Im becoming unsettled. Maybe a few memes total on first two pages. How could things go so bad? Where are the yester beans gone?
OP is onto something.
maybe people are getting sad out there. maybe news is coming at us fast… because change (unprecedented bad bad change) is happening faster than ever before?
it’s a sign of the times. people blaming news junkies or whining about blocking comms don’t get it. we’re no longer living in a time when we can afford to ignore what’s happening around us.
ps, I’m not arguing against memes. in fact go check !conservative@lemmy.world it’s been turned into a satire comm under new mods and it’s wonderful!
Yeah that’s unfortunate. I joined that community to listen to concerns of my compatriots.
Go create another on another instance
No, I will stay and hope our conservative brothers and sisters return and we can welcome them with healthy dialogue. It’s a multilane two-way information superhighway. We can visit each others ’ spaces and stay in our lanes, unless we use turn signals, like responsible, respectable drivers.
With the mod team driving the current environment you’re very likely better off building somewhere new. It’s the main benefit of the fediverse after all
Easier isn’t necessity better. Let’s wait and see if “left” can stop behaving like ultraright*.
The amount of polarization right now is pretty concerning. People can’t imagine how someone could possibly have a different view. Conservatives and progressives both see the other as dumb and extreme. I don’t need to agree with someone to understand where there beliefs come from.
Whoop! There it is. I’ve definitely been guilty, up until very recently. It’s time to wake up, now. I’d wager we’ve all been asleep at the wheel, for decades, now.
Can’t ignore it.
Can’t change it.
Only heartburn.
I think we can change it. We just have to say, “Mountain, be thou removed” and get busy with our shovels to help remove it. It won’t be easy, but it is doable.
Don’t ever think you can’t change it.
Audrey Hepburn was a teenager when the Nazis invaded.
She could only dance, but that’s what she did.
There’s always a way to fight.
…what situation? When?
(But yeah, things will never quite go back to the way they were, nor would we want them to exactly.)
What happened?
People pay attention to memes more than news…
I blocked all the stupid meme communities as soon as I started using Lemmy, glad to see actual discussion is replacing brain rot tho.
It’s a good thing.
Trump and Elon took office. Now all I see is Trump posts.
political memes often are news though. they aren’t like, mutually exclusive.
In a very broad sense that it tells you something happened on this topic.
memes themselves are propaganda and effective one at that since the most regarded of us can consume it easily and spread it like COVID.
Sure i like me some shit memes from libs and cringe at the right’s memes but that literally waste of time IMHO
Memes are effective tool to gauge what the regime is jerking and who shilling what angle.
Good example of “conservative” Zelensky memes today. Literally if you don’t watch the interaction you won’t know how it went down and memes paint an “interesting” picture. People who see the video will make up their own minds and even if you hate Ukraine, seeing that would only be enjoyable if you are sheltered nepo baby or “alpha” male.
That shit was bad optics for US and that’s bad business.
God forbid we have any space without the constant never ending same arguments right?
You can.
You can subscribe to every stupid brain rot meme sub you want, and when you’re ready to turn your brain off just switch to only viewing subscribed communities.
No one is saying not to do that, burnout is real and what fascists hope for.
So by all means, take your breaks. Check out and don’t think about it for a day or two. But come back and care about the important shit again.
But when viewing /all and seeing the top post be actual discussions on serious topics it’s a good thing.
It means right now more people are choosing that over the brain rot. Hopefully it becomes the norm, but we still need to rotate off for a break, it’s not gonna be a short fight against fascism. No one is going to make it to the end without some breaks.
yep. we all definitely need breaks. i take long breaks every few months or in the winter when seasonal depression kicks in.
but this is a critical junction for global history. class warfare has escalated and accelerated, and the vast vast majority of us are being actively oppressed through the dismantling of economic and social welfare programs.
my family stands to lose too much for me to be burying my head in the sand right now.
some aren’t ready or able or willing to do the work of preparing a response. others have no choice but to pay attention because their family’s future literally depend on knowing whether today is the day they “come for you” and all this (bwamp bwamp) news actually reaches your doorstep.
so while people are arguing anime fandoms and who wins The Big Game, I’ll be trying to understand my enemy, encourage my allies, and decide what an appropriate response looks like (in real life) using the latest information i have available.
