Its also myopic. Not every fight needs to be *your* fight. What you see as a distraction is somebody else's existential battle. There are enough people out there to engage on every front, encourage them, don't discourage them.
They want people to give up and do whatever the richest people with the biggest network ask.
When someone says they are punishing you for who you are "for the greater good" that's trash. It's extra trash when they just lost trying, but it's trash to begin with.
They're saying hey the people who don't want to die on the street and the people making them die there have common cause, it's just a messaging problem.
I like how they seem to think if we all focus on the correct single issue all together it will work like the Care Bear Stare and some magic will save us.
It also imagines that these people are rational and strategic thinkers. I've never yet seen any evidence that Trump doesn't exist in a constant present. Like a dog or a very small child.
If I never see another “it’s a distraction” post on Bluesky, it’ll be too soon. Maybe they can only uni-task, but I and the majority of society can multi-task! I can watch court outcomes, watch the girls fighting today, watch BBB progress, see that we’re about to invade Greenland, and laugh at cats!
When people's priority is pretending everything is fine then everything that suggests that that isn't the case is a distraction that must be dismissed and ignored.
Miller said they would already before 2024. He said openly that the problem in 2016 was that they did things too slow so the dems and the protestors caught up, and they needed to push so much stuff thru at once this time to exhaust protestors.
And even if it was a distraction, NONE of the people who they need distracted, are, so it's a shit one.
Protestors, activists, reporters, educators, researchers, science communicators, political scientists, politicians. All still focusing on what needs worked on.
The activists in that group of educators, etc, will say we need sustained engagement from millions more people if we want to end this nightmare. The ones who “they need distracted” are those who aren’t engaged yet. If you’re not already involved, …
Yup! Everyone should try to get involved in some way if they're able. Ways we can help large and small are all around us. I'm mostly finding the distracted ones are those who don't seem to have something they're focused on.
I feel this. I have ADHD, and myself and a number of others with it on here have commented the 'flood the zone' tactic seems to not work on us because it actually provides adequate stimulation.
We can do it with enough practice. :) I'm glad you keep coming back to it. Thanks for staying engaged!
Yes and no. There’s a lot that’s meant to be a distraction, but you need to be able to filter what is and what’s not in order to focus. The barrage of info is meant to overwhelm us so we can’t move forward and organize.
The part they usually leave out is that the people who are the target of this "distraction" are the ones who agree with whatever is going, and the ones they are chastising for giving time and attention to being "distracted" are the ones whom are materially harmed.
My thing with it is even if it is a smokescreen and pro wrestling (it’s not they’re both too stupid and Trump was reading from a script on SmackDown!) a shrewd politician interested in winning would be milking the shit out of this to promote actual things that help people while two morons fake fight
If you shoot at everything that moves, you'll run out of ammo and energy.
As a metaphor.
It's hard to count every turd when you're in a shit storm..same as the first term.
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Usually this is anti trans anti immigration dems feeling a pinch and saying "why don't you go bother the other guy."
Because they know we try and it makes them feel bad.
When someone says they are punishing you for who you are "for the greater good" that's trash. It's extra trash when they just lost trying, but it's trash to begin with.
Abubdance is built on this.
...but this crashout...this is not one of those. This is a man losing his shit.
Thing is, they don’t NEED distractions. They’re literally doing everything out in the wide open.
The only “distraction” is the sheer volume of horribleness, but none of it is hidden at all.
Welcome to America
They're too chickenshit to admit it
That must suck to be a coward citizen.
Signed
Activists from outside where a government dog might bite you for the last few DECADES
Lead by example people!
our firmly established tradition is to save our ammunition to fight for just ONE important issue at a time... and also lose that issue.
Sorry, the parliamentarian won't allow any other strategy.
Protestors, activists, reporters, educators, researchers, science communicators, political scientists, politicians. All still focusing on what needs worked on.
https://choosedemocracy.us/
We can do it with enough practice. :) I'm glad you keep coming back to it. Thanks for staying engaged!
(me, gesturing violently)
The chaos is because he’s chaotic, not because it’s a distraction plan. He’s not smart enough.
https://bsky.app/profile/jeffinerd.bsky.social/post/3lqyai6cyy22n
I needed a fucking break from my dread manifesting everyday.
Folks have made me actually lol
Thank you.
As a metaphor.
It's hard to count every turd when you're in a shit storm..same as the first term.