have a pretty serious and honest conversation with your fiancee about your feelings then” and then the *panic!* look…When you remove that easy “hah hah ball-and-chain” narrative, watch the reaction. Some of them (to a female friend) will mumblingly admit that they love their fiancee and are excited to be married. Others…all you get is fear.
That’s the disservice we do men by refusing to teach boys how to explore their emotional needs. It hurts everyone. I watched three male friends walk into marriages I can tell they weren’t ready for and didn’t want, just because it was expected and they had no tools for emotional self-examination. Two of those marriages are (shockingly) in crisis, a couple years later. One has kids involved now. It’s more than a little heartbreaking. The marriages I see that are working? Are the guys with the emotional maturity to talk to their wives and who don’t care if everyone knows they’re in love with them.
So, as a result of recent events currently happening in my household, I’m in a situation I’d rather really not be in. To cut a long story very short, the threat of eviction is very real if I’m unable to provide stable rent money weekly given my mother (the breadwinner), and my younger sister will be returning home to Morocco, whereas I cannot afford to and will stay behind with my abusive drunk father. He’s supposed to be bringing in rent money, but he never gives me the full amount, and the last thing I need is to get evicted on top of everything I got going on right now. So if you guys would be so kind, give my GoFundMea look see and donate. If you can’t? just spread the word! I’d appreciate it so much everyone. Mashallah!
HEY GUYS CAN YOU HELP MY FRIEND OVER HERE??? She had a bad situation with her abusive father that was about to harm her sister and now she needs some help, please help her she needs it ;u;
You are loved. You are loved by God, even if you don’t believe in the Christian God. This needs to be said, and I know that there’s someone out there that needs to hear this. God let his son die so that you could be safe. He let his pure, precious son who had done no wrong be beaten, harassed, humiliated, assaulted, and crucified so that you wouldn’t have to suffer, and Jesus was as accepting of this as possible. They both love you. God loves you if you’re gay, God loves you if you’re transgender, God loves you if you’re agender. God wouldn’t let his perfect son suffer such a horrible torment if he didn’t love you. I’m not trying to convert anyone to Christianity, I just want people to know that God and Jesus love you enough to be nailed to a cross, so that you could spend eternity in paradise. When Jesus was on that cross, he was thinking about you, and how you would be able to live a good, long life. So please remember, you are loved.
You wanna know what happens once you kill yourself? Your mother comes home from work and finds her baby dead and she screams and runs over to you and tries to get you to wake up but you won’t and she keeps screaming and shaking you and her tears are dripping onto your face and your dad hears all the screaming and runs into the room and he can’t even speak because the child that he loved and the child that he watched grow up is gone forever and finally your little sister runs into the room to see what all the fuss is about and she sees you dead. The person she looked up to and loved. The person she bragged about to her friends, the person she wanted to be just like when she grew up, the person that made her feel safe. But she’s never really going to get to grow up and smile and laugh and love because she’ll always be consumed with this feeling of missing you. And now there’s something missing from your family and they can barely look at each other anymore because everything reminds them of you but you’re gone and hurts more than anything. and you think that your mom never cared because she was always busy and yelling at you to finish your homework and clean your room and forgot to say I love you sometimes but really, she loved you more than anything and she doesn’t leave the house anymore, she can’t even get out of bed and she’s getting thinner and thinner because it’s too hard to eat. Your father had to quit his job and he doesn’t sleep anymore, every time he closes his eyes he sees his baby dead, and the image never goes away no matter how much alcohol he drinks. And at school your best friend sees that your seat is empty and she gets this sick feeling in her stomach and that’s when she hears the announcement. You killed yourself. And suddenly she’s screaming and crying in the middle of class and no one even bothers comforting because they’re all busy sitting there staring at your empty seat with tears dripping down their cheeks and all she wants is for you to hug her and tell her it’s gonna be okay like you always did, but this time, you’re not there to do it, everything is dark now that you’re gone and her grades are slipping, she barely goes to school anymore and she ended up in hospital after taking too many pills because she wanted to see you again. the girls who used to make fun of the way you dressed feel their throats get tight, they don’t talk to each other anymore, they don’t talk to anyone, they’re all in therapy trying so hard not to blame themselves but nothing works. and your teacher who always gave you a hard time stares blankly at the wall, she quits her job a few days later. And then your boyfriend hears the news and he can’t breathe, he still calls you a lot just to hear your voice and he talks to you on facebook but you never message him back, he can’t fall in love again because every girl he meets reminds him of you, he’s never going to get over you, he loved you and he cries himself to sleep every night, hating himself and slicing his skin because he couldn’t save you and he’s never going to hold you in his arms or hear you laugh again. Now everyone who knew you, whether they were a big part of your life or someone you passed in the hallway a few times a week, they carry this aching feeling around inside them because you’re gone, and they miss you, and they don’t know why you left but it must’ve been their fault and they should’ve stopped you and they should’ve told you they loved you more and that feeling is never going to go away. And so you killed yourself
but you killed everyone else around you too.
this need to be on everyone’s blog
this makes me think..
