It'd be nice if these posts saying to fight actually had some info on how to fight what's coming.
Honestly, we don't even fully know what shape his oppression is going to come in yet.
Purely through the current system? Or does he tear it down and declare himself president for life. 🤷♀️
Already did that, I have 0 hopes the majority of the dems will attempt that. They caved on the NDAA, so I have no faith.
Ones like like AOC I know will try to fight but sadly are the minority now.
I get tired of fighting and feel so discouraged at times wondering how so many millions could have voted for this con man once again. But I will keep on going to help preserve what's left of our democracy. I hope others will keep up the good fight, too.
Millions of people will suffer from the GOPs policies, people that never voted for them, people that don't deserve such suffering. Some of them will even pass away
Giving up and saying let America burn so you can rebuild is abandoning these people, considering them like acceptable collateral damage
I love how it somehow this one persons fault despite the fact democrats have been outwardly pandering to fascists and oligharchs for the last 50 years.
America gave up on us, not vice versa.
Agreed. I’ve been fighting for years. I’m tired. People are going to get what they asked for and I’m just going to do my best to make sure my family and I survive this mess.
We need to destroy the GOP! #DISBANDTHEGOP They've been corrupt AF for decades! If they weren't already beholden to Russia, they would not have supported Trump. There would have been no DOTARD in the WH!
And #GOPisMAGA there is no distinction! #GOPTerroristOrganization #GOPTERRORISM #CULT45
This is why I just bought a pistol. I'm not your typical liberal idiot who will just lay down and die before this not zzz regimen. I refuse to go gentle into that dark night.
I've been doing this all my life. I'm a little older now, and I'm tired of fighting the stupidity that keeps putting dippy felons into the White House. I have been fighting for over 50 years. I've had it. I am looking for another country. This one doesn't want to survive.
One of my resolutions is to be more vocal about important issues. Far too often my anxiety keeps me from standing up for what's right. I need to step outside my comfort zone, especially if mine is bigger than others.
I deal with issues that could easily crush me. And to be fair I am disabled. But each day I struggle against it. I fight to be alive. To be something in this world. You either get busy living or you get busy dying. We are up against it. Now is not the time to quit. We got work to do.
Absolutely!
Yes, decency and democracy lost this one battle; but the war goes on because the corrupt and indecent are relentless. The grifters and corrupt pols have no choice: they haven’t the talent, intelligence, or work ethic to be anything else. They are not going away.
Same here, chronic pain sufferer who’s seen it all, but what’s the alternative? Hell ya, I’m in this fight! Be well, take care of yourself and kick ass💪🏽
I have a small request: I noticed a bunch of your image posts are missing alt text. Alt text really helps the vision impaired and and opens up the easter egg possibilities. I think a number of people will appreciate it if it was included, like this person’s friend:
Or, waste 4 more years supporting a bunch of paid influencers who won't even follow you back, copy other's content & post it as their own...
I guess what ever gets you through the night but "physicians" should not be exploiting people for clicks knowing too much political social media is unhealthy
Shame the door stayed shut during the most live streamed genocide in history. Perhaps things might be different if more people had decided to fight for Palestine and show Biden and Harris what they are doing is evil. Perhaps then people would have voted for them instead of staying at home?
We thought about Canada but I need someplace warmer. I have several joints that really don't like the cold even here in Washington. Hence, we're looking South toward the tropical places.
Don't mistake disengaged with watching to see how long it takes them to hang themselves with their own rope. Patiently doing the latter and responding not reacting
I really do hope the sane USA citizens do protest & stand against the orange felon & his musketeers. The whole world is waiting for you cause pretty sure most countries have told him no, you ain’t taking us over.
I get it. It's a bit hard not to despair when there was a perfect opportunity to stop this in the election and not enough people were smart enough to do a simple thing. Now even less of us are willing to do it the hard way with even more of the odds stacked against just holding ground.
If elections don't matter anymore than nothing else short of a bloody revolution will cause change. You can't say writing letters or even peaceful protest will have meaningful action if elections are ineffective. 40-60% or more of voting age people just don't. It's the way it is because we let it
Have you seen how they depict Zelenskyy? After hearing self-proclaimed leftists praise Osama bin Laden for being antisemitic, I've stopped thinking horseshoe theory is bullshit.
I don't think horseshoe theory is bullshit, more just a way of comparing left and right, but personally I find the political compass, introducing another axis, more useful.
Russian and Chinese propaganda cartoons - they love to play him up as both Jewish and a Nazi, so expect a visible Magen David AND swastikas in the art getting shared by people who claim he's manipulating western society into fighting a war for him. Some even claim he's somehow involved in Palestine.
