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[-] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 151 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’m going to be ignoring the news for the next couple years. “Trump Did Something Horrific,” followed by nothing of any consequence but “raising awareness.”

Wake me up when there’s a real resistance.

[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago

I'm not American and will do the same. The amount of artificial and inflated drama is just unbearable. Not for another four years.

"Trump said this unacceptable thing!!!1!" followed by a few days of outrage, nothing changes, then he says another stupider shit a few days layer and the cycle continues.

In a way I'm sure the media are very happy for that Trump win. They're gonna have some drama every fucking day.

[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

Ah yes the embodiment of the French Revolutionaries spirit. Paraphrasing the slogan, wasn't it something like

"wake me up my brothers after the king gets beheaded, why would I go out with my pitchfork if nothing's gonna happen".

[-] Dashi@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can't speak to others but it's exhausting. All the "did something illegal" "got egg on the face of the US" "made a clown of himself". I can only be outraged for so long before I'm burned out. I've voted every election big and small. I've argued and talked with people about how bad this could be. I've told people who didn't know there are still literal wars going on and how there is an avenue for ww3. People don't care or they think trump is the one to see us through and any changes he wants to make are good.

What else can I do? I'm not going to take up arms because I still believe in our democracy.

[-] yetiftw@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

get organized! there are loads of community-based action groups that provide mutual aid services. the democratic socialists of America is a great example but there are plenty of other options if that's not for you

[-] flames5123@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Just like I’ve been telling my queer friends: some days you fight; some days you rest. You cannot fight if you don’t take care of yourself.

[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Looking at US politics from across the pond, there seems to be a healthy dose of activism, except it's exclusively online.

Unfortunately nowadays this is totally irrelevant, because it's so easy to counter by anyone with money to burn.

When people have actually gathered (mostly unions) they have found success.

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Except all the college students who got arrested/kicked out for pro-palestinian protests.

[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Too small, but an interesting example.

In many countries, and across history, universities are the breeding ground of anti-establishment protests. Young people with a strong desire to change the world, not yet shackled by the burdens of society and all that.

Except that in the US, students are chained down with massive debt they can't escape from, so that they can be kept on a leash.

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 month ago

be sure to hashtag that resistance!

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

And smash that like button!

[-] coaxil@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

I suspect that's going to be a long long looooooonnnng sleep you will be having there :(

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Well don't bother starting it yourself.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe charisma is their dump stat.

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Or you could start a protest or join an organization actually fighting him. Instead of whining about people not doing anything on the internet.

[-] Dempf@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Ah well, nevertheless.

this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2024
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