Trump looks on after a man fainted during an announcement in the Oval Office.
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2025
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Please don't take this the wrong way, because I absolutely understand your position and the shitty position your in.
Trump IS your president. Whether you voted for him or not. At the same time, the government, or rather the way you are governed, is also YOUR responsibility. No one can change it but you and your fellow citizens. If you don't like your president, elect someone else. If you don't like the presented options, pressure whatever party you think fits into providing better options. If you fear, you won't be able to ever get a real vote anymore, then fight for your right! No one from the outside is going to come in and fix this for you. This is THE ONE responsibility that you have as a citizen....
Yes, but, it's a responsibility spread across the entire population. If you've ever been apart of a group project in a school setting you're likely familiar with how people can fuck that up despite your best efforts. Yes you're also responsible, but you (imo) also get to bitch about how they fucked up your project.
Absolutely. But you can't do more than kick the ass of everyone in your group that isn't doing their part. You can't stop and give up as well. You have to motivate all other group members and - if necessary - kick out the one dude that does nothing.
So...you can complain and moan, but in the end it does not change what you have to do.
From the other siexe of the pond, I really wish you all the strength and wish you all the best. I'm serious, I'm really worried about everyone in the US.
Problem is when you're the one doing the lifting and the others are a bunch of muscley brutes that'll cave your skull in when you try.
Brilliant, unheard of, stunning, truly enlightened. If only there was a way for some major city to act on this sage advice along with every other election that occured three days ago.
Beta version of democracy explains it pretty well
“Don’t mourn, organize!”
Are you so sure?
Historically, protests have many functions as a base tactic in the overall strategy of social change.
Rarely are they the direct cause of regime change, except sometimes on the last day, but they are always necessary and productive.
It won't happen automatically. Somebody has to talk and listen to Trump's voters and convince them to vote for somebody else. That takes time.
That is, people also need to be prepared if there is no election.