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I already fought. And we lost. My hope for humanity had been shattered by how many people voted for evil. There’s not much that can be done against the unimaginable powers that be especially when they won the popular vote. So yeah, it sucks, but I think the best we can do is just brace for impact.
Losing one election is no excuse to quit the battle. The country has elected worst before & it survived. The Magatards wants you & others to quit. Fighting for change & progress is a long grueling process. Defending our Democracy is an ongoing battle, but a battle worth fighting.
I know, I’m just really exhausted right now. These people have voted for this guy 3 times. First time could have been ignorance, second time less so, and now it’s just downright malice.
I understand you are mentally tired. But giving up is never an option. Just look back at all the set backs the abolitionist & civil rights ppl have been through. It took us 100 years for non whites to get equal rights, yet the fight still not over. You are not alone in this fight.
I will fully be disengaged the next 4 years! I votes for Harris I was paying attention and doing my part. The American people have spoken and this is what they chose.
I will however be keeping my “ I told you so” in my pocket when things start to turn from unethical to evil.
There are still other elections like midterms, and local. You want your school board control by MAGA Neo Nazi freaks? I think it's better you are not fully disengaged.
My point is all election from federal, state, and local are equally important. Just because we lost the WH doesn't mean we ignore other election. We have to elect ppl to put in more barriers to reduce the harm Trump plans to unleash.
I would highly suggest focusing on the local level. Going to city council meeting when you have time. Supporting your local community when you can. And fighting for the people you can reach rather than arguing with bots online over national issues, which we can not change until the next election.
Needs alt-text: Person facing 2 doors, Overhead sign: Welcome to 2025 Choose a door; Left door labeled - "disengage and hope it turns out all right for you." Person opening door on right labeled “Fight for what is right.” Part of what it right is adding alt-text to images posted on Bluesky
Door 1
Yell at your TV, scream at your partner, kick your cat, destroy your mental and physical health because there is absolutely nothing you can do for at least two years.
There's sad part of world, where you can fight, protest, disagree and even riot, but all you will get in exchange is hope for change.. Or jail 😅 And it's not funny to see how government kills world you live in..
Disengaged just because of one election is stupid. There are still other elections like midterms & local. Do ppl want school boards control by MAGA Neo Nazi freaks?
I struggle to put my reason to words. But someone has to. And the moment you give up the fight is the moment you’ve lost. So we soldier on, carrying forward with a commitment to compassion and truth. In a democracy, that will unavoidably involve working to help those that think you’re wrong.
I hear you. If a lot of people are sharing my mindset, we’re in a holding pattern. Loitering, looking to see how the dice fall, trying to find where we can have the best impact for the future. I’m not connected well enough to see how to preemptively do this. I wish I was.
and by "fight for what's right" i assume you mean "harass anyone who has different opinions than you and wish death on your opposition" like everyone else does, right?
If we are motivated enough, we can affect change.
Today, we need to use every option available in the Constitution to stop the felon insurrectionist traitor. Please stand and make your voice heard. We are bigger than Trump. We must show it. Sign and share. Thank you. 💙
Insurrectionist Trump cannot hold Office according to section 3 of our 14th amendment of our constitution, unless we do nothing and allow it. Call all of your favorite congressional representatives and ask them to uphold our constitution.
This is not the fault of the DNC. It’s all of our fault for not finding a way to convince our fellow citizens, our “neighbors,” to not keep voting against their own self interests.
The ones that are left, that wore bandages on their ear, signs that said Trump can grab me by the "puzzy", where t-shirts that say I'd rather be Russian than be a Democrat, they can not be reasoned with. They are drunk on the Trump Kool-aid. They have been brainwashed, groomed for decades. #CULT45
Folks did engage during the election. I didn’t vote for trump but I didn’t vote for Harris Either. The people spoke and they no longer tolerate a party with no platform or plan so they voted red.
This is everyone's new year's resolution for 2025 perfect. First thing I did for 2025, looked up my representatives, bookmarked open court and follow the money websites, bought a book on boycotting and protesting. It's in my face I can't ignore it anymore.
2 years of a tough slog ahead of us. When the Dems take over the House of Reps in '27 the tide will start to turn. Two major issues will bog Trump down- the economy and China. Let's make sure there is a major economic slowdown by next Christmas. Nothing puts stink on a President like recession
No fight was needed. All that needed to happen was for the better candidate to be elected. That didn’t happen because the democratic party (and many independents) is its own little misogynistic dumpster fire that no one wants to acknowledge.
