It’s Time to Check Back in, Liberals—Trump 2.0 Will Be Far, Far Worse
newrepublic.com
Most people I know—even me, to an extent—have been avoiding it. Well, we don’t have that luxury anymore.

Summary

It’s time to reengage with politics as Trump prepares to take office again.

Unlike 2017, Trump now has a more compliant establishment, streamlined strategies, and influential allies like Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos.

Concerns include his administration’s potential for sweeping authoritarian measures, such as Project 2025, and media normalization of his actions.

Vigilance is necessary to counter efforts to dismantle democratic institutions.

  • FolknForage@lemm.eeEnglish
    23·
    2 months ago

    I’m just waiting for the Free Palestine folks to show us the way. I am ready to see some real radical action, amirite?

    • Catoblepas
      14·
      2 months ago

      Fucking wild to me that, even when abandoning Palestine didn’t work and the post mortem showed it definitely hurt Harris’ turnout, libs are still doubling down on it and kicking the people affected by it in the face.

      But hey, maybe “shut up the rich people’s yacht fund economy is fine” will resonate more in 2028.

      • gidostro@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        Libs really aren’t doubling down on it. The people who have infiltrated the libs to keep the focus on smashing the democrats are focusing on it, as a distraction, so the United States crumbles and dies.

        Basically, the “woke” have been tricked into eating themselves, which is what we all though would happen to the right wing… but it turns out they are more strategic than we thought.

        • futatorius@lemm.ee
          2·
          2 months ago

          The people who have infiltrated the libs to keep the focus on smashing the democrats

          Maybe you think I’m one of those. I think the Democratic Party is a spent force, and we should be organizing from the grass roots like Occupy and BLM, and like groups outside the US such as Podemos in Spain. Or we can instead spend our effort trying to overcome the inertia of the dead hand of the DNC. But I think that has as much likelihood of success as reanimating a long-buried corpse.

      • jonne@infosec.pub
        6·
        2 months ago

        The answer was pushing for a ceasefire. Both sides accepted the agreement that had been on the table since May. All it took was a little bit of pressure from the US to get Israel to sign it, something Biden refused to do, and Harris refused to break with Biden on this.

        • TooManyFoods@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 months ago

          Trump did what he could while running to relieve that pressure. He just stopped reliving it. I don’t understand this blindness.

    • DicJacobus@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 months ago

      remember how Antifa was treated by the trump administration?

      they’ll straight up open fire this time.