I'm glad you have convinced yourself there is a line where you will stand up. I will remain on my couch of skepticism. There's always another line down the road to point to.

If the direction of the car you are in is concerning why would you fall asleep in the back for months before daring to ask questions or complain?

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You shouldn't make assumptions about my actions up to this point.

Are you from the U.S.? If so what steps are you taking?

If you're not, glad to take advice and encouragement and constructive criticism. But I don't have any patience for "lol you're fucked"

[–] blank_the_blank@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm changing international educational standards to teach more than a single geoeconomic perspective, but I'm not under any delusion that it will matter at all without a dozen such efforts happening simultaneously around the planet, which I dont believe is very likely to happen given the global level of education and indoctrination.

You're just upset that I'm calling it as I see it. I don't see any wisdom in not looking up (Don't Look Up). Up is pretty fucked, sorry that stating it plainly and matter of factly bothers you.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You're right it's important to be realistic about the situation. Can't effect change if we don't understand our situation.

It's not realistic and it's self defeating to say there won't be elections in four years. Could that change between now and then? Yes, but a lot would need to change.

More realistically I could see red states degrading the voting process to the point where it's not possible for honest outcomes in those states, and that's bad enough since it would mean no significant change at the federal level.

Regardless, what's got me angry was the original comment from someone who doesn't live here saying it's "cute" to think we'll have elections. It's patronizing and encouraging hopelessness.

We have hope. We're in for a lot of pain, and it's not evenly distributed - some people will get hurt much more than others, some people are going to die. I encourage everyone to contribute what they can in their own way to protect themselves and their neighbors. But we have hope. Remember the third Reich, for all the millions who died, only lasted 12 years. Remember the United States was founded with slavery, and we fought a war to end it. Change is possible, and after much work and suffering, inevitable.

Any given individual deciding to give up and that there's nothing we can do won't result in the MAGA/Trump era lasting forever, but it could help it last longer than it needs to.