I did my part and more. Now I’m taking the left door.
Exactly, which is what so much of online political "activism" has become. I "fight" by being active and supporting my local community from volunteering at the foodbank and holding my local officials accountable when possible at city council meetings. I am not fighting bots online.
Right and Wrong have nothing to fucking do with what is correct.
It may be wrong to go door to door and execute every fucking white supremacist domestic enemy traitor in the country according to our social norms and our laws, does not mean its not correct to do so. Need to stop trying to be right.
No one is fighting for what’s right in this country. Democrats don’t seem to be interested. We talk about it and post about it on SM. An election was stolen and a traitorous felon is about to become Commander In Chief of this once great nation. There are possible means of preventing it. No interest.
you’re not wrong. SM is the soapbox, unfortunately i don’t think this is something we can vote our way out of, and you’ve seen what they do if you take a stand
#FreeLuigi
A few reasons. It was a roughshod campaign. Biden campaigned in 2020 on being a transition candidate and that he would step aside for a new one due to his age. He didn't keep that promise until he was forced to and it was too late. 🧵
Then they wasted precious time campaigning in states they knew they had 0% chance of winning in the days leading up to the election. Just like 2016. Texas? Florida? North Carolina? Wtf were they thinking?
Apart from what's said there's also an unspoken reason. A lot of new voters come onto the scene that were alienated from the get go on progressive/left leaning policies. A lot of young voters where already close to spiraling down the rights shitty pipeline and the left did nothing to reach them.
That’s such bullshit. Really tired of all the “oh you have to fight”… what? With rhetoric? With rationality? Such a joke. I hear about what the Dems did wrong! It was so out of wack it shouldn’t have been a contest.
I moved to Canada in 2019 to escape this mess, and if Canada ever gets as bad as the US, I'll move again. My ancestors didn't stick around in Ireland when they were being intentionally starved by the Brits. I'm not going to stay anywhere that just gets worse every year.
Taking the left door. Head firmly stuck in the sand. It's hard to watch this shit show. Not sure how to take action against the inevitable. Just hoping it doesn't get as bad as I suspect
My heart goes out to Dr’s. All the extra BS is BS they have to deal with insurance and how to Dr. I worked in healthcare insurance for 13 years and see what my Dr goes through as well.
In one way (one type of) disengagement is useful - the right use us as weathervanes. Their ability to make value judgements is poor, so they reflexively hate a thing if we express enthusiasm, or love a thing if we express disgust.
If they have to use their own judgement, they move slower.
By “letting those who chose this get everything they asked for”
Also means the rest of us get stomped on in the process.
Can’t afford to give up or “disengage”
There is no choice but to fight.
There are many ways to fight. But I won't waste my effort on those who wanted this. And neither will millions of others this time. They willingly chose this. This wasn't 2016. They knew who and what they were getting. So let them have it. My fight is for those who can't help themselves and myself.
Per the door on the left, this was the second most money spent on an election. WTF more could be done?
Sick of this stupid message. We did our part, Biden failed with garland and failed with stopping whatever fuckery happened with trump/russia/elon and the election. The institutions failed, not us.
Excellent idea. I'm disengaging somewhat myself. I'm still donating to ACLU & WI Dems. Still always voting & reminding others to vote. No need to get constant toxic news though. If our mental health is shot, we're of no use anyway.
Tbf, if all you're doing is donating and voting then you're not contributing much either. 😅
I think this video does a good job laying out the issue, as well as some of the things you can do to participate that make you feel positive instead of negative.
I just hope theres a few good docs at the VA with this attitude. We need em. I actually had one Dr ask if i thought prayer could be worked into my day. I lost my shit on him...verbally.
We're not allowed to discuss actual solutions on social media, only peaceful protests, the thing which never actually works... So all I will say is that Luigi's Haunted Mansion is a pretty good game.
Historically all solutions to deal with a tyrannical government have been violent. Usually lots of rich people/politicians/rulers have ended up losing their heads. Honestly though, we need to rake notes from the French IMHO
Man, I dunno'. I've been fighting since Trump hit the political stage. I'm ready to eat popcorn and watch it implode. It will implode. We don't need to do anything but allow them to destroy it all.
Adding alt text: a comic of a man choosing between two doorways. Above the doorways is a sign that says “welcome to 2025, choose a door”. The man enters the door labeled “fight for what’s right”, leaving the door labeled “disengage and hope it turns out ok for you” closed.
fighting takes energy and I'm running on bare minimum reserves, I'll make sure to vote but thats all I got right now; I got two boys, a husband, and a budding farm to take care of which is way more rewarding
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Honestly, we don't even fully know what shape his oppression is going to come in yet.
