So um, the united states just started another war in the middle east. We're going to need a shit ton more memes to distract americans from the nightmare they are enduring. Thanks in advance...

Sorry to anyone living in the fascist dictatorship that is the US. Its clear that youve lost your democracy.

Also sorry for all of the innocent civilians living in Iran which are about to go through hell thanks to Israel running off and crying to the US

Sorry to anyone living in the fascist dictatorship that is the US. Its clear that youve lost your democracy.
Its sad how much this sentence damages all democracys around the world. The fact these words have been made true is putins greatest victory. Putin aside, americans played a bigger role in giving up their own liberty. That is even more disgusting.
- Honestly though, despite all the protections put in place, it has taken just one person with no morals to ignore them all and as long as he and his cronies(lets not give him too much credit) stacked the other branches with his supporters he has been able to do whatever he wanted and its been very difficult to stop or reverse the damage.
  Its quite shocking how much someone can hate a country whilst being in charge of it.
- I’m not as mad at the 32% that elected trump as I am at the ones that sat at home and let it happen.
- Yes, it's definitely our fault they rigged the election.

No, the Americans need to be consistently reminded of what their government is doing so that there's at least the slightest chance they'll put a stop to it. They don't get to ignore the problem, it's their job to fix it. They are not babies to be coddled.

I have no clue what to do. I'm American. I'm trans. I voted for Harris. I live in a blue state. I've gone to protests. I've talked to state senators about legislation. I've canvassed. I've talked to Trump supporters and tried to get them to change their minds.
it all feels totally useless. nothing I've done has had any effect. my own mom voted for Trump three times. it's like being chained to an anvil and thrown overboard. I'm swimming but I'm still drowning.
- You do know what to do and you are doing it! It's not going to magically solve everything but you are doing more than most people.
- Continue doing exactly that and convince others to do the same. It's a slow process but the only way to fix things.
- Thank you for your efforts, I hope things improve for you ❤️
- As another trans person, I say the best thing to do now may be to avoid the typical liberal "protest and vote" advice. Protesting simply isn't as effective as it used to be, and voting should not be the foundation of your political activities. Voting is useful, but especially in a firmly blue or state, it's mostly a symbolic gesture.
  There are trans people in your local area who are being hurt by this administration. Forget protesting. Focus on helping the actual material needs of the community. Every blue state currently has trans refugees coming into them. Often these are young adults showing up with few resources, often ending up homeless. There's likely a population of homeless trans kids in your own community. These are the people you should be focusing on helping right now. Join a local trans support group to help out your brothers, sisters, and siblings. If an organization doesn't exist, start one. Things to focus on:
  Housing and access to housing
  Job assistance.
  Food and other essentials (one group in my area runs a trans specific food bank, as many trans folks have had bad experiences with church-run food pantries.
  Medical assistance. Provide recommendations to local providers. Educate people on safe DIY use. If there are local HRT homebrewers in your area, help organize distribution and mutual aid.
  *Traditional gender support groups for newly transitioning folks.
  General mutual aid and emergency assistance.
  Honestly, for trans people, it's completely valid to just laser focus on the material needs of our own community right now. We're being targeted by an organized campaign of state persecution. There's hundreds of thousands of us that are internally displaced refugees within the borders of the US. There's a lot of people hurting, and a lot of people in need. Protest if you want, but personally, I've found focusing on direct material needs and mutual aid to be a much more productive and rewarding path. The Trump regime is trying to destroy us. Simply helping your brothers, sisters, and siblings is an act of political resistance and defiance.
  Your goal is not to bring down the Trump regime. That is not your responsibility. For those most targeted, simply surviving these years is your primary act of resistance. Take care of yourself, and take care of your brothers, sisters, and siblings. That is how I as a trans person have found meaning in this time. I voted, but that was only symbolic. And I'm not currently participating in protests. I'm focusing on actually directly helping people instead. Survival is resistance.
We are. There are protests throughout the country every day that the media is either ignoring, or painting as "riots."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video that Trump called him after the strikes: “It was a very warm conversation, very emotional.” Speaking in Hebrew, he called Trump a friend of Israel like no one before him.

https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-war-updates#00000197-9582-d77f-a797-ffaf39a20000

Thanks guys, real glad we didn't vote for that evil fascist Harris and paved the way for Mr. No New Wars...

