I am the specter of Leftist Tops hauntingly reassuring liberals after a particularly rough election.

A lot of people are without support and adrift. I’ve had good luck reaching out to people I know offline and being a positive and reassuring voice. Here are some examples I’ve used in the last couple of hours.

Just a reminder to tell your fellow liberals that they didn’t fail anyone. They were failed by DNC leadership

• Holy shit this worked REALLY REALLY WELL. STRIKE NOW COMRADES (shoutout to @Sickos)
• I also had good luck with this so far.

I’ve also had success with: “The disenchantment with the Democratic party will pave the way for a true 3rd party that represents regular folks instead of rich donors.”

Other threads with more resources and field reports

• We should write a “What is to be Done?” for 2024

• Now is the perfect opportunity for the left. Remind people that the Democrats won’t protect them from people like Trump. Organise and strengthen your community. Give people hope.

• Lit for your weeping lib neighbors

This probably won’t work for terminally online Reddit/Twitter/etc posters, as their coping is largely around lashing out at people. Now is a good time for some good ol’