Hey, wait a minute. I never got my semiconductors. Did I get scammed? Maybe I needed to send Biden pics of me in my thigh highs to get my rebate?

The problem, again, is how spread out the US is. The cities are very far from each other compared to Europe. The federated system also adds roadblocks. Some states are doing better than others, thanks to the state governments. Some states are doing much, much worse.

Unfortunately, the US is unlike any country, and not in a good way. Flashpoints here are totally different, if that hasn’t been obvious yet. The lower class is in survival mode, an intentional strategy by the Trump administration to keep the poor people distracted. They’re walking a fine line, if they go too far and people really start to struggle, it’s over. If they don’t go far enough, then people will have time to organize.

I totally agree on the mass strike, so long as a strike fund or food support network is also in place, so people can actually be willing to attend. I think that’s actually the best way to approach this, and I’ve discussed it with some of my neighbors in the past.

An armed resistance, unless something changes with the military (doubtful), is futile. It’s kind of difficult to use small arms against a reaper drone at 50,000 ft. We have the most funded military in the world, and the fascists in charge wouldn’t hesitate to use it in this scenario. That doesn’t mean people shouldn’t prepare for armed conflict, but I’m betting that it would be a relatively quick one.

In Western Washington, the protests have not stopped. There are daily protests at the ICE facility in Tacoma. There are constantly people on overpasses waving Palestinian flags. There are people marching in Seattle nearly every weekend, protesting selling weapons to Israel.

This is happening not just in Seattle, but in all major cities. People in Texas got slapped with terrorism charges under the premise of “antifa operatives”. People in New Jersey are being arrested every day at the ICE facility there. People have organized against ICE locally, giving out free whistles to blow when ICE is spotted. Portland has also been in constant protest mode, so much so that the feds felt the need to shoot tear gas on elementary school property.

The media is generally owned by the billionaires, who intentionally hide grassroots campaigns here. Just because it’s not reported on, does not mean it’s not happening.

Similarly, I don’t see protests happening in the UK being reported on very much here. Likely by design. It gives the appearance of nothing happening. This is the problem of relying on media to tell you what’s happening in a fascist takeover. The reporters are gagged, forced to drop stories, and getting layed off.

Unlike the UK, we’re further along in our fascist take over. The government has no sense of what “stepping down” or “impeachment” means anymore. They don’t care.

While valid, a critical mass is required for any effective action. That’s going to take time in a country as large and spread out as the US. I do believe it will happen, the ball has been rolling. People have already been shot and imprisoned for resisting. Some states are fighting back as well. It’s just a matter of time until a flashpoint happens and a critical mass is reached. If I had to guess, the midterms are going to be part of that.

What actions do you suggest?

Hey, did you hear that Trump fired a Western Washington attorney right after he was sworn in? Crazy shit, right? I read about it in the Seattle community on Lemmy.

Then those people shouldn’t expect immediate results.

I doubt you are 🌈

I guess staying on topic is hard.

It’s not an offense, I’m very aware that many in the country don’t give a shit. But your energy and insults are wasted on people in Seattle, especially for those on Lemmy. You’re doing nothing by telling people to shut the fuck up except making yourself feel above others.

Maybe go over to truth social and bitch at them there. I’m sure you’d have a grand old time. Maybe try Twitter, too. See how that goes. You know, where the people that you’re complaining about are? Instead of directing your anger at people who give a shit? Just a thought. Hell, I’d even take going over to the Texas community here on Lemmy.

I’m still not sure why you brought up right wing militias, the ones that are outnumbered here in Seattle, which is a city that this community is for.

This is an article, posted to the Seattle community, about a western WA attorney. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed.

Maybe it’s a sign that you shouldn’t generalize an entire population of 350 million people as “not doing anything,” because my area is full of people doing the same exact thing.

That is exactly my point. People outside of the US are expecting it to be easy and want immediate results. It won’t be easy nor will it be immediate.

You’re in the Seattle community. The right wing “militias” are vastly outnumbered by leftists in Western WA.

I don’t disagree. But people generally don’t want bombs dropped on their heads and will avoid it until it becomes the final option. Until that time comes, small groups will be shot or imprisoned. Just like what happened in Texas last week. Just like what happened with BLM. There are countless examples of people rising against, only to be stomped because the fed arrives. Trump would love any excuse to fuck over the midterms, and would be happy to kill some left leaning opposition if given the chance.

Further, the US is very spread out. The cities and urban areas are relatively easy to get together. It’s everywhere else that needs the ability to join the crowd. It’s not like Europe where it’s fairly easy to travel around, unfortunately.

If you want my thoughts on what we should do, it’s to actually hurt what they care about most: their wallets. A general, nationwide strike would work well. However, to make it so people don’t just starve to death, we need to set up a strike fund or food network. With that, the strike could last long enough to affect their bottom lines, and people would actually be willing to participate, knowing that their family won’t starve to do it.

Do they? They’re getting bad right now, and yet, I’ve not seen much reacting.

Do you see the problem here? If you’re not in it, you cannot possibly know for sure what the average person is doing. Not when our media is owned by the same fascist billionaires.

Americans may have guns, but we also have the highest funded military. The military is controlled by the very fascist we need to fight against. Plus, Trump is counting on violence before the midterms so he can stomp out all opposition domestically. Is that something you’d want, the opposition dead so he truly has full control?

Two things.

Since you lived in the US, you should know how difficult that is in practice. I would be on board with it (there’s a reason my pfp is the Doug flag), however, Washington is also home to the US’ biggest nuclear arsenal, and the feds would not just roll over and take WA leaving. WA has no standing military unless you count the national guard, but I don’t really count that. A militia, while one could definitely be formed, would not fare well against drones at 50,000 ft. People tend to not appreciate getting vaporised and many would roll over just from the sight. My point is, it’s not as simple as just seceding.

Secondly, I’m glad you were fortunate enough to escape. Unfortunately, the vast majority does not have that privilege and are stuck here. I’m not sure why you’re saying that those of us trapped here are just as guilty, when you should know how difficult it is for the lower class to escape. Maybe you should acknowledge how privileged you are to be able to escape instead of shitting on those of us trapped here?

And when CBP, the national guard, and police show up and shoot everyone when Trump declares martial law (you know, exactly what Trump wants before the midterms)? What then? I’m taking notes.

Ah yes, laughing at the lower class dying will surely teach the billionaires and millionaires a valuable lesson.

You do realize that’s what you’re doing, right? Laughing at the poor dying, the same thing that the polluting billionaires and millionaires in the US are doing?

Let me really spell it out for you: the polluters of the US (and world) are not the ones without A/C, and they’re not the ones that will suffer from lack of food due to drought. No, they will just come to your country once they’ve extracted the resources in the US, and laugh at you dying. Just like they’re doing to the lower class in the US.

Some of them have already moved. Hope you’re ready, and not just laughing at people dying.

Sure, but that doesn’t mean it’s not getting worse in the UK as well. I haven’t seen much action on the UK’s part either, but unlike most people leaving comments like the one I replied to, I’m willing to admit that I don’t live there to see what people are doing on a daily basis.