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Post #2790264

2026-05-10 22:59 UTC

I don't know myself! I totally agree with you. Please don't think I'm criticizing you. It's such a powerless feeling. We weren't meant to be the safety net, our system of checks and balances were supposed to be the protection against this, and we can see how that's going. I protest, I speak out, I vote, I write my legislators, but I don't know what else to do. Everyone can and does armchair quarterback calling all Americans scum or stupid because we're just sitting and letting it happen. We aren't, but what are we supposed to do? They are looking for the opportunity to kill us, deport is as citizens, torture us, how do you deal with a fascist dictator? It feels like the only recourse is to exercise our vote, which I understand is impacted. As soon as 50 people come together with guns, that shit will get shut down REAL fast. What the heck are we supposed to do?

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  • @devolution@lemmy.world 2026-05-11 00:20

    Trust me. I get it. That helplessness is not what I was taught as a kid or reinforced as an adult in college. It's just frustrating to know that everything you believed in all of your life is a lie and there ain't shit you can do about it. And what you wrote makes me sympathize with the Iranians. You say they'll kill 50 of us. Their government killed 30,000 with no recourse.

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