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Don't assume the horrors of the Trump administration will be over after the next election (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to c/rant

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Fuck this optimism. We need realism. And I don't mean pessimism, I mean realism. Pessimism is assuming nothing will change for the better. Optimism is assuming troubles will pass without you having to do anything. Realism is adjusting the sails.

This isn't inevitably going to end after the midterms or after the next scheduled presidential election. Those responsible aren't inevitably going to be prosecuted. It'll only happen if someone makes it happen.

Everyone needs to stop assuming this will pass. The world needs to gear up to protect itself, America needs to do something about this mess. The sooner America and the rest of the world recognizes that America is now a fascist dictatorship, the sooner something might be able to be done about it.

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[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

America needs to do something about this mess.

This isn't something that happened to America. This is something America chose. Enough people will still choose it. And they're choosing it around the world. It's not a physical mess to clean up, it's a combination of mental sickness, ignorance, and racism. You cant change policy until you change the way people think.

How do you get 70 million Americans to accept that they are not voting in their best interests? that they have been hoodwinked by alarmist media? that racism is driving their actions? (although many admit willingly they're racist)

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's a little of each. There was a lot of social media propaganda and traditional media propaganda. But in the end, people still had to choose. They still voted (or didn't).

[–] dis_honestfamiliar 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Speaking of realism. The GOP followed along. So, it will continue.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Yeah, even if a Democrat gets in, why would they NOT assume all the same power TACO has grabbed. It'll just be a different kind of dictator.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago

The republicans are ramping up the election rigging up to fucking eleven and the democrats are responding by propping up horrible ghouls as their presidential candidates so yeah I don’t foresee good things after Trump either.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone who is against what is happening right now thinks it will just pass. We need republicans to not win shit going forward given what is ok to then. We need to all laws that put any limits or breaks on constitutional rights, even in the slightest repealed. we need to get money out of politics. We need to get rid of first past the post and the electoral college. so many things.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lots of people who are anti-trump think this will be resolved at the next election, either in 2026 or 2028. I'm not convinced there will even be elections. I want people to hurry up and stop pretending America is still a democracy and that if you don't like things you just have to wait four years. Trump already tried to overthrow the government to avoid leaving office

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

yeah I guess im basically on the same level as you. Im guessing trump is going to try and say all mail in voting is invalid and have paramilitary at every polling location to make sure its "safe"

[–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe -3 points 1 week ago

Nothing ever gets better under capitalism, so I'm going to stay home on election day and play Call of Duty. Come get me when the revolution is starting