I mean it’s been a year, Project 2025 is half complete and America is closer to a fascist dictatorship than ever before. There are two realistic conclusions from here on out: Either Trump keeps his hold on power through the midterms (either by winning or launching a coup, probably the latter)—in which case it’s game over—or the Dems win a Congressional majority, in which case protests will have amounted to exactly nothing. There’s no universe in which Trump sees people holding signs on weekends and is like “oh I’m sorry for trying to become a fascist dictator.” You can’t appeal to slow progress either, because the GOP isn’t going to wait for you to slowly progress yourself out of fascism. What do you envision as the result of protests “working?” How would that look like?

No the Islamic State is actually active in Nigeria as part of the insurgency there, though funnily enough they’re the less bad of the two main groups (the worse being Boko Haram).

Because imperialism is bad? Here we have the US bombing people on the other side of the world in order to keep the oil flowing at the expense of locals. This sort of Western support for corrupt African governments is a large part of why Africa still can’t claw itself out of its post-colonial hole, not to mention the instability and innocent deaths that foreign strikes so often cause.

Counterpoints: It is, in the present tense, not working.

In case anybody hasn’t gotten the memo, this is in fact bad.

They’re both the billionaire party; one is the KKK billionaire party while the other is the rainbow billionaire party.

There are plenty of leftist populists elected in South America, yet those countries stay poor and crime-ridden.

Not exactly South America, but Mexico disagrees. Bolivia too. Leftist populists aren’t miracle workers, but they do have a pretty good track record.

Not gonna shed too many tears over this.

I wonder where I’ve heard this before.

Yeah that’s not “potato potato” that’s called fucking lying. Criticizing the options offered and preaching disengagement are two completely different things. It’s completely possible to denounce genocide Joe and “nothing comes to mind” Harris and call not for less, but for more (and more radical) engagement. No way in hell, say, Uncommitted was “preaching disengagement,” and if you feel the need to lie about people for opposing genocide you should seriously reconsider your beliefs.

I’ve never seen anyone here (or anywhere on the Fediverse) actually preach disengagement. Pointing out that both sides suck isn’t preaching disengagement.

You can show your work on this right?

I never said anything about Trump. Biden did something, which is rare for his type, but it’s certainly not enough, and as long as it’s not enough people will keep flocking to the right because the right actually does things (bad things, to be clear, but that’s irrelevant).

I mean, he was president between Bush and Trump at the head of a Senate near-supermajority (at one point a supermajority). A lot of shit happening today could’ve been avoided if Obama had been less of an establishment ghoul; that is how missed opportunities work.

It’s good that Obama is stepping back into the spotlight.

It is, in fact, very bad. As is obvious from his long list of broken promises, Obama is part of the problem, and any advice he gives—indeed, the advice he’s now giving—won’t address what really needs to be done.

Why should we be concerned about neoliberal ghoul#3011’s “advice?” The Nazis keep winning because they, unlike neoliberal ghouls, actually get shit done.

Again with the messaging. The problem isn’t “messaging” it’s that you and your ilk insist on leaving the working class out to dry you capitalist ghoul.

I’m not sure which is more delusional, thinking that this would actually work or thinking that anyone affiliated with the United States (or the West in general) is ever going to be prosecuted by the ICC.

The US always has done heinous shit but it was always under the covers. Not blatantly out in the open.

Uh… Vietnam?

I mean isn’t that what nonsense is?