Tropical Soulvangelical has observed the so-called Hands Off movement as effectively painting itself into a corner, paling in comparison against 50501. TSV has far more respect for 50501 than for Hands Off, because 50501 was formed by the people. He sees Hands Off as only being formed by the politicians, seeing how Hands Off features speeches by said politicians. He notes that 50501 came first, back in February, and Hands Off was only formed not even a week ago, effectively a bastardization of 50501. Hands Off TSV is sure will undoubtedly pat itself on the back for presumably "saving" all the stuff that 50501 had -already- saved, serving as a move in the narrative of If Not One Then The Other. It'll serve Bernie well for 2028, regardless of TSV already deciding he's not going to vote for him in favor of an in-the-mold-of-Biden alternative. If TSV doesn't get that alternative, it's not a democratic system. Of course, if -Bernie- says it's a democratic system, then somehow we must all concur and not bother having any discussions lest they be misportrayed as "circular firing squads" or even somehow helping -trump-. TSV reminds people that it's -not- having those discussions before 2028 that'll be truly -trumplite-, and he's wondering where the progressives are in countering the Just You Wait And See Narrative that -trump's- trying to put out with the tariffs and which he sees USA Today as promoting. TSV's sure that when people see USA Today's headlines accordingly, they'll get politically hypnotized to be thinking, USA Today said it, I believe it, that settles it. TSV is often fascinated by how the polls show people thinking TSV's way on things, and he wonders why it wasn't that way in 2024 last year, particularly in the context of the War On Biden. He's pretty sure the people will -never- be as pro-Biden and pro-stalwart as TSV. Where circular firing discussions are concerned, TSV doesn't want the people to forget about the value of National Honor, which he's pretty sure will be absolutely and cynically forgotten in 2028 if Bernie wins. Bernie will almost certainly whip up the so-called "youth power" vote, with Gens Y and Z effectively channelling their cynicisms about the country, and again outvoting TSV with respect to there being a need for National Honor borne of the values of faith and principle. By contrast, TSV sees Gen Alpha as being the upcoming true faith/principle/national honor generation in rebellion against their contemptuous older siblings within Y and Z. TSV's Gen X is outnumbered by everyone, so TSV doesn't see our vote as counting in a way that anyone will bother to notice or respect. But it's still TSV's country too, and that's what makes outvoting inherently undemocratic. TSV's wondering why we have to wait till after the 2026 midterms before we have this discussion when he already knows this is the case -now-. How does Hands Off purport to solve -that- problem?

Like possibly most other Americans, Tropical Soulvangelical wants to make tribute to Cory Booker's 25 hour filibuster protesting -trump's- policies. That being said, TSV acknowledges that Mr. Booker may have wasted his time, because the Donkeys apparently used Mr. Booker's podium as a handy hiding space for their shortcomings, not the least of which was last year's undemocratic defiance of the will of primary voters with respect to Biden. TSV imagines that when Mr. Booker went into his 10th hour, Schumer was in a panic over a member of his caucus actually doing something to get people's attention. When hour 15 came along, TSV figures that Schumer figured that as long as Mr. Booker continues his speech, attention would be focused on Mr. Booker and not so much on Schumer himself, and also not on Schumer's War On Biden or the funding controversy from just over a week ago. TSV doubts -anyone- remembers that controversy, the least of whom the people who protested outside of Schumer's Home Office. Another hidden item TSV found inside Mr. Booker's podium was a proposal from three years ago to get rid of the filibuster -solely because- it was once used for harm. TSV figures you get don't rid of fire extinguishers just because the Jonas Brothers were once accused of using them as questionable stage props. Maybe not going through with that proposal was a smart thing the Donkeys did, because they would otherwise have nothing to work with. Another thing that TSV found hidden in light of both the Supreme Court election in Wisconsin and the two special elections that took place was the failed prediction on the part of both Hillary Clinton and Michael Cohen that if -trump- won last year, there will be no more elections. Now TSV sees them both with egg on their faces. But the kind of election TSV doesn't want to see in 2028 is one that's based -solely- on self-interest in light of the terrible things -trump- is doing, vis-a-vis If Not The One Then The Other. TSV doesn't want there to be a Bernie or a similarly unqualified figure, because such a figure would cast aside the more stalwart candidates, and fail in overall leadership, and make this country a Scandinavian irrelevance that doesn't stand for anything. TSV doesn't believe it's enough to give the people what they want in being an antitrump technocrat in 2028. You need to be the kind of inspirational type TSV saw in Biden, and that's something TSV doesn't believe that the political elites or the activists would ever understand about him as a voter. Otherwise, TSV doesn't think we'll see the likes of Biden again, and instead the country will have to settle for a series of embarrassing walking mediocrities for what TSV sees as the rest of this country's future. Very sorry, Mr. Booker, but nice try anyway.