• QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz
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    14 hours ago

    Democrats need new blood and a reboot. They are idiots if they think being successful means meeting Trump and Republicans at the middle.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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      11 hours ago

      The political system is completely fucked. Going grassroots with direct action is currently the best way to both resist, and build horizontal decentralized power that isn’t prone to the corruption and lobbying that the democrats have fallen to.

      1. find local communities and get involved to make connections
      2. We can effect things drastically with a general strike. This targets the establishment’s income streams, and can bring a fascist government to its knees if done on a large enough scale.
      3. Contact a union and attempt to unionize your workplace so that the general strike is even more effective (plus, ya know, better pay and working conditions as a bonus!)

      This method would not only work in the US, but anywhere in the world.

      Union Suggestions:

      1. Continuing to participate in publicly visible resistance demonstrations like 50501 (the next one is July 17th) to encourage others to stand up with you and prove to that there are millions of others who will join them in the fight. A large part of Nazi Germany’s success in taking over the country was a lack of massive public demonstrations against the new regime, making people feel helpless and afraid to take a stand.

      If we put in the work, we can resist this and we can win. Look at how effective these methods were when used in Chile in 2019.. If we completely reject the political system and rebel on a mass scale, there is NOTHING they can do to stop us.

  • Midnitte@beehaw.org
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    15 hours ago

    Simply amazing how Congress (even more amazingly, congressional democrats) are so willing to allow Trump to usurb congressional power.

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      14 hours ago

      Their priority is preserving their own privileges and comforts, and if that means tolerating a bit of fascism, so be it.

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    12 hours ago

    It’s not feasible unless Dems take the House in the midterms. Still zero chance of conviction.