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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Americans, being largely apathetic and unaware, won’t take to the streets until the coup effects them personally, which will probably be too late.

Our nominal ‘opposition party’, the Democrats, seem curiously quiet. It’s hard to imagine that the next elections will be a robust debate on the issues, if elections are allowed at all.

For now, the only hope of stopping “the dictator from day one” is the courts, but any judge’s ruling against Trump imperils that judge’s life, and is at best a temporary delay.

All findings that this that or the other outrageous act by the Trump administration is unConstitutional will be appealed to the Supreme Court, which is a subsidiary of the Republican Party. The Supremes might say NO to a few lesser outrages to maintain credibility, but they’ll give an enthusiastic thumbs up to all the most outrageous outrages.

Yeah, I’m pessimistic, and I’d love it if someone could explain how wrong I am, but it looks to me like the Constitution and the Law no longer matter. The courts might, but for how long?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i think the apathy is an illusion. most of the dissidents arent even shown on media. a lot of people care and are desperate for a solution.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's me, but I can't organize and lead a rally or an army (and an army is probably what's needed). I will show up at any march, but there've only been three within a hundred miles of me. Beyond that I don't know what to do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

you guys need strong unions way way before an army will ever make itself necessary.