That's so disappointing. It's things like this, the inability for people in the US to care about social upheaval yet showing significant concern regarding a sports team, that makes me worry we don't have the collective capacity to prevent our final descent into an oligarchy/dictatorship.
February 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
That's so disappointing. It's things like this, the inability for people in the US to care about social upheaval yet showing significant concern regarding a sports team, that makes me worry we don't have the collective capacity to prevent our final descent into an oligarchy/dictatorship.
100% agree. I really hope the momentum can be sustained 🤞🤞🤞
February 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
100% agree. I really hope the momentum can be sustained 🤞🤞🤞
I really hope others feel similarly. I worked as a fed for a few years before moving into non-profit work, and now I work at a university that is feeling the new administration's cuts pretty deeply. I have been so grateful to work in a place that is standing up for our students and research.
February 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I really hope others feel similarly. I worked as a fed for a few years before moving into non-profit work, and now I work at a university that is feeling the new administration's cuts pretty deeply. I have been so grateful to work in a place that is standing up for our students and research.
Unfortunately, we did on Feb 17th and it barely made a blip because it wasn't reported on. If people don't see the masses standing up against this then they are less likely to join in the efforts. I also think the US struggles to keep momentum over extended periods. A day? Sure. A month? Unlikely.
February 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Unfortunately, we did on Feb 17th and it barely made a blip because it wasn't reported on. If people don't see the masses standing up against this then they are less likely to join in the efforts. I also think the US struggles to keep momentum over extended periods. A day? Sure. A month? Unlikely.
There have been protests in large cities. We just had nation-wide protests on February 17th at all of the state capitols, with varying degrees of turnout. My state had thousands come out for the protests, but the news/media didn't really report on it. What isn't reported goes unnoticed & unsupported
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
There have been protests in large cities. We just had nation-wide protests on February 17th at all of the state capitols, with varying degrees of turnout. My state had thousands come out for the protests, but the news/media didn't really report on it. What isn't reported goes unnoticed & unsupported
Plus, most people in the US live paycheck to paycheck and have limited worker protections, so the cost of protesting can quite literally mean they lose their job (which is how most of us get our health insurance).
February 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Plus, most people in the US live paycheck to paycheck and have limited worker protections, so the cost of protesting can quite literally mean they lose their job (which is how most of us get our health insurance).
The size of the US makes this logistically almost impossible unfortunately. For example, if folks in my town of ~70,000 people did a city-wide protest and brought everything to a halt, it wouldn't really have an impact beyond the towns that border ours, much less state or national-wide.
February 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The size of the US makes this logistically almost impossible unfortunately. For example, if folks in my town of ~70,000 people did a city-wide protest and brought everything to a halt, it wouldn't really have an impact beyond the towns that border ours, much less state or national-wide.