Cool. Pay my rent for me so I can, cause homelessness is illegal now.
You’re proving MY point. Nuance and not jumping to the simplest conclusions is a severe problem we have in this country. You hear something you disagree with and immediately rack it up to "this person is bad because of (insert confirmation bias here)
You have zero clue the situation others are in. Take a seat.
You don’t need to physically attend protests to help.
Spreading anti government facts and info all the time, talking to people to open their eyes about the situation is a great help and will do a lot more good than nothing.
Literally the enemy has an army of bots spreading misinformation. If everyone who said they can’t do anything to fight back realized they have a very powerful weapon that is low effort, trump would have never been elected.
While I’m also frustrated by the apparent apathy among Americans, we’ve only been under this admin for two months. In Hungary, Serbia and Turkey the admins have been around for much longer than that and the realities and consequences of oppressive government have had time to fully sink in.
That said, I try to be optimistic but it’s very difficult. Many sane Americans are behaving like an already defeated people, and the rest of the country either don’t care or actually cheer for it.
And once this admin entrenches itself, it’ll be extremely difficult to unroot. These are some of the richest and most powerful people in the world, with the world’s most advanced military and massive and heavily armed police force to back them up. And that’s not including all the nutjob private militias that will likely get deputized at some point. We’re already seeing them label the opposition as terrorists, where do you think we’ll be in a year?
I want to keep fighting but I’m not convinced enough of us take this as the very serious threat that it is. And not just to Americans, but to the whole world.
I feel for ya. I hope things start to turn around down there but it seems like that will only happen if the people unite. Everyone needs to go on general strike. Shut everything down!
That is not the right conclusion. We don’t have a protest culture or union membership to call for or protect protesters, or a centralized population and obvious protest spot. I was talking to an Argentine friend of mine about how it works in Argentina - a handful of big unions who unite and call strikes/protests including the bus drivers who bring moat people to and from work, a centralized population, and an international airport with 1 main highway that can be blocked. Not that all those things are needed to protest effectively, but America has none of that. Hell, we don’t even have healthcare if we’re not employed. We’re kinda starting from scratch.
We’ve also been cursed with nuclear family structure. We have almost no support networks unless you have the money to pay for child care and the like (you don’t). Capitalism has us by the balls.
That’s partly because the media is owned by the billionaires and has no interest in portraying the poor as having power over their destiny . Actually it may be entirely that.
We have to start somewhere, and the protests will grow steadily as people become energized, the administration’s crimes grow and claim more victims, and people warm to the idea of protesting.
The real danger will be in the summer of 2026. They can’t allow the Democrats to flip either chamber, and take over legislative and investigative responsibilities, so they will do ANYTHING to stop the mid-term election. Protests will be huge by then, and he will instigate violence (perhaps by using his Jan 6 goons, who owe him), then send in authorities to use more violence to suppress the violence. That will give him the excuse to declare Martial Law, and suspend elections until peace is restored. Since he cintrols the peace, that will never happen, and we’ll skate right past 2028 without a presidential election.
People will scream, but the loudest voices will take up residency at the new 30,000 bed facility in Guantanamo Bay.
Im going to say doubtful. Seeing the size of other protests in other countries, it really shows how little murica cares that they are going fascist
Those countries are much smaller and many have more robust public transportation to reach said protests.
I have a 12 hour day on the 5th and it kills me not to be able to go
We’d all be better off with more critical thinking and nuisance in our lives instead of jumping to the first conclusion that reaffirms our bias
You’re proving their point. Take the day off.
Cool. Pay my rent for me so I can, cause homelessness is illegal now.
You’re proving MY point. Nuance and not jumping to the simplest conclusions is a severe problem we have in this country. You hear something you disagree with and immediately rack it up to "this person is bad because of (insert confirmation bias here)
You have zero clue the situation others are in. Take a seat.
I won’t be taking a seat for I am standing!
On Lemmy with apparently no idea what it’s like to pay rent and bills.
Go you!
Don’t be a hypocrite.
One is a actual fact, the other a sarcastic jab.
Your response is an attempt to act like they’re both the same.
You just want to fight to cope with being incorrect, like a typical American. You’re not getting it from me. Search elsewhere.
You don’t need to physically attend protests to help. Spreading anti government facts and info all the time, talking to people to open their eyes about the situation is a great help and will do a lot more good than nothing.
Literally the enemy has an army of bots spreading misinformation. If everyone who said they can’t do anything to fight back realized they have a very powerful weapon that is low effort, trump would have never been elected.
I have already stated not only to you but others that I already am.
Stop talking down to me. I’m too old for this shit.
Take the hint and back the fuck off.
I simply answered to your post, I am not aware nor interested in your entire post history nor are most people going to be. Relax.
No, you’re demanding personal information and telling me what to do for things you have no understanding of
I’ll not tell you to back off again.
While I’m also frustrated by the apparent apathy among Americans, we’ve only been under this admin for two months. In Hungary, Serbia and Turkey the admins have been around for much longer than that and the realities and consequences of oppressive government have had time to fully sink in.
That said, I try to be optimistic but it’s very difficult. Many sane Americans are behaving like an already defeated people, and the rest of the country either don’t care or actually cheer for it.
And once this admin entrenches itself, it’ll be extremely difficult to unroot. These are some of the richest and most powerful people in the world, with the world’s most advanced military and massive and heavily armed police force to back them up. And that’s not including all the nutjob private militias that will likely get deputized at some point. We’re already seeing them label the opposition as terrorists, where do you think we’ll be in a year?
I want to keep fighting but I’m not convinced enough of us take this as the very serious threat that it is. And not just to Americans, but to the whole world.
The AOC and Bernie rallies should bring some hope. This is a step up compared to weeks before. Momentum is gaining.
I feel for ya. I hope things start to turn around down there but it seems like that will only happen if the people unite. Everyone needs to go on general strike. Shut everything down!
That is not the right conclusion. We don’t have a protest culture or union membership to call for or protect protesters, or a centralized population and obvious protest spot. I was talking to an Argentine friend of mine about how it works in Argentina - a handful of big unions who unite and call strikes/protests including the bus drivers who bring moat people to and from work, a centralized population, and an international airport with 1 main highway that can be blocked. Not that all those things are needed to protest effectively, but America has none of that. Hell, we don’t even have healthcare if we’re not employed. We’re kinda starting from scratch.
We’ve also been cursed with nuclear family structure. We have almost no support networks unless you have the money to pay for child care and the like (you don’t). Capitalism has us by the balls.
That’s partly because the media is owned by the billionaires and has no interest in portraying the poor as having power over their destiny . Actually it may be entirely that.
We have to start somewhere, and the protests will grow steadily as people become energized, the administration’s crimes grow and claim more victims, and people warm to the idea of protesting.
The real danger will be in the summer of 2026. They can’t allow the Democrats to flip either chamber, and take over legislative and investigative responsibilities, so they will do ANYTHING to stop the mid-term election. Protests will be huge by then, and he will instigate violence (perhaps by using his Jan 6 goons, who owe him), then send in authorities to use more violence to suppress the violence. That will give him the excuse to declare Martial Law, and suspend elections until peace is restored. Since he cintrols the peace, that will never happen, and we’ll skate right past 2028 without a presidential election.
People will scream, but the loudest voices will take up residency at the new 30,000 bed facility in Guantanamo Bay.