Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that the Trump is deliberately overwhelming the public with chaotic news to induce passivity.
Citing Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” strategy and historian Michiko Kakutani’s comparison of Trump to Mussolini and Hitler, she argued that Trump uses the internet to spread disinformation, much like past dictators used film and radio.
Urging people to stay engaged, she emphasized that collective resistance can slow harmful policies and that small acts of opposition make a difference.
I just saw someone on Lemmy say the other day something along the lines of “he’s only been in there a month”
Hell, at that point it was barely 2 WEEKS.
The stunlock intensifies
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🟨🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨🟨Trump’s first term was like this for me. Every day was like watching a car crash and waiting, praying for someone to do something.
I told myself I wasn’t going to do it this time, but we’ve gone from the slow-moving car crash of the first term to a full-on NASCAR accident happening every day. Not paying attention feels like they’re winning, but there’s only so much I can take
I spent his first 4 years hyper tuned in and stressing, and I called 0 Senators, wrote 0 letters, made 0 impact. THAT is the wrong call.
Either stop paying attention or take the time to actually contribute to the political process. Call your local political party and ask what you can do.
burnt out on aoc’s lipservice and inefficacy…
probably prefer MTG?
Do you guys ever sit there and kinda feel numb?
You know eventually things may escalate and things feel like if that happens, it’ll start a very bloody and horrific result. And when that happens a lot of things will drastically change.
A beginning of horror - Just because humans do always what they do in history - especially leaders.
They’ve known for so long what they could have done to make things better. But they choose not to everyday. Why do a lot of them go bad? Why does this always happen? Are we all doomed to repeat a cycle until the Earth dies?
Just a cycle of greedy humans making others suffer.
I haven’t slept decently since the election night. 90% of my nights is waking up in the middle of the night.
You know why I’m burnt out? Because I don’t see hardly any Democrats pushing the fuck back.
I see a bunch of Democrat voting for Republican bills knowing they’re fucking horrible. I see and hear a bunch of Democrats voting for his unqualified nominees and then taking about bipartisanship. I see Fetterman slobbing all over Trump’s toadstool supporting ethnic cleansing all fucking day long with not a single move to kick his stroked ass out. I don’t see Democrats doing fuck all.
I can handle bad news, I can’t stand the spinless, enabling Democrats.
AOC talked about exactly this in her video (it’s over an hour long, but when you have time, I’d say it’s worth a watch). There was a specific effort to start this madness after Congress adjourned for the week, and there’s been a scramble to get back for continued pushback.
And, even for democrats we presume to fight for these issues, there is complacency where people only whine on social media without making themselves known directly to their representatives. That’s important both for people in Democrat, and Republican districts, to make it known their constituents are not blind to these problems.
And the media! When Musk did a Nazi salute they all fell all over each other to run cover for him and “both sides” the issue. When his obvious government wrecking DOGE agency torches important programs it’s just presented as a “tough efficiency program”. The whole mainstream media is trying to pretend everything is normal.
To be fair, I don’t think the overall USA really cared about nor directly responded to the OG Nazis until… 12/7/1941? Of course, that was just the Nazi allies.
As a non American I’m burnt out. Wish something decisive would happen (hopefully something good too)
I’m glad to hear it coming from her.
Because it is burning me out fast. I need to take a break, especially right now because of so much on my plate. But then I can re engage.
Who are you talking to? Who talks like this? Is this some “familiar AI bot” thing m
I’ve been burned out on the news since it went 24/7.
It’s a long video, but worth it. “Do not consent in advance.”
Well, fucking stop him or something. It’s been 8 years, I think we showed we can hold the fuck out. Show you can dominate the media narrative, maybe.
Neither one of you showed up and now combined the voters and opposition might have a chance at wrenching and violent safety measures if you stopped pointing fingers and taking money.
What are you accusing me of?
I feel like I’m on something. Was there a deleted comment because I’m struggling to follow what happened here?
It’s OK to feel burnt out already. Take a break from the news and doomscrolling social media if you need to.
Then come back, and focus on one thing that can help make things better. Doesn’t have to be the most pressing issue. I’m not even sure what the most pressing issue is right now. But pick something and focus on that.
