I went to the March for Science and was glad I did. It was cold and rainy but everyone was having a good time. Got to hear some great speakers and geek out with other scientists. It was really encouraging to see the scientific community come together. I'm hoping we will see more of that this time around.
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well it worked so well the first time
Resistance to Trump was fairly successful. It's one reason his first administration was so ineffective.
It's kind of scary that people are responding so passively and pessimistically this time. We need to rally and energize if we're going to make it through the next 4 years and protect the people his administration seeks to harm.
I love supporting protests and am quick to point out how they can shift attitudes (e.g. occupy) but I would struggle to say one positive result from the pussy hat protest. Can you help me there?
If I had to guess, I would say it helped him with his base more than hurt him or helped the opposition/our side rally support.
The protests against his abusive anti-protest tactics were a lot more successful in rallying support on our side, for example. Didn't last more than a couple months, but still
It’s kind of scary that people are responding so passively and pessimistically this time.
I'm arguably part of the problem here. The fact that he won again, and that Dems ran the 2016 playbook again, and that they have openly moved to the right on various issues since 2020, and will probably run the 2016 playbook again in 2028 even if they would deserve another vote, has really just taken the wind out of my sails.
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At that time his own administration fought against him. This time round we don’t have that. We also lost house senate and the courts.
We are fucked. Enjoy the ride.
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I’m anxious to see entire cities and states ignore the dude.
Anxious or excited?
I mean generally the central administration of a state getting weaker is not a good sign.
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