I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
They have no fuckign clue what to do. Nobody teaches you how to oppose a fascist dictatorship and there are zero leaders doing so. It’s an entire damn education and skills training regime that people are too desperately poor to afford to figure out individually.
Have you seen how people online react when you float the idea of strikes (or really anything beyond parades masquerading as protests) as a method of resistance? The vast majority of Americans demonstrably don’t care enough about fascism to do something about it. By the way the word isn’t “oppose;” it’s “overthrow.”
The inability, for those who do want to act, to get together is a major hurdle. We’re all surrounded by people who don’t care or can’t care. People wouldn’t feel so helpless if they actually found each other and came together regularly to talk, share info, suggest ideas, teach each other. There’s no reason a portion of the dem party cant self organize and start demanding real action, no party lines, no acceptance of the status quo.
It’s these fucking organizers ISTG, I haven’t seen anything serious planned except a protest at a park every 3 months. We saw how many people showed up to no kings yet the organizers behind no kings cannot be bothered to call for a strike or more frequent protests.
I mean, what makes those organizers special? They’re just people who decided to do a thing; none of what they’re doing can’t be replicated by someone else. If the problem is the organizers, then you or someone you know should be able to organize something better.
They have no fuckign clue what to do. Nobody teaches you how to oppose a fascist dictatorship and there are zero leaders doing so. It’s an entire damn education and skills training regime that people are too desperately poor to afford to figure out individually.
Have you seen how people online react when you float the idea of strikes (or really anything beyond parades masquerading as protests) as a method of resistance? The vast majority of Americans demonstrably don’t care enough about fascism to do something about it. By the way the word isn’t “oppose;” it’s “overthrow.”
The inability, for those who do want to act, to get together is a major hurdle. We’re all surrounded by people who don’t care or can’t care. People wouldn’t feel so helpless if they actually found each other and came together regularly to talk, share info, suggest ideas, teach each other. There’s no reason a portion of the dem party cant self organize and start demanding real action, no party lines, no acceptance of the status quo.
and big tech is censoring off the places they would be able to do it online.
zucc can’t let facebook be the spark for another revolt can he?
the reason that portion of the dem party isnt doing it is because they are part of the system. democrats will not save you. you gotta save yourself.
It’s these fucking organizers ISTG, I haven’t seen anything serious planned except a protest at a park every 3 months. We saw how many people showed up to no kings yet the organizers behind no kings cannot be bothered to call for a strike or more frequent protests.
I mean, what makes those organizers special? They’re just people who decided to do a thing; none of what they’re doing can’t be replicated by someone else. If the problem is the organizers, then you or someone you know should be able to organize something better.
France taught us well. Americans love their lumberjacks, you can make a lot of guillotines with that.