I have this fantasy that I and everyone in the US who shares my ideology could all move to the same state, take over the state legislature and just build our own semi autonomous micro nation. But then I realize that 12 people moving to the same state probably isn’t going to make any difference.
Balkanizing the nation isn’t the solution.
What is the solution?
Bolshevising the nation
The Soviet Union failed, though.
If at first you don’t fricassee, fry, fry a hen.
Well, I’m not a bolshevik, or Marxist-Leninist/Maoist, whatever, so that’s not what I want. I realize that MLs don’t really give a shit what people want, though. Still, I think the US getting taken over by MLs is pretty unlikely.
Yeah I was being somewhat cheeky. But it is true in one sense, because we’ve entered a new chapter and everything has changed.
Now it is clear that the only thing that will mobilize the American working class to overthrow a fascist regime (and the 0.1% class they serve) is a rock-solid, revolutionary promise of extensive socialist economic reform, broad democratic electoral reform, and an explosion of public works that would make FDR blush.
There is no going back. Status quo politics died on November 5th, 2024. That era is gone. No more “moderate“ republicans. No more “Liberal” democrats. GOP now can only elect trump cronies. Dems now will struggle to elect anyone but progressives.
As to who leads the charge, I think it will be AOC, because Bernie is setting up an alley-oop and she is the only one among them with the energy and chutzpah to slam dunk a national bash-the-fash campaign.
I have no idea, but more division isn’t the answer, champ.
Why? If people really truly deep deep in their hearts, fundamentally disagree about something, why should they continue living together?
Couples break up, roommates move out, people immigrate, empires expand and recede, borders change.
Why must the US be this sea to shining sea empire? It’s not like there is some natural or physical reason.
Why does one border have to be here versus there, it’s arbitrary anyway, it’s changed in the past and it can change again.
Isn’t more division inevitable, though? I know a lot of people want to believe that Americans are more unified than not, and that we only disagree on some details, but agree on the core principles, but is that actually true? I think most Americans generally believe in broadly liberal ideals, like individual rights and freedoms, but disagree pretty strongly on which rights and freedoms should be prioritized (or recognized/enforced at all), and for whom. And that makes a pretty big difference. Those differences are more fundamental than a lot of people would like to acknowledge. Plus, there are, I think, a not insignificant number of Americans who aren’t guided by liberal principles at all. I’m one of those people, and, look, I understand that people like me are a small minority, but we exist. And I’m kind of sick of not having any representation at all.
Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that ends with the least resourced groups dead. Good thing the capitalists are famously the least-strapped chuds around.
Maybe you’re right. Maybe group autonomy and independence must be sacrificed for economic and material stability. Maybe strong, centralized technocratic states are better for the broad base of people than allowing each group to have their own autonomy and self governance. If that’s true, then I guess the US needs to become more like China. How do we go about doing that?
Balkanization isn’t a master plan of any thinker, it’s a natural process as people move to cut themselves off from those they strongly disagree with.
I think there is a strong argument to be made that Balkanization is the ultimate, if unintended, result of the US founding fathers’ plan. From the very beginning it was a deal with the devil: a compromise between factions — who ought to be bitter enemies — under threat from a superior foe (the British Empire).
The collapse really began to build steam after the last great foe, the Soviet Union, was defeated.
that has been the thinking that got us in this boat to begin with
People have been doing this?
Move to California and push for single transferable vote ranked choice and watch them become even more successful!
That’s what’s getting us into this mess in the first place. The individuals from marginalized protected groups are socially pushed from their towns, eventually migrating to cities where their votes are less impactful.
I’m obviously not blaming the marginalized individuals, but the system designed to keep red land red.
I think this is a blow to most of us, even most of the credulous rubes that voted for Trump, they just don’t know it
It’s easier to convince your neighbors that it was the Republicans doing, when they have full control.
Fox news propoganda is hard to rival. I usually enter any political conversation with a conservative voter with “what are you voting for”? Usually leads to a more engaging conversation
*in yet another blow to humankind.
Just gonna leave this here:
In the Lemmy app Voyager, there’s a section under Settings -> General called “Filters and Blocks” where you can put in keywords to block.
I’ve added “Trump” “Vance” and “Elon” and everything was immediately slightly better.
So the headline
After the death of President Trump, new glorious President Vance follows Elon Musk’s recommendation to move all non-patriots to educational camps
Is gonna be a real surprise to you?
Look, I get you gotta do what you gotta do for your mental health, but sticking your head in the sand isn’t going to make anything go away. You’re just gonna be surprised when the shit hits the fan.
Besides, this is the reality of American politics now. You can just not go to a discussion board for American politics.
Nah, brah, nah. See, I already did all this. In 2016-2024. I did my hitch.
Trump says something bizarre, offensive, and deeply outrageous - the world reacts, and the cycle repeats every 24 hours.
They literally ripped children out of the arms of their parents, put them in freezing cages, then lost them in the system and they haven’t seen their parents since. That’s about as evil as anyone needs to be to buy a shovel to the face and here these absolute fuckwits elected him again.
Nah. Peace. When the camps spin up, I’ll be in the trenches with everyone else but until then - I’m setting healthy boundaries for myself. No trumps.
If I get weak or curious and just have to dig into the insanity it’ll be there. That’s a guarantee.
You can’t “just do” that. It will show up in an all feed because it is nigh impossible to ignore that dumpster fire of a country.
I too already blocked the words trump, elon and musk, this post is giving me more keywords to add.
Get ready for the rampant and accelerated ramifications of what this will entail. These four years are going to make 2004 blush which was when the last time all three branches went Republican.
This is incorrect, Republicans had total control after Trump’s win in 2016.
His first term was so bad that it’s a blur so my mind immediately went to 2000s.
In another blow to Democra
tscy*Finally banning books, empowering racists and nazis, outlawing what women can do on their own body, destroying the check and balances and appeasing dictators around the world will finally make the price of eggs go down.
You know, I was very worried about the price of my precious eggs that I voted for a bunch of fascists who will likely never do anything about the eggs.
Project 2025 was just a prank bro. It was just a prank…
Good luck over there, I think they’ll cut your internet soon.
