(Today at 2:08 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(Today at 1:49 am)Ivan Denisovich Wrote: Weren't there some protests?
Not enough to matter. My sense is that what resistance exists is largely the "someone else has more time to deal with this" sort. There's a lassitude that's disturbing, an idea that Trump is only a passing storm, which I obviously don't agree with even if my ability to march is hampered by my disability.
In my view trump won't be opposed (in a way of mass strikes, protests, etc.) till people will start going hungry - hunger was contributing factor to February revolution in Russia, material deprivation played a big role in Poland mass protests under "communist" regime and its eventual fall... Principles are well and good but it's not them that move majority of the people. Also recall Weimar - I don't remember reading about opposition to nazis after they got power being widespread or amounting to anything of note. It's not surprising that history repeats in a way.
People I suppose just want to live their lives and don't really give a shit about others till they themselves are affected.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
Mikhail Bakunin.
Mikhail Bakunin.
