Everyone’s angry, nobody can agree on what the problem is or what to do about it.
What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country?
Submitted 1 year ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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Objection@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Jackthelad@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They voted for it, so why would they be mad?
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why would they be mad? Why would they be mad about DEI when they are still the most catered too and entrenched class with access to generational wealth.
BunnyKnuckles@startrek.website 1 year ago
They’re rasict and it’s exactly what they want.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If you’re keeping your self from being angry because the rascist want you to be angry you’re still basing your behavior based on what racists want.
BunnyKnuckles@startrek.website 1 year ago
Not sure I understand your comment. Maybe mine wasn’t clear either. The question was: What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? My clarified response is: Because most Americans are racist and voted for a racist and they’re not mad because the current state of their country is exact what they want.
Maybe not a nuianced or particularly fair response but, regardless, I’m not sure what that has to do with my behavior or feelings.
474D@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The combination of hopelessness and misinformation is very powerful
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Probably true
psmgx@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Decades of very effective propaganda combined with intrinsic ideological biases.
Gointhefridge@lemm.ee 1 year ago
A lot of people are mad. A lot of people are tired. A lot of people have lost hope. A lot of people feel betrayed. A lot of people see no path for change. A lot of people want to just be left alone.
To me that’s what this is really about. I’m so tired of having to be so actively(or passively) involved with politics and have the “party” I support constantly drop the ball. It’s so incredibly exhausting putting this much mental wherewithal into people and ideas that are just tossed aside.
I feel like everything is turning to shit so fast and “this is what people wanted” cause they supposedly voted for him; but I feel like the time to really rally and strike isn’t here yet.
It still feels like everyone is getting their bearings and figuring it out. You can see people are starting to plan. It’s clear we can’t just REACT. There needs to be clear plans and action to stop this and prevent it from happening again.
I think a lot of people are very angry, but we need to focus and formulate a proper way to retaliate.
wraithcoop@programming.dev 1 year ago
The time for rallying is now, every state had a protest this month on the 5th (50501). There’s another one happening on President’s Day. Attending these shows that people who are fed up are real and are here. I don’t think peaceful protests will necessarily effect change BUT they are a place to gain visibility, meet like minded individuals, and build support groups. It won’t grow if people don’t show up!
gimmelemmy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’d think with that username…
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 year ago
I also wonder this but then the people that voted for trump are very happy.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nahh. I know those people. They’ve never felt a bit of happiness in their life. They might feel satisfaction when others are pained but these are truly miserable people.
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 year ago
Meh, I think disagreeing with them doesn’t make them miserable. A lot of family voted for them and they aren’t “trumpers” or miserable. Probably happier than me. That’s kind of wishful thinking on your part.
Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 1 year ago
tanisnikana@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Visibly queer minority here! I’m probably gonna go to jail sometime in the next year for being trans in public. Until I do though, I’ve been lobbying state congress about some of the bills on the docket.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Please reach out if things get desperate, I probably can’t help but sure as shit would try.
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nothing. Everyone I know is very mad about it. The people who aren’t mad about it aren’t mad because they’re being lied to and told that all their racism, homophobia, xenophobia and just plain mean spiritedness is somehow normal and good.
I assure you that anyone who isn’t a monster is very unhappy about the whole situation
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I dunno, I walk through my day and most people’s demeanor hasn’t changed in the slightest. The way we suppress all this is very severancesque. Like sure we have our outies memory’s but seems we don’t have their emotions.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I mean, you don’t just randomly bring up politics. You never know if the other person is a nazi that would report you for “being a communist”. Also, if you do this at work, you’d probably get fired because you get reported for “harassment” and now you’re evicted and on the streets, and starving.
I mean, if you have a pride flag or some other symbols that you wear, I might talk to you because I think you’re safe to talk to.
So, if you want to have conversations about this nazi government, wear a pride flag pin thingy (idk what those are called) or something like that, to signal you aren’t a magat.
IMongoose@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Most people won’t talk politics unless they know the other person’s opinions already. I’ve had discussions about every day with my friends and wife, but there is no way I’m going to get into a discussion with my parents or maga coworker. I don’t have the energy to debunk every stupid thing they say when they won’t change their mind.
paequ2@lemmy.today 1 year ago
I walk through my day and most people’s demeanor hasn’t changed in the slightest
I’m unhappy and angry at the situation. But, am I supposed to mope around all day or have depressing conversations with everyone I meet? Should I start fighting every Trump supporter in my small town?
Asafum@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Because most people are blissfully ignorant. They’re going about their day and if anything they’re possibly reminded that Trump is president by some news channel they pass over on their way to the newest true crime show or whatever the hell is on tictok.
Most people couldn’t be forced to care if you had a gun to their heads as evidenced by our disgusting voting numbers. “Didn’t vote” would win every election if it was a candidate.
Most people “aren’t political” which is nice if only politics didn’t affect your life so deeply. :/
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
It gets said over and over but the country is huge and your experience can vary greatly. If you are a govt employee work is likely more chaotic, some more than others. Telework people coming back to the office, looming layoffs, people resigning/staying, big organizational shifts etc.
If you know a person deported of who may be deported you probably are concerned for them and the world feels turned upside down.
