We could hold protests…until Trump sends in the National Guard and has anyone that looks vaguely brown or uppity arrested.
We could petition our elected representatives, who either are not in power or have willingly ceded power to Trump. I’m sure that’ll help.
Maybe we could get reliable information from the news, if they weren’t already curtailing coverage that’s critical of Trump or anything Trump doesn’t like out of fear of political retribution or retaliatory political action.
We could sue through the court system, which was just stripped of virtually any ability to do anything about Trump.
I mean obviously, we need to get involved in our next election. Which is only 18 months away. Surely nothing catastrophic could happen in such a short period of time, right? Can’t wait to elect deep-blue representatives in my already deep-blue state. I’m sure that’ll accomplish a lot. That’s assuming elections even take place.
And hey, there’s always getting involved locally. Organize a resistance. Go ahead. I’m sure you’re more than willing to be the first to stick your neck out there. And I’m sure there’s no chance that your group is infiltrated long before it gets to anything resembling a critical mass or manages to accomplish anything noteworthy.
You don’t get it, do you?
Trump won. He has full control now. The Supreme Court has now said that not only is Trump legally immune from prosecution, judges don’t even have the right to stop him. Congress has willingly ceded their authority and he’s already using the national guard to quell anything he deems a “protest”. Our educational institutions have bent the knee, businesses are adopting Trump-friendly policies, and the press has severely curtailed criticism of Trump out of fear of retribution.
The only path forward is violence. And even that is a long shot as Trump has control of law enforcement who are chomping at the bit waiting for the opportunity to go full Call-of-Duty on as many brown people as they can. All other pathways have been closed. You wanna be the one sticking your neck out? Go right ahead. Let me know how the weather is in El Salvador. Or South Sudan. Or whatever 3rd world shithole you find yourself taking an involuntary vacation in. But not all of us think that this is a movie where we’re just waiting for John Connor to rise from the ashes and lead us to victory.
My point is exactly what you’re saying though. Being defeatist isn’t productive. Doomscrolling and resigning to the idea that “we’re all fucked, might as well give up” isn’t helpful.
If the tremendous outpouring of rejection for this administration’s bullshit isn’t quite cutting it in the inspiration department for you, then just sit by and do nothing. Your input in the manner you are giving isn’t helpful, and it’s not doing anything to inspire more people to fight against it.
Easily changed though. I would prefer people go the other direction with it and get more involved. That’s all I’m saying.
Sure. Just let me know exactly what your plan is.
We could hold protests…until Trump sends in the National Guard and has anyone that looks vaguely brown or uppity arrested.
We could petition our elected representatives, who either are not in power or have willingly ceded power to Trump. I’m sure that’ll help.
Maybe we could get reliable information from the news, if they weren’t already curtailing coverage that’s critical of Trump or anything Trump doesn’t like out of fear of political retribution or retaliatory political action.
We could sue through the court system, which was just stripped of virtually any ability to do anything about Trump.
I mean obviously, we need to get involved in our next election. Which is only 18 months away. Surely nothing catastrophic could happen in such a short period of time, right? Can’t wait to elect deep-blue representatives in my already deep-blue state. I’m sure that’ll accomplish a lot. That’s assuming elections even take place.
And hey, there’s always getting involved locally. Organize a resistance. Go ahead. I’m sure you’re more than willing to be the first to stick your neck out there. And I’m sure there’s no chance that your group is infiltrated long before it gets to anything resembling a critical mass or manages to accomplish anything noteworthy.
You don’t get it, do you?
Trump won. He has full control now. The Supreme Court has now said that not only is Trump legally immune from prosecution, judges don’t even have the right to stop him. Congress has willingly ceded their authority and he’s already using the national guard to quell anything he deems a “protest”. Our educational institutions have bent the knee, businesses are adopting Trump-friendly policies, and the press has severely curtailed criticism of Trump out of fear of retribution.
The only path forward is violence. And even that is a long shot as Trump has control of law enforcement who are chomping at the bit waiting for the opportunity to go full Call-of-Duty on as many brown people as they can. All other pathways have been closed. You wanna be the one sticking your neck out? Go right ahead. Let me know how the weather is in El Salvador. Or South Sudan. Or whatever 3rd world shithole you find yourself taking an involuntary vacation in. But not all of us think that this is a movie where we’re just waiting for John Connor to rise from the ashes and lead us to victory.
My point is exactly what you’re saying though. Being defeatist isn’t productive. Doomscrolling and resigning to the idea that “we’re all fucked, might as well give up” isn’t helpful.
If the tremendous outpouring of rejection for this administration’s bullshit isn’t quite cutting it in the inspiration department for you, then just sit by and do nothing. Your input in the manner you are giving isn’t helpful, and it’s not doing anything to inspire more people to fight against it.
Easily changed though. I would prefer people go the other direction with it and get more involved. That’s all I’m saying.