I came to Bluesky to talk wine, not politics. But I’m simply aghast at how supine Americans are. Your president has just shat over your constitution, your democracy, your history and your allies. Today, we’re not interested in your thoughts on wine. We’re interested in your thoughts on humanity.
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Ian Dunt
Does America have any idea what people around the world are thinking of it tonight? Where are the protests? Where is the opposition? Heartbreaking to see a nation's moral collapse like this.
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Now, most of us have no idea what we can do that will have any material impact.
Our political leaders are deaf dumb and blind
But historically oligarchy lasts 5 months to four years..
This version is going for a record of demise in 120 days.
It's not fear. It's not exceptionalism. It's a complicated mix of apathy, of exhaustion (it's so fucking exhausting having DT and his MAGAts sucking up all air and then
People have become immune to his cruelty, his crassness. Others have learned to shut him out, thinking his bark is worse than his bite.
That was somewhat true in the 1st term.
People are trying. There are protests. There is anger brewing at local levels and among people less politically engaged and it's starting to build.
But understand we are fighting on so many fronts. This admin is not just abandoning our international allies, it's breaking the 4th estate,
The list goes on & on
Hopefully today will inspire some elected officials to grow a spine and for more people to wake up