First World Problems
First World Problems
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31333392
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This is actually the dark side of the social contract. When enough of the plebians have access to bread and circuses, they're content not to stand against empire.
What happened was too many people stopped getting theirs, and voted for King Heron (the fascist autocrats) instead of King Log (the neoliberals).
If the status quo is a crisis for you, and your options are only to vote for more of the same or put everyone in crisis, it makes sense to vote Heron over Log.
That's how we got here in the US. And many industrialized nations are facing similar paradgms. In fact, the current push towards liberal representatives outside the US is because Trump and MAGA serve a stark reminder how bad it is.
Which isn't how bad it's going to get unless we can, by a sociological miracle, get organized enough to general strike.
Then we'll see regime change and reform...provided we demand it.
There will be blood, just hopefully in the tens of thousands rather than tens of millions.
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Don't worry, the coming financial collapse will fix that.
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Governments understand that a bad economy actually is a problem, because it's one that that will unite the left and right sides of the populace. That is the red line.
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11M of us were motivated enough to do something about it today.
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You’re supposed to be voting in all the elections and writing your representatives and showing up at local meetings and stuff.
And then hate your government even more because it’s not just evil, it’s also stupid.
I've said it before elsewhere but it needs to be heard...
It's just wild to me continually seeing posts not understanding how this all works, and how it would play out. It's like the people who thought China paid the tariffs...
The house is almost tied. That's who passes bills, handles impeachments, some of the most powerful committees are, and who impeaches Presidents...
218 Republicans, 213 Democrats.
Let's see, take New York for example.
26 representatives total, 19 Democrat and 7 Republican.
5 of those were within 2 points last time their seat was up.
People who think that New York is blue, their vote doesn't matter, skips the votes for the House and Senate and end up losing a Blue house seat but later complain that nothing changes are literally the fucking problem.
Every. Fucking. State. Is. Like. This.
Apathetic morons who don't realize that the president is only held accountable by the other branch of government then wave their hands around when they did jack shit to help put people in place to, are the fucking problem.
District 3 of California was lost by 24,000 votes. District 22 was lost by 3,000.
Those two seats in the house, along with the close ones in New York, Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Washington, hell every state... Are what makes the House of Representatives or breaks it.
So, if you think that your vote for president doesn't matter, so you skip voting and let these other seats slip, yes, you're a fucking moron who can't grasp basic concepts of government that are taught in 4th grade.
And don't get me started on the State House/Senates, how they define voting laws and voting zones and engage in gerrymandering.
Every fucking vote counts.
And until the country realizes it, and starts acting on it, we'll keep getting the shit we deserve.
I'd add... votes for Representatives are EVERY 2 YEARS. The next election to decide the House is in 17 months.
That same election will decide 1/3rd of the Senate.
Entirely too many people refuse to vote in off cycle elections. Sure, they show up for President. Rest of the time? Eh, meh.
If you don't like what Trump is doing, the answer is "Flip the House and Senate". Take back control, put the grown ups back in charge.