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  • You’re a good person. I don’t normally share, but I feel I should.

    I was put in foster care when I was 6/7 (I don’t remember well).

    When I was 12, after 7 foster homes, my parents lost all parental rights. I was put up for adoption.

    At that time, I was still with one of my brothers in a foster home.

    We were told a couple was interested in us. We meet them a number of times, and had a few weekends at their place to test run it. They weren’t great, but they weren’t worse than other foster homes, so we decided to give it a try.

    My brother lasted about 9 months before asking to go back to foster care. I decided to stay, because I was tired of moving.

    I was adopted at 14, and moved out on my own at 17. I was tired of being reminded I was broken in some ways.

    Fast forward to me being 21 and in the navy. We start talking again. By then I was beginning to learn what I now consider my personal morals. He was still racist. I wasn’t.

    Fast forward to a few years ago. He’s still wildly racist. More so than before. I am now a very liberal person, advocating for homeless rights foster youth assistance, LGBTQIA+ rights, and equality all around. I have finally had enough. I call his bullshit out. About 2 years passes, and his 14th heart attack takes him.

    That was 2 years ago. My oldest is 24. My next oldest is 18. They never met him. I just couldn’t bring myself to introduce them to the old school hate.







  • Report directly to the authorities

    100% agree with this. You reported the post in politicalmemes with this as the reason:

    misinformation; these phone numbers route to a politically-aligned organization

    What was the misinformation? The title says “[META] Where to call if you witness anyone intimidating or harassing at polling places.” and the image clearly states who is behind it.

    If you can state that they aren’t there to help, and provide proof, I’ll back down, but the fact that you came at it as “lies”, that’s a bold claim.

    Again, contact authorities, but there’s nothing wrong with having other avenues to assistance.


  • I agree, but every avenue at our disposal are forms. They will receive them, and I encourage that people DO report them to the FBI and Justice department. What I’m also saying is that those methods async, while this one is offering real-time assistance.

    I would never say “don’t notify the authorities”. I am just saying that if you can put some weight behind your report and get it resolved while you are there, that’s a good thing too.

    You assuming that because they are a political org, they will play partisan politics, so to ignore them out-of-hand makes me wonder what you would do in their position.

    Not all people are evil, and again, I’m not saying not to report to the proper authorities. I’m just saying that reporting to the proper authorities may take weeks or months, where this may help you in minutes or hours - in time for the vote.