I see your point but think it’s also valid to use Lemmy or other social media to engage only with memes or whatever else people enjoy. Absolutely, everybody should stay informed and passionate about the rapidly crumbling world, but there’s no rule that they specifically must do that via Lemmy. If someone chooses to use their social media as a haven from the real-world issues they encounter everywhere else, then unless Lemmy is their entire life, I don’t see that as a problem.
If someone chooses to use their social media as a haven from the real-world issues they encounter everywhere else, then
I would advise them to curate a specific feed for that explicit purpose rather than browse /all and complain other people are paying attention to real shit
Imagine that a pedon using agency to get a desired result instead of bitching about something that has a reasonable solution already available
hmm
I’m trying to temper my passion so I can listen for legitimate concerns from all my compatriots. We have deep rifts and wounds that, if not healed properly, are going to cause so much more damage to everyone on the planet, let alone in the USA. That doesn’t mean I can’t have passion; it means I can try to set them aside and seek solutions that work for the most people while causing the least harm to each other and our environment.
just switch to only viewing subscribed communities.
While I agree with your overall sentiment of taking breaks but staying informed with with discussions, my issue is that politics still leaks there.
Even if you subscribe to only memes and fun stuff, politics can still overrun it.
Imo during the Biden years there was good balance.
Trump is using a technique called ‘The Gish Gallop.’
Obama wanted to pass the ACA and the GOP managed to block it for almost two years because Obama kept talking about that one thing.
Trump is breaking rules left and right; plus screaming about crazy ideas like buying Greenland.
There is so much stuff going on that normal minds just want to shut down to get some peace and quiet.
Aka shock doctrine
Remember, ignorance is compliance.
Yes, and silence is complicity.
that’s the thing about the current situation… truth tellers get censored while discourse gets flood with shite polarized takes and they feed each other’s engagement.
In America freedom of speech to say anything you want except the truth about the owners then it is “call to violence”, “socialist/communism”, “antisemitism” , “class warefare” ect last is sure cute tho. why are you hitting yourself, slave?
Obama increased mass surveillance and US undercover operations significantly. Bush ultimately started it but Obama has a opportunity to stand on the side of freedom but didn’t take it. Like all recent presidents he was focused on extending the power of the executive branch. The real answer is checks and balances.
LOL!
Obama couldn’t get Gitmo closed. How many of those programs did he originate, and how many were passed by the Congress and he didn’t veto them?
He was hamstrung by the GOP and conservative Dems.
The answer is a veto proof progressive Dem majority, not more ‘checks and balances.’
The answer is a veto proof progressive Dem majority, not more ‘checks and balances.’
After what trump is doing they still won’t be able to get there because they are corporate bootlickers who don’t resonate with working people anymore… at all.
He said “progressive Dem majority,” not “Dem majority.”
Is the “progressive” in the room with us right now.
They can muster like 2 people an dthe rest are corpo drones.
Clearly somebody else decides who gets congret spots, and it ain’t the pedon vote.
Do you have an actual plan?
Because screaming ‘BotH sidES aRe The SAme’ has worked so well to prevent Trump from getting elected twice.
Voting under two party regime got us here…
Do you have an actual plan?
Until you have a workable plan, just be quiet.
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Screaming “vote for my preference or else” every election is what got trump elected twice.
The First Past The Post (FPTP) voting system has squashed competition in our elections, resulting in both major political parties being filled with weak individuals. Our people are unrepresented by FPTP voting, thus the large non voter block. Things don’t have to be this way.
