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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

nothing but facts my friend

Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

exactly! and people not allowing their minds to be opened and enlightened by knowledge they did not previously have or the opinions of others. if only everyone knew how nice it is to hear out all sides of a conversation before becoming so defensive

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

that would be cool! hey thanks for keeping this discussion civil and productive. that's hard to do on social media and in such contentious times. i appreciated your genuine responses and perspective

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

that's a good point! i think in my personal experience and point of view the definition of politics focuses more on the debate aspect, and a debate for equality rather than power. i don't quite think identity is the right word for it but under that definition i don't think politics is either

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

the audience's interpretation of that message

Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

and further still if the artist's message makes it to the audience.

in summary, the act of creating art is political. the art doesn't have to contain a political message to be political due to that fact. and further, political art is political if that is the artists intention, regardless

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

modern politics have made it so that the act of expressing yourself is political. therefore the art doesn't have to have a "political" message to be political.

this being said, there's a further level of art being political if the artist intends to send a political message.

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

let's go on a deeper level to my opinions about the link of politics and art so that i can clarify why both statements are true.

creating art is a political act. artists create art to send a message, whether the message is received by the audience or not.

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

no. a piece of art that has been given political purpose by the artist is political. it is not the observer that injects meaning to the art, it is the artist.

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

if the artist chooses

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 6

allow me to clarify what i meant. all art CAN be political. all art CAN send a political message

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

this kind of spending stopped before Trump was even elected the first time and it says it right there in your post?? so who stopped it? not him

Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

like what?

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

according to this article (and multiple unrelated polls) his favorability has dropped between 3 and 6% since his inauguration news.gallup.com/poll/655955/...

Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again

Trump's initial job approval rating is similar to what it was at the start of his first term, reaffirming his position as the lowest-rated new president since 1953.

news.gallup.com

Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

I can tell you right now that even Republican voters did not want a majority of what the current administration is doing. Donald Trump and his administration have already seen a significant drop in Republican voter support and a spike in Republican voter criticism.

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

the government has positioned themselves for a war against its own people which is to poise themselves for a collapse. it's not collapsing yet, but it will if this continues

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

THANK YOU GEORGE W CARVER 😭 I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senator Letter Regarding DOGE

Dear Senator, My name is [insert your name] and I am writing as a concerned citizen of the United States. It has been brought to my attention that the current president, Mr. Donald Trump, has been gra...

docs.google.com

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

my fellow americans, if this enrages you as much as it does me, please write to your state senators. below i have linked a letter i drafted for anyone to copy and paste into their state senators' email forms. enter your name in the boxes and hit send. USE YOUR VOICE

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Feb 4

None of this is legal:

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

of course! i'm lucky enough to have had a wonderful government teacher who taught me how important it is to write your reps. i've honed in that skill so i share it as often as i can

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

i've written up a letter. please, if you see this, take the time to find your state senators' contact pages, send them an email with this letter copied in. we have to use our voices docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senator Letter Regarding DOGE

Dear Senator, My name is [insert your name] and I am writing as a concerned citizen of the United States. It has been brought to my attention that the current president, Mr. Donald Trump, has been gra...

docs.google.com

Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

write to them! i wrote up a letter, copy paste it and send it in to your state's senators! we have to use our resources! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senator Letter Regarding DOGE

Dear Senator, My name is [insert your name] and I am writing as a concerned citizen of the United States. It has been brought to my attention that the current president, Mr. Donald Trump, has been gra...

docs.google.com

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senator Letter Regarding DOGE

Dear Senator, My name is [insert your name] and I am writing as a concerned citizen of the United States. It has been brought to my attention that the current president, Mr. Donald Trump, has been gra...

docs.google.com

Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

nothing unless we ask to. Implore your state senators to take action. here's a letter i wrote, you can copy and paste it into your state senators' email forms, fill in your name, and hit send.

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Angelice @angewice.bsky.social · Feb 4

good on you for calling out reps but social media isn't always effective. i wrote a letter, here's the link. you can copy and paste it into your senators' email forms and put in your name docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Senator Letter Regarding DOGE

Dear Senator, My name is [insert your name] and I am writing as a concerned citizen of the United States. It has been brought to my attention that the current president, Mr. Donald Trump, has been gra...

docs.google.com