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> There is so much hopelessness from my friends. That's how a dictatorship works. People need to be hopeless and don't trust politics anymore and give up. Do
by NicoJuicy 2y ago
> There is so much hopelessness from my friends.
That's how a dictatorship works.
People need to be hopeless and don't trust politics anymore and give up.
Don't. They will make your life a bit more miserable every week untill you have to wait weeks in line to feed your kids ( => communism)
- Klaster_1 2y agoSecond this, apathy is one of pillars of Putin's regime over in Russia. If you don't oppose it in any capacity, you effectively support it. This is what Navalny meant with his "Final fight of good versus neutrality". Don't repeat our mistake, stay involved in politics and fight for your future.
- NicoJuicy 2y agoIt only takes 3,5 % of people to overthrow a dictator https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35... https://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-civil-resistance-works/9780231156820 https://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-civil-resistance-works/978... Trump cutting the military and changing sides + reducing pensions for people should be enough by rough calculations ( 1 million active and 3,5 million active in 1968 ) is more than 3,5%. I don't know how the mood currently is in the US though, but I would think most people find it insane.