"Co-opt the issue. If reason and co-optation can win the day, we should cleverly accept the premise and hold to our policy beliefs."
DemLabs co-opted the issue of the Republican budget priorities to draw attention to what it means for working Americans vs. MAGA billionaires in this infographic.
What’s in the Republican budget for you vs. billionaire MAGA donors?
Colorful presentation. I'm thinking about the people who have been pushed off medicaid and will be. When you are in personal difficulties, it's hard to be an advocate for the many. I'm asking myself: How do we elevate the billionaires on bedrest problem (who is really lazy and needs a work program) with a simple, not too dense message that more well-off people will grab onto?
clearly the underlying problem is poor education available to the masses about how our government is meant to work, their very vital role, and how to educate themselves on the issues that affect them -- for a democracy to work, the people need to be aware of how to rule themselves
Editorial board members are interested in taking on this topic. If you know of grassroots groups taking it on as well, please help us connect and spotlight that work!
"Co-opt the issue. If reason and co-optation can win the day, we should cleverly accept the premise and hold to our policy beliefs."
DemLabs co-opted the issue of the Republican budget priorities to draw attention to what it means for working Americans vs. MAGA billionaires in this infographic.
What’s in the Republican budget for you vs. billionaire MAGA donors?
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/01/06/republican-budget-cuts-social-security-medicaid-aca-to-fund-tax-cuts-for-billionaires/
Colorful presentation. I'm thinking about the people who have been pushed off medicaid and will be. When you are in personal difficulties, it's hard to be an advocate for the many. I'm asking myself: How do we elevate the billionaires on bedrest problem (who is really lazy and needs a work program) with a simple, not too dense message that more well-off people will grab onto?
clearly the underlying problem is poor education available to the masses about how our government is meant to work, their very vital role, and how to educate themselves on the issues that affect them -- for a democracy to work, the people need to be aware of how to rule themselves
Editorial board members are interested in taking on this topic. If you know of grassroots groups taking it on as well, please help us connect and spotlight that work!
Excellent article. Thanks for the things to think about. This has seemed like an intractable problem.