States have control over their voting methods, meaning we don’t need to wait a federal miracle. We can change how we vote and make room for third parties without risking a spoiler effect.
Alaska has already taken this step. In fact, Alaska has recently held a referendum on whether to go switch from Ranked Choice Voting back to FPTP, and the referendum was rejected. Republicans were frustrated when Sarah Palin lost to a more moderate conservative under Ranked Choice Voting, but the people of Alaska made their choice—they don’t want FPTP any more. Meanwhile, states controlled by Republicans are passing laws to safeguard FPTP.
So why are Democratic states continuing to use the voting system that Republicans favor? And why are Democrats turning down the potential for more votes from increased voter participation?
Videos on Electoral Reform
First Past The Post voting (What most states use now)
Videos on alternative electoral systems we can try out.
So, you’re planning to get your new system in place on a national level in 24 months, with Trump in charge?
Maybe you should focus on what’s happening at this moment and not on what you might be able to accomplish decades down the road.
I believe they call it “flooding the zone (with shit)” when it’s this particular orange flavour
I like using firehose of bullshit, but using their words is probably better.
Elonald Trusk: “Supplies!”
We thought things were bad before the experimental DoD teleporter accident that destroyed the bodies of Trump and Musk. Elonald Trusk and Donlon Mump rose from the ashes. Their greed multiplied. Their lust for power became insatiable, but nothing could trump their carnal, sensual desire for each other’s bodies. [Ok, stopping here, I don’t like where this is going.]
How dare you put Kuni’s lines in Elon’s mouth!
Me to the dingleberries once they finally realize: “STUPID! YOU SO STUPID!”
Damn, what a great movie.
I actually saw some news bleed into shitpost the other day. It’s that bad.
That’s like half of my MO lol
Just remember, this is the worst things have been so far. The Trump admin still has shovels in hand, it can get much, much, worse.
Yes I always think of that Simpsons line, this is the worse day so far. It doesn’t help any anxiety about the geopolitical situation even backdropped by an amusing sitcom. I do hope people learn better, but maybe we’ll see the way of nuking ourselves and wonder what happened while still being intolerant (as a whole, I know many individuals are cool but those are never in position of power it seems).
I limit my political stories these days after Trump’s first term I can’t handle the same input, not American but that doesn’t matter to the world’s outcome.
Bullying someone who’s country is at war with a dictator is bad, yes.
Bad but good content. It’s like watching a train derailment. It’s bad but I don’t want to look away
How about claiming Gaza before the corpse is cold?
What a fucking country.
This one stings just because how much I wanted kamala so we didn’t have to learn what trump had in store.
She would have been so good
She would’ve been thoroughly mediocre, but that still would’ve been infinitely preferable to what we got.
Nah, her policy positions were good. She was on the right side of every issue with a reasonable plan to target it. There is no other president in recent history who is as progressive.
I find it werid that people will rate dems as if there is was a magical dem who would have been able to do everything.
Harris was 100% on the wrong side of the Gaza genocide and also not even a little bit economically progressive. That second part – the abject refusal to do meaningful things to help the working class – is how she lost to Trump. People were seduced by Trump’s dishonest and wrong, but easy, “scapegoat the minorities” answers to the question of how to restore prosperity.
Trueee she should have thrown her support behind hamas. Try and compete with trump for the anti Semitic vote.
Her platform of reducing the cost of even more prescription drugs, paid leave, more worker protections, more union protections, banning corporate price gouging, providing first home assistance and more would have absolutely wrecked the working class.