It was very important for palistine.
Harris also loves Israel and hates Iran and seemed pretty warhawkish during her campaign
Has Kamala come out yet to denounce a single one of Trump's Israel policies? Unlike a lot of other Democratic lawmakers, she has yet to publicly condemn the strike on Iran. From what evidence we can actually observe, it seems she supports the current strike. Or at least she doesn't oppose it. There's little reason to think she wouldn't have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as "being the tough cop on the international scene."
- Harris has been for the most part quiet about almost all of his policies so far. I can't claim to know her reasons but if I had to speculate it's probably an attempt to save face and not be seen as a sore loser. I'm not a Harris worshipper but I believe whole heartedly that she was the clear "less bad" option. I genuinely cannot comprehend disagreement with that given we're only 6 months into this administration and we've already seen massive international and domestic upheaval and hundreds of thousands of people negatively affected by deviation from typical conduct. For instance, do you think Harris and the Democrats would be pursuing Medicaid and SNAP cuts if they had won instead?
  There’s little reason to think she wouldn’t have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as “being the tough cop on the international scene.”
  What's your basis for this statement? My basis for believing that she would not do this is the record of her recent Democratic presidential precedessors. Obama and Biden's Iran policies were largely characterized by attempts to deescalate tensions and move towards more normal relations. Of course, that is difficult when allyship with Israel is a cornerstone of US Middle East strategy, but they went about it in markedly different ways than Trump did in his first term and what he's doing now.
- Excellent argument, I'm convinced and will go kill myself now.
  Okay, that was a childish response. I'll give you a real one: What did your "protest" get us? Netanyahu and Trump are openly planning to depopulate and bulldoze Gaza to turn it into a playground for the rich. It's hard to say what Harris would be doing but I doubt it would be that!

Bombs are falling in the Middle East, but it is Americans who are in a nightmare? Lol.

I have a hunch the title might have been cynicism.
Please have a little empathy for the americans who bomb innocent people.
Well, this is on .world, so only Americans and the protocols of the elders of Zion LARP group count as people here.
You're right, things are just peachy here. Disregard.
- No but to OP’s point, the only reason why this keeps happening without Americans fighting back is because enough of them have it good enough.
  So not peachy, but clearly good enough for a comfortable enough hole in the sand for your head.

distract americans from the nightmare they are enduring

I assure you the nightmare is being experienced more acutely and directly by the people being actively bombed.

was about to say lmfao
good old american exceptionalism. couldnt believe i was reading that right.
- It’s “lemmyshitpost” not “lemmybetakenseriously.”
Yeah, but do they have memes to distract them?
Yes but this is .world, so only Americans and the protocols of the elders of Zion larp group count as people.
- Yeah, how do I get off of this shitlib "instance"?

"Disteact [Americans] from the nightmare THEY are enduring"???

Yeah. Keep them in the memes as to distract them from the dystopia right outside their doors.
- They are dragging the entire world into their insanity.
  The rest of the world has to endure America.
- Won't anybody think of the shareholders?

I think being so fucking desperate to be distracted is actually our primary problem as a country. Stop avoiding reality, it’s time to grow up

Agree

I am wondering when Americans are finally going to come to the inevitable conclusion that conservatives have to be utterly destroyed by any means necessary in the most extreme prejudicial manner possible. These people are absolute pure f****** evil.

Liberals dont want change. Until the left accepts that libs gotta go in the ground too, nothing will happen.
- I agree, but the enablers arent as big of a problem as the perps right now. I feel like they would fall in line pretty quickly upon seeing the consequences of their actions.
No fucking on Lemmy?
- Voice-to-text automod. I hate it but dont know where the off switch is

I hate that 2/3 of my fellow citizens support this, either directly or or tacitly by choosing not to vote.

I really hope the protest/non voters are happy with the outcome they chose. I can't wait to hear them tell me that Harris would have done this too! Anything to justify intentionally causing the suffering of more people....

