someone worse will take his place

this is the state that chose maddie cawthorn to represent them

almost impossible to maintain a perfectly sized government

yep. while that’s true, i can’t think of a valid argument against some regulating body that protects all the people, which, in america, has been somehow defined as communism by the corrupt upper crust

if there is hope, it lies in the proles

Viva la revolución

you got to find joy when you can

i understand this sentiment, i really do. but people are being kidnapped, deported, MURDERED.

i’m glad that the moths make you feel better.

all it does for me is to reinforce the impulse that not only are we as a people just fucked, but also we as a people can’t be bothered to deal with the fact that we’re fucked

again, i’m not telling anyone what to do. except: enjoy your moths

6 of one, half-dozen of the other

collective bargaining

yea. that ship has sailed.

not enough people have been convinced

https://lemmy.zip/comment/19854683 yea. i know

so…what, then? roll over and “ohwellnothingicando” and call it a day?

there isn’t much you can do

what gave you that idea? perhaps the fact that no one’s doing anything but posting moths?

enjoy your moths

it is !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

if someone’s expecting something (or anything) from it, then that’s kind of on them as well

it’s a defense mechanism. it’s so much easier to participate in pointless meaningless meme-of-the-moment exchanges than it is to face the un-fun reality that the world around you is burning

unfortunately pointing this out to them will only make them dig their heels in

the DNC is not your fucking friend

looking back at 2 years ago, leaving reddit and throwing a dart at the staggering list of instances, i feel lucky to have landed on .zip! no place i’d rather be, and i appreciate all you do!

fair enough. i hate that women have had to and still have to go through this shit. even here, now, we have people (men) getting angry and defensive about any criticism of men. god fucking forbid a woman express her own anger. you can observe this in some of my recent comments that were massivelly downvoted. this comment will be downvoted for it too.

but you’re right-- steps forward, even if they’re baby steps, are steps forward nonetheless.

i’m just so tired

one crucial thing still missing: critical mass

yea, i mentioned this in another reply below. too many people still think somehow things will just get better on their own. we are on a trajectory that has happened before, and can clearly see the endpoint. but there’s still too much “that could never happen, this is america!”

moving too fast can ensure a bloody and ultimately defeated revolution

it’s already bloody. the bloodshed will increase either way. the thing is, they are systematically removing the very people who might be in a position to do anything

Start building networks with the people around you

agreed, but with caution. you need to be aware that everyone has a price, and to be asking yourself “what would be this person’s price for selling me out?” because yea, if it’s either your neighbor or your kids, then the answer is obvious.

these are ugly conversations no one wants to have, but here we are, forced to have them.

i’m glad that metoo did something. but we literally have a rapist for potus

great meme, and i see what you did there

too true. a critical mass of people need to stop living in denial of how bad it is, and how much worse it’s going to get, before anything can happen. there’s still too much “they can’t do that! it’s against the law!” going on. laws are meaningless when the only ones enforcing them are the ones who are ignoring and breaking them

edit: “alt-right”–let’s not give them more power by referring to them by the bullshit name they chose for themselves, and instead call them what they are: fucking nazis

poorly educated

he said abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims. “If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,”

https://time.com/3001785/todd-akin-legitimate-rape-msnbc-child-of-rape/

they are paralyzingly fucking stupid. and they’re running everything

it’s extremely difficult to deprogram cult mind control/brainwashing. and the more people who are tangled up in it, the harder it is. short answer, no. they will not have an epiphany. we are pretty much mirroring 1930s germany. the difference here is that the state surveillance is pretty much way beyond anything even imagined in 1984 (the book or the actual year). it may well be too late.

stay safe and educate yourself on what to be prepared for

they (we) need to do something before there’s no one left to do anything. peaceful protesting was a good effort, but changed nothing. same as occupy wall street, BLM, #metoo. no kings was nationwide, and changed literally nothing