These are reasonable policies thay would get through. Compared to a guy who has already stripped all of those using illegal power.
kamala was more biden. the same group of people that was around behind created the conditions for a kamala run to even be possible.
they had to pull some weird “democracy games” to even get her on the ballot. pretend like biden was gonna run so he automatically wins the primary and only then announce he’s gonna leave. really shows how far this democracy has fallen
as for kamala, biden’s immigration proposals were “compassionate approach” and “immigration reform”
if you went to her website and looked under immigration there was only “strong border” and “border security”
to be honest, i only wanted kamala to win because she was a woman and that woulda been cool. but the descent into fascism would not have been meaningfully slowed down, i think
We’re all just tired of being taken advantage of. Dems are weak with no spine/teeth, Republicans are selfish egotistical maniacs. Everyone out for themselves and will step on anyone they can to get what they want.
We just need people like Bernie who just wants to help pretty much everyone with healthcare, rights, etc. but the money from corruption is too good.
You’re STILL saying this shit? My God, we’re on the brink of WW3 because of people saying this shit.
Nah, her policy positions were good. She was on the right side of every issue with a reasonable plan to target it.
She was literally in favour of continuing the genocide in Gaza, the fuck is wrong with you seppos that you think that’s the right side of an issue?
She was in favour of removing the terrorist group from power and a two state solution. Why the fuck would an American president not support Isreal? The single criticism you lot have is over an issue that every American president has the same stance on.
she still would have supported genocide in gaza, and her term would have pushed people further towards fascism. there was really no real choice in that election, sadly. the usa was already too firmly controlled by the ruling class.
My God… I can’t believe people are still saying this.
Versus Trump who is actively and openly trying to genocide and relocate Palestinians? Trump who praised Xi for his Uyghur concentration camps? Trump who is turning Guantanamo into the same thing?
i hate trump probably as much or more than you do. please re-read my comment as i actually wrote it, because i meant what i wrote. i did not mean what you imagined i might be secretly thinking or whatever. please don’t jump to conclusions :(
Accelerationism it is. It’s too terminal to save, conservatives need to feel the pain.
don’t get me wrong, i would have voted harris. (im not american) but she wouldn’t have been good. she wouldn’t have even been ok. but she was better than trump.
They were taking full advantage of English being a second language too. Pathetic children. What a fucking embarrassment.
News should always take a higher seat than memes. I don’t know why this is considered abnormal. For ages, the front page of ALL newspapers paper have been news. Not the comics section.
This place ain’t the newspapers
It’s not a comedy forum either.
Lemmy is a link aggregator. News are linked. Memes are directly uploaded.
Reddit used to be mostly news.
Do you need a guide on how to block the shitposting community?
Where’s my potash?
Real political discourse is too heavily censored in corporate spaces
What annoys me is when people gibe attention to people who have either done questionable things or don’t deserve to be publicized.
Bad press is often better than no press. When you start putting the light on a CEO you are often turning them into a celebrity. Better to not focus on specific people unless they have done serious wrong on there own.
Bad press would work if there were consequences like forcing the CEO to step down
Unfortunately in today’s world corporations and their ceos can get away with almost everything
I think we should instead blame companies not CEOs. If the companies get enough bad PR the board will act.
I think we should instead blame consumers and voters. It is our job to hold CEOs and other bad public figures accountable, but we never do
We should blame the long sequence of court decisions that allowed corporations to accumulate so much unchecked power.
https://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate-accountability-history-corporations-us/
Edit: why the downvote? I have no idea what the objection is.
I haven’t seen any egg pics. Something is wrong, I can feel it.
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i was just thinking this… it used to be 80% memes and now its just the downfall of western society. depressing.
American Dream: The Boogaloo
Feels like it’s been that way since the election to be honest
Lemmy has always been a political outlet, but post election has been out of hands.
I mean, it makes sense. We’re witnessing the US becoming a fascist dictatorship in realtime. It’s a huge upset to the way the world has been for everyone living’s lifetimes.
US was always a fascist rogue nation, with or without Trump
Yeah, it’s like not being able to look away from a train wreck, but it’s a humongous fiery train wreck that has been advertised and teased in every form of online media for the past two years.
Fascist America warnings be like:
Beautiful. Thank you for reminding me of this.
Beans? Look here youngin
