• Furbag@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    This is, sadly, the truth. For all people like to bluster about political action, most people are kept just comfortable enough to feel like they have something to lose if they attend protests or speak out. The stuff that Trump is doing right now is bad, but it’s enough degrees of separation away from affecting the average person that someone who isn’t tuned in to the political messaging will probably not notice. Even if they did notice, would they be motivated to risk losing their livelihood and shelter over it? It won’t get bad enough for civil war until food or water becomes impossible to acquire. Bread lines are the last step before the ruling class loses control over everyone beneath them.