But for most people the gas prices are about the same, groceries are about the same and their life is about the same. If it wasn’t for the news/internet most people probably couldn’t tell the difference. It takes a big event you can’t easily ignore (Covid 19, hurricane helene, LA fires) for SOME of the country to notice and take any action at all.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But conditions everywhere are bad. Just because we’ve grown use to it doesn’t mean the constant drain on your heart, body, and mind has gone away. I’ve never lived in a time where the world around me wasn’t eriely cold and uncaring.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I guess it’s storytime! The rural area I grew up in was full of unionized industry jobs that shut down in the 80s, and then the auto industry followed in the 2000s. Many moved and for those that stayed life had sucked for a long while.
But the local mall stayed relevant (there’s not a whole lot else to do) and is now being filled with all kinds of new restauraunts and stores where old dead ones were. This was to meet demand since electric vehicle factories were built as well as amazon warehouses and other stuff. Then the taxes led to libraries and schools being built and upgraded.
Now it’s not all sunshine and rainbows of course but for the people there the world seemed cold and uncaring for decades. Now in their eyes it’s starting to come back and the federal government had little to do with it. I guess what I’m saying is that it’s all pretty subjective
PattyMcB@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I AM mad. So are my close friends and family
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m plenty mad but every solution short of REDACTED feels like a waste of time.
JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Even suggesting REDACTED repulses the people who it would serve the most. Completely uninformed and lack of critical thinking.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’d do REDACTED if everyone else was down. I’m so bored of this mouse trap they built. I’d literally do anything else.
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 year ago
own the libs is more important than progress
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The delusion that their party will someday fix it
mystik@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Busy with day to day affairs, gotta pay rent/mortgage/medical bills, gotta feed the family, gotta keep working, can’t take risks, …
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
People only revolt when they can no longer do those things. Literal starvation is often the cause of revolution in history. Let’s face it America is not there. Yes life is becoming a crushing grind. Yes we have statistics from policy institutes about food insecurity blah blah. But America is not fucking starving. If a few are, they do not have the strength to overpower the many others who still have something left to lose.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That sounds like it should make you mad
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It does, but I’m busy with day to day affairs, gotta pay rent/mortgage/medical bills, gotta feed the family, gotta keep working, can’t take risks, …
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Most of my countrymen are very, very fucking stupid.
Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The rest are generally angry
Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 1 year ago
The stupid ones are angry too… They’re just so stupid they are angry at the wrong things/people
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Oh, my baseline emotional state these days is fury, but it’s because I know where this road leads, and it damages my calm constantly to know that the powers that be don’t seem to give a fuck.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 year ago
See, I don’t know where I fall on this list. Because I’m angry everyday, but I’m also pretty stupid. Then I see how stupid OTHER people are.
Like I’m over here wondering if the universe is infinate, how is it expanding? Doesn’t that negate the concept of it being infinite? Or, if it’s not infinite, but it is expanding, doesn’t that suggest that the galaxy is, in perspective, very very young? We’ve found other planets that can support life. We have no evidence that life is on those planets. I’m willing to bet there IS life on those planets. It may be microscopic, and maybe it’s still in the water, but I bet it’s there. Which then raises the obvious question which we have no way in our lifetimes to accurately answer. Will those planets generate a naturally evolved set of humans completely unrelated to earths humans? I mean, logic says no, right? Theres so many variables, that they would evolve to cater to the needs of their planet. Right?
Then I see guys get on the bus, and rummage through the trash can, and yell “WHY DOESN’T ANYONE THROW OUT GOLD OR DIAMONDS, OR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS???”
That is a true story. I saw that.
And I wonder to myself, am I as stupid as I think? Is the whole scale slanted? I feel smarter than those around me…but I also feel like those around me are a few brain cells away from being medically classified as mentally retarded. So it doesn’t feel like I’ve cleared an especially high hurdle there.
But we all know the government lies to us. If they DO know of another life form out there, would they even tell us? I don’t think so. That makes me angry, because I know we don’t have the technology to visit those planets. They’re hundreds of light years away.
So realistically, we would have to start development on a transportation method that travels hundreds of thousands times faster than the speed of light to be able to get there with any realistic time frames. Nobody is going to sit on a space ship traveling for 4 years straight. But that kind of speed in an astroid filled space, with rocks just floating about? You’d have no ability to fly that fast. Any crash would be lethal, and it would happen virtually instantly if you’re traveling like 400,000x the speed of light.
So what did we do before here on earth when traveling long dangerous distances? We built permanent solutions that are still in place today, hundreds of years later. Train tracks!
YES!!! LETS BUILD BULLET SPACE TRAINS!!! AWWWW YEAH!!!
In space, nobody can hear you choo choo motherfucker!
MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The sitting around, waiting for “someone” to stop the madness, instead of organizing …fucking 10 years ago.
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As someone who has been paying attention and organizing for much longer than that, I will say that a lack of leadership is a legitimate part of the problem. This is just as much a case of the Left selling out to neoliberalism as it is the Right gaining strength. Without unifying leadership, minor groups run the risk of working against each other or more likely wasting their strength pulling in different directions.
gimmelemmy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There was a TON of organizing happening 10 years ago. Then Obama got reelected and everybody, except the people trying to do the organizing, went back to watching dancing with the stars
Nobody wanted to listen then, so now we are all getting to enjoy the same hand basket
Oh, and I forgot about the select few who decided that THEIR perspective outranked everybody else’s, and used their petit tyranny to remove some very good willed people from certain organizing spaces
So, now some of us get to at least watch while those select few get hammered by this bullshit first.
Looking at YOU Monica
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 year ago
Ignorance and apathy.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
We’re all mad at each other.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wrong people to be mad at. I know though. I see it on here everyday.