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‘People feel drained’: anti-Trump Americans face temptation to tune out (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Summary

Anti-Trump Americans, especially on the left, are showing a more subdued response to Trump’s 2024 reelection compared to the activism of 2016.

Exhaustion, disillusionment with repeated setbacks, and negative media coverage have led many to disengage from politics or shift focus to personal priorities.

Activist groups, like Women’s March, are planning protests but acknowledge lower enthusiasm and more localized efforts.

Experts suggest this “tune-out” may be a coping mechanism, with some hoping new, non-political participants will lead change.

Many feel drained but believe activism will eventually regain momentum.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I honestly don't care anymore.

We just failed the most blatant test we could possibly be given. Americans are hopeless. Take the politics and politicians out of the equation and you've still got an abundance of stupid Americans. That story doesn't end well regardless of other factors.

We simply aren't intelligent or responsible enough as a whole to maintain a democracy.

I'll be going with the "ignorance is bliss" strategy at the end of this calendar year. I'll probably still vote in local elections, but I'm done on the federal level. Too many stupid Americans for me to keep trying to care on a large scale.

We're going down. The only question is the speed at which it will happen.

I live in California, so I'll be able to maintain rights while others elsewhere lose them. And at this point, I have so little faith in Americans that I simply can't bring myself to care about them anymore.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Pretty much the majority of Americans.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is a damned shame to say the least but I’m as guilty as anyone.

My own ostrich coping mechanism has been long term personal goals and wondering what I’ll do when I can no longer work and SS is gone.

It’s put me in a shitty state of mind lll admit, and I have no excuses. Overwhelmed is a statement of fact, not an excuse.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope. This is the correct response. Democrats need to relax, because they work too hard to craft intelligent messages while the other side calls them names like a four year old and sells ugly ass shoes and watches all while desecrating the flag because a billionaire asking for more money makes perfect sense to some people...

Democrats need to dumb down their messaging. Comedy vs the next president needs to be slapstick level with focus on doing makeup in the morning, eating McDonald's, and farting. Explanations for things like tariffs need to be laid out on TikTok so anyone at or below a 6 grade comprehension level can understand.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Democrats need to dumb down their messaging.

Yup. Stupid wins in America. Next election (if there is one), Democrats need to run the dumbest, most emotionally charged, lying bullshit they possibly can. Because that's what wins in America. Fabricated, emotional bullshit.

They need to find their version of "Immigrants are eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio".

Americans are dumb. You have to play to that to win.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

they tuned out years ago. that's why he's president again. who even cares about anything at this point? fuck it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The people who are tuning out now are the ones who are active during the elections. We exhausted ourselves trying to get someone we didn't really believe in elected president against someone we truly feared. And it was all for nothing because the Democratic party is incapable of appealing to the lower class.

I suspected we were in trouble when Kamala Harris embraced the endorsement from that absolute turd bag Dick Cheney and his equally shit daughter Liz. I saw Hillary try to pull the same stupid strategy back in 2016. They keep trying to lure Republicans to the Democratic side and it never never never works. Republicans do not care how "fiscally responsible" you tell them that you are. They will always vote for the person with the (R) next to their name. And while the Democrats are doing that they are repelling just everyone on the left. Especially those who are poor and don't give a shit how fiscally responsible you are they just want a break.

And now I really don't have any faith in the Democratic party at all. I don't think they're as bad as Republicans but they sing their songs to the same tunes the Republicans do. Just with different lyrics.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

the Democratic party is incapable of appealing to the lower class.

Anyone to whom Cheney is appealing is of appallingly low class.

Oh, you mean economic class.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I totally understand feeling worn out but I know there is light at the end of the tunnel if unite and work together. In 2025 there are going to be local elections. These local elections really matter because they decide who will run your community. In 2026 the House and some Senate seats are up for election along with some governess. That election I think will determine the fate of this country. We must come back stronger than ever vote out all the corrupt politicians who oppose our democracy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And this is why the right well always win. They go for what they want till they get it. How long did they fight to repel row vs wade?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Row vs wade... Funny.

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