The president-elect’s first term brought a wave of protest. This time, visitors to New York’s Washington Square Park are struggling for energy to resist

Summary

Anti-Trump Americans, especially on the left, are showing a more subdued response to Trump’s 2024 reelection compared to the activism of 2016.

Exhaustion, disillusionment with repeated setbacks, and negative media coverage have led many to disengage from politics or shift focus to personal priorities.

Activist groups, like Women’s March, are planning protests but acknowledge lower enthusiasm and more localized efforts.

Experts suggest this “tune-out” may be a coping mechanism, with some hoping new, non-political participants will lead change.

Many feel drained but believe activism will eventually regain momentum.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    18 hours ago

    At no point in the past 30 years have the Democrats been able to do anything because of the filibuster even when they controlled both houses of Congress.

    This excuse has always been garbage and here’s why:

    Democrats, at any point in which they controlled a simple majority of the Senate, could have closed the loophole that permits the filibuster and ended this bullshit forever.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      12 hours ago

      Another reason it’s garbage is that it’s the Democrats’ job to win elections and get control of Congress so they can do things, and they just fail spectacularly about 80% of the time.