• petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    13 hours ago

    I think it’s mostly just fear. Like a fear-induced executive disfunction.

    Reminding them “you need to get out and do something, you need to get out and do something, you need to urge your representatives to get out and fucking do something” sounds to them a lot like you’ve just tied a bungee to their waste and are telling them to jump off the bridge. And they’ve been afraid of heights their whole life, you know?

    Unironically, we have too many sugary treats here for a meaningful resistance to mount yet. American’s lives need to get less comfortable before they (finally) start feeling like they have nothing to lose.