Bombing the shit out of the Middle East is the only bipartisanism the US has ever reached, therefore yes, a Democrat would have had to bomb something because that's what US presidents do. Anyway, keep on blaming voters instead of holding the party accountable for its mistakes.
- "Don't blame the voters who elected the president" is the sort of argument I'd expect from someone intentionally ignoring that he bombed nuclear sites.
  BoTh SiDeS arguments are stupid and people who make them should be ignored. Like I said, anything to justify your bad choice.
"What we need to do to ensure that Iran never achieves the ability to be a nuclear power, that is one of my highest priorities,” she added.
Whitaker followed up, asking, “If Iran is building a nuclear weapon, would you take military action?”
“I’m not going to talk about hypotheticals at this moment,” said the vice president.
'voting is the only indicator of support'
You are the problem please leave this country.
- No, voting is literally the least you can do, and that's too much for some people...

What’s super weird is that it resembles the war in Iraq but dumber.

After 9/11 Americans were out for blood, for revenge.

This time they were out for blood, democrat blood. Revenge for… being told to stay inside.

I guess every 20 years they realize they hate each other so they outsource the violence?

America is truly that neighbour which has constant domestic drama that the rest of the neighbourhood has to put up with constantly cause they are too nice to shun said neighbour.

This country has been divided since shortly after the revolution in the 18th century. It all boils down to racism and selfishness. I'm so ashamed of this country.
America is also low key invading america
It is the moral imperative for Canada, Mexico, and all Central and South American countries to invade and destroy the Nazi outpost called the US
The US made the first move. The US-citizens should get cover now since they opened the Pandora's Box...

Careful there, we all got a lot of "America invades middle eastern country" memes, there's a surprising amount of themes to choose from.

Variety is rhe spice of life.

Hey now. We didn't start THIS war. Israel did. We just immediately rubbed one out and then gleefully joined in.

So... most of the old memes will probably still work.

How very American to worry about the nightmare you're enduring.

Nope, just worried there wont be enough memes to keep the people complacent.

Sorry this doesn’t really help forget about the situation but it’s a very good possibility.

A Wild Matt-o appeared!

me last night reading the news as i'm trying to go to sleep

Seriously, Americans need to stop acting so helpless. GOP. Trump. NAZIs. They're not us.
- and i'm certain you have a detailed plan that involves you staying put behind your keyboard.

Sounds like some young people who haven't been through this before. This is not going to lead to a war. The USA has been bombing other countries continuously for decades.

I mean, I dont see how it isnt a war already, this kind of thing is an act of war after all, and the other side doesnt have to be capable of equal retaliation for the term to apply.
- It doesn't really matter what you call it. W. and Obama normalized not declaring war on the countries you bomb. Unless the US plans to invade, it won't be a war in the traditional sense of the word.
Might be the toughest opponent we've bombed since Iraq, which technically wasn't a declared war either.
You're absolutely right, this won't likely get bad for Americans. Being so far away with a huge military insulates us from the consequences of our actions abroad.
- Almost like we are the baddies
- Being so far away with a huge military insulates us from the consequences of our actions abroad.
  Until it doesn't, though.
There are different levels of bombing. This wasn't the US assassinating a single general. This was a strike on strategic assets comparable to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. We just did a Pearl Harbor against Iran.
...this is... war?.... you want troops on the ground? Careful what you wish for.
- you want troops on the ground?
  Genuinely don't know what reality you're living in if you are typing this question after reading my comment.

Um... Enduring? If thought Iranians are the ones enduring stuff... like, bombs...

How are Americans enduring anything for a war halfway around the world? The defense sector is hiring.

"Defense" sector
- Those JLTVs and THAADs won't 3D print themselves

We're going to need a shit ton more memes to distract americans from the nightmare they created

K

Distracting people from what is happening is NOT what you want.

But its exactly what will happen
- Indeed. None of the crazy things that happened in the last few months stopped. Unfortunately.

There is not enough alcohol on this planet to survive to the next election

There's not going to be a next election. Democracy in the US died on January 20th.
Do we actually want to survive it?

Please send us Americans your best "you don't have healthcare but too many school shootings" memes

America did not. The U.S./Donald Trump did.

Ok
- Some people see it as pedantic but I'm always bothered when people say "America" when they actually mean the U.S. government. America is a nation, which IMO includes most Canadian citizens and a lot of Mexico (marked by a shared culture). So many bad people use mixing terms between nations and states to try and manifest consent or some shit.

We need memes for the people on the receiving end so they can forget about getting bombed for a second.

Check out my post history fam, I got you.