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Cant speak for anyone else but personally, i got many other things to worry about in my life, such as my kids, family, my health, my parents health, building we
by Poomba 1y ago
Cant speak for anyone else but personally, i got many other things to worry about in my life, such as my kids, family, my health, my parents health, building wealth/finances, and i simply dont have the time or bandwidth to worry about this country.
- dragonwriter 1y agoThe state of the government of the country is not an orthogonal concern to...well, any of those other concerns you list.
- baby 1y agoI used to watch a lot of interviews in Moscow and about in Russia during the start of the war in Ukraine, and I remember that that was a lot of the response people would give. Most of them would say "I'm apolitical". I don't mean to tell people what they should do, but I think this is the modern death of democracy: most people don't want to put their lives on the line to protect it, but the loud crazies are spending 24/7 on destroying it
- Poomba 1y agoThere’s also practically nothing i can do to stop any of this. I dont hold any position of power or influence. So given that, i choose not to worry about it, for the sake of my mental health
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoShows of support gives those that can do something the courage to continue working for change. Protests/crowds supporting them are hugely important for those people in places of power that are on your side. Shows of support show not everyone agrees. Break the illusion of absolute authority.
- Poomba 1y agoHow can I support them? (Sincere question)
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoShow you exist. Go to rallies if you can, if you can't then cheer them on if you see them. Sign petitions. If your representatives are doing things you support, contact and let them know. If your friends post something you are scared to, let them know you saw it, that they aren't speaking into a void. When I was in a bad place, I had a black friend who would always tell me 'I see you <deadfred>' and 'keep your head up'. Do that. Anywhere where you can be a feedback loop to give others a little support, a little strength, a feeling they aren't alone is huge. Don't post negative if possible, that adds to their maximal pressure on society to look like they are winning, that supports them and their narrative. Post about your grandparents overcoming this stuff. Post america rejected it before. Post a small act of defiance you did, instead of conforming in advance. They will mock you, because all they have is mockery and pressure to conform to give the illusion that everyone has given in, that they have won. Their mockery is weakness. Is admitting they don't have control. These people only win when we give up. It's why the have maximal pressure everywhere. In the hopes it overwhelms us and makes us think they have already won.
- Poomba 1y agoThanks, that was helpful and I’ll try to do some of these things when I can
- etyhhgfff 1y agoI'm not afraid of bad people. I fear the silence of good people.
- r721 1y agoYou should keep in mind that people with oppositional views just won't participate in those interviews as they are risking with prosecution [1], so there's a selection bias towards apolitical/pro-Putin people. [1] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-man-gets-5-years-labour-street-interview-about-ukraine-war-2024-04-22/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-man-gets-5-year...
- robocat 1y ago> modern death of democracy The primary key to democracy is that it allows voters to vote out unpopular autocratic politicians. Politicians don't want to give up power, but must be forced to (as seen in previous US election). The usual narritive about democracy is that voters get to vote for policies they want: however I haven't seen that occur in my personal experience in New Zealand. However parties can lose an election for unwanted policy or because their leaders are not desired.
- delichon 1y agoThat's like trying to pilot a plane or a boat without reference to the currents.
- Poomba 1y agoDisagree. For example, how i educate my kids has far more of an impact than something like the administration trying to stop public school funding. How much i exercise or how well i eat has far more of an impact of my health than the current administration getting rid of vaccines
- saubeidl 1y agoSay that again after your kids are forced to go to mandatory patriotic education camps, where they catch measles and die. That's the sort of future you're heading to if you don't stand up and do something about it.
- Poomba 1y agoThats what everyone says. But nobody ever ever says what things to do thst actually will have an impact..
- tobias3 1y agoE.g. go to the next "No kings" protest.
- tastyface 1y agoEmigrate. I’m nowhere close to having kids, but if I do, there’s no way I’d educate them in a country where PragerU is considered a legitimate educational resource and school shootings happen every few weeks.
- Poomba 1y agoWhen ur entire immediate family is here (ie. Aging mom with mobility issues, kids , siblings that depend on u for housing assistance) that is not practical.