The president-elect’s first term brought a wave of protest. This time, visitors to New York’s Washington Square Park are struggling for energy to resist

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.

  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    i’m preparing mentally for the potential of a civil war ok. I need to be ready to bear the costs of the conflict, if it happens.

    anyway, politically in the next four years we need to start building something we can’t just sit here and pretend that the DNC will unfuck itself and stop being incompetent half the time, and we also can’t pretend that abstaining from voting is going to fix things.

    We need to be doing things, which for some reason, people really hate.

    • AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social
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      11 hours ago

      There is no help coming. The best thing to be doing now is logging out and getting structures in place to support your community.

      Building community locally. Find the people doing good things around you and help them.

      “Look for the helpers”