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I can only consume so much bad news before I go binge watch something funny or a show where good triumphs over evil.
It might be learned helplessness, but right now there don't seem to be a lot of things normal citizens can do. Crazy people took over, and all the protesting and pleading in the world won't prevent them from doing what they want to do.
My guess is the protests will be escalated by the administration. Maybe they'll toss in a few paid agitators. A cop or ice agent gets shot. Trump makes a rambling speech about law and order. Declares martial law and becomes a real dictator. The protests have been largely cool so far and it is obvious that is not what he is looking for.
Anyways yeah, sorry I'm going to watch some TV and dissociate.
I hate to say it but on many nights and evenings .... I feel and do the same.
I'm older, my wife is chronically sick, we can't leave house and I spend most of my days reading and watching how the world is falling apart and there is not much I do about it all.
I'm fairly certain this is the plan, but he's going to wait to pull out his martial law card for when they need to suspend elections. I 100% expect to see some fuckery in '28. I'm guessing that's when the war will begin.