Purely through the current system? Or does he tear it down and declare himself president for life. 🤷♀️
Ones like like AOC I know will try to fight but sadly are the minority now.
Let the GOP burn America to the ground and Dem's can then rebuild.
Yeah, I'm pissed.
Willfully ignorant people disgust me.
only like 20% of them are on our side
Giving up and saying let America burn so you can rebuild is abandoning these people, considering them like acceptable collateral damage
America gave up on us, not vice versa.
And #GOPisMAGA there is no distinction! #GOPTerroristOrganization #GOPTERRORISM #CULT45
You wouldn’t be a Liberal would you??
Bring it snaky b!tches!!!
Yes, decency and democracy lost this one battle; but the war goes on because the corrupt and indecent are relentless. The grifters and corrupt pols have no choice: they haven’t the talent, intelligence, or work ethic to be anything else. They are not going away.
The rest of January call, write and post all your representatives.
https://bsky.app/profile/caffeineislife.bsky.social/post/3lepcwlcsl227
I guess what ever gets you through the night but "physicians" should not be exploiting people for clicks knowing too much political social media is unhealthy
Not all the fighting will be on the front, loud and with massive push
I don't think horseshoe theory is bullshit, more just a way of comparing left and right, but personally I find the political compass, introducing another axis, more useful.
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/31/americans-killed-protests-political-unrest-acled
But breaks are important, too, get some rest whenever you need it.
https://bsky.app/profile/snoopsqueak.com/post/3len6yeq5jk2i
I will however be keeping my “ I told you so” in my pocket when things start to turn from unethical to evil.
Yell at your TV, scream at your partner, kick your cat, destroy your mental and physical health because there is absolutely nothing you can do for at least two years.
Door 2
Wait for two years then vote for change.
There is always a 3rd door.
I pick the 3rd door.
The one that says "Take care of your mental health."
#3rddoor
#redpillbluepill
Wähle gut. Ihre Wahl ist kurz und doch endlos.
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Yeah… you still get slammed.
Politics, win or lose, never ever ends and you can never ever escape it.
Yes it's a massive task but you are far from alone.
Keep healthy , your country is gonna need you
If we are motivated enough, we can affect change.
Today, we need to use every option available in the Constitution to stop the felon insurrectionist traitor. Please stand and make your voice heard. We are bigger than Trump. We must show it. Sign and share. Thank you. 💙
IT IS DEFENDED.
Unless there's some way for them to redo the ruling, we're stuck with him
I think he should be impeached on day 1
Really, pick any of the many crimes that should allow for it
Classified docs
Election interference
Etc.
I do believe they are bought. That they can take bribes as "gratuities" shows their corruption
https://verdict.justia.com/2024/03/11/14th-amendment-disqualification-decision-saves-trump-but-damages-the-supreme-court
We have to figure this out.
Not give up.
I did my part and more. Now I’m taking the left door.
Pick and choose your battles.
It may be wrong to go door to door and execute every fucking white supremacist domestic enemy traitor in the country according to our social norms and our laws, does not mean its not correct to do so. Need to stop trying to be right.
#FreeLuigi
I did my part I voted Harris and we lost, and I lost part of my sanity,
If it means anything I don't think Little Donny will last 100 days, his own people will impeach his ass.
Anyway, good luck, I choose to live a happy, joy filled life in 2025. 🙂👍
Look I hope it all goes well for these people I do, but I'm not helping. 🤷♂️
Pelosi, Schumer, and the other old guard establishment idiots need to fuck off and retire. They keep losing and can't figure it out.
😂😐
You go ahead and “fight”.
“FIGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT”, is my MOTTO in 2025.
If they have to use their own judgement, they move slower.
That is the only door I'm interested in this year.
Also means the rest of us get stomped on in the process.
Can’t afford to give up or “disengage”
There is no choice but to fight.
Sick of this stupid message. We did our part, Biden failed with garland and failed with stopping whatever fuckery happened with trump/russia/elon and the election. The institutions failed, not us.
We need a left wing party, one that actually represents the people and can oppose the republicrats.
I think this video does a good job laying out the issue, as well as some of the things you can do to participate that make you feel positive instead of negative.
https://youtu.be/NKgNrshVdMw?si=YtfbUaIMi9rKHlKO
This country chose this. I'll do what I can to protect myself and like minded people.
But if MAGAs are suffering from vaccine preventable diseases or losing money in crypto or paying more for food. Meh
Yay!
End times!
Woot woot!
(That character just looks a lot like Ash 😄)