God bless whoever wrote this.
I’m not crying you’re crying
Where was this when I needed it ? I really cried .
My heart is broken.
I’m at a loss for words right now
Wow. Literally crying. I hope everyone who needs this reads this.
It’s called Booster Buddy, it’s free, and it’s available for both Android and iOS.
It works by giving you ‘quests’ (daily tasks) that you are encouraged to complete each day. They are very small things and it caters to you (it asks you questions at the start about what you struggle with).
It’s designed to be child friendly and easy to understand. I’m finding it really helpful. You can also input medication times for a reminder and emergency contact details.
I love this app and I had to share it with you all!
thank you for this.
“PLEASE come wake me up again tomorrow”…think of all the lives this app could save
I’ve got this app and seriously it really helps. Not only do you have a calendar to record medication and feelings but you also want to wake up every morning to help the animal. It pretty much made my life better.
SO GUYS. Reblogging from myself because I just downloaded the app and it’s got some really useful features.
In the Settings section, there is a list of Helpful Websites for a variety of different mental health issues. The list is short, but it is a great idea.
The app has you input information (which you can choose not to share) like your local emergency number, local hospital, and an emergency contact person.
There are plenty of activities to keep you going in the right direction.
There is a calendar function and a medication reminder if you need one– and if you have an “as needed” medication, the app can remind you to take them if you check in in “Crisis” mode.
You can edit or change your information at any time, including your symptoms.
Also, less useful but really cute, you can dress up your animal buddy as you do more activities.
TL;DR This app is adorable and will probably be really, really useful for a lot of people.
BoosterBuddy!
I just downloaded this app this morning and it’s A M A Z I N G. I’m not overstating. This app combines some of the best elements and methods from all the various apps I’ve tried.
The two features that I haven’t seen elsewhere in mental health apps that I especially love are:
– It lets you choose a cute animal friend as a companion to keep you socially motivated. To “wake up” and play with this friend, you need to complete 3 wellness tasks (that are super simple and easy), once you’ve done your daily checkin tasks, the cute animal wakes up to play with you. You can tickle it, talk to it, and even play dress up!! Much more motivating than apps that try to make you feel connected to real people, IMO.
– It includes a “calendar” feature (not a big overwhelming calendar like a normal app) that lets you add your own tasks to your daily checklist. So now, along with “checked in,” “completed quests,” and “take medication” I have an extra task that’s alerting me to the fact that I have an important phone call coming up. It made me describe this as “appointment”: “An appointment means someone is counting on you to be somewhere.” I think that might be the most motivating description of an appointment ever. As an anxious person who tends to cancel and reschedule everything, this app is already making me feel better.
A+++++++++ plz download now guys
This app is amazing! I just noticed it said “people who menstruate,” so it is inclusive of trans people. Great attention to detail.
i have this app & it has helped me so much. Even if you don’t think you have a mental illness it’s still great to just hold onto as a pick me up
reblog to save a life so i don’t mow a fricker over
reblog bc they used to teach us the opposite in school and manner guides
this is so important though!! when you crouch down, it gives the impression that you’re talking to a small child and immediately infantilizes the disabled person. please treat us with respect!!
Puberty is such a bad time for people to be exposed to Tumblr’s ideologies about gender.
I’m glad that when I was 14 and uncomfortable with my body (to the point where I verbally claimed that I wished I was a boy, was disgusted by the idea of growing boobs, and angered by the thought of having to wear a bra) I had responsible adults to tell me that being uncomfortable with physical changes in your body at puberty is a NORMAL and natural part of life; instead of having Tumblr to tell me that I was dissatisfied with my physical form because I was actually a genderqueer demiboy or something like that.
This is transphobic.
This isn’t tranphobia at all. It doesn’t intend to minimize the issues of transgender people at all. To call such a statement transphobic is the equivalent to agreeing to the idea that anyone who has any soft of anxiety about their body is transgender which is simply not true.
Subscribing to such a belief leads to the harm of actual trans people.
Imagine if some people who had a normal amount of anxiety over their body began identifying transgender and then a few years later retracted this statement and (rightfully) called it a phase (of anxiety over a changing body).
How does this affect trans people? On a broad scale it gives the impression to the general public that trans people are going through a phase, or in more general terms, that their gender identity is illegitimate.
It is VERY well possible that people can falsely identify as transgender under the premise of uncomfortable development during puberty.
To call this person transphobic for simply stating that some people may misconstrue awkward puberty growth adjustments for legitimate gender dysphoria damages the transgendered community.
Learn what actual transphobia is before labelling something as transphobic and please think before ignorantly commenting on trans issues regardless of your gender identity.
AngelMihe 