So um, the united states just started another war in the middle east. We're going to need a shit ton more memes to distract americans from the nightmare they are enduring. Thanks in advance...
Sorry to anyone living in the fascist dictatorship that is the US. Its clear that youve lost your democracy.
Also sorry for all of the innocent civilians living in Iran which are about to go through hell thanks to Israel running off and crying to the US
Sorry to anyone living in the fascist dictatorship that is the US. Its clear that youve lost your democracy.
Its sad how much this sentence damages all democracys around the world. The fact these words have been made true is putins greatest victory. Putin aside, americans played a bigger role in giving up their own liberty. That is even more disgusting.
Honestly though, despite all the protections put in place, it has taken just one person with no morals to ignore them all and as long as he and his cronies(lets not give him too much credit) stacked the other branches with his supporters he has been able to do whatever he wanted and its been very difficult to stop or reverse the damage.
Its quite shocking how much someone can hate a country whilst being in charge of it.
I’m not as mad at the 32% that elected trump as I am at the ones that sat at home and let it happen.
Yes, it's definitely our fault they rigged the election.
Bombs are falling in the Middle East, but it is Americans who are in a nightmare? Lol.
Please have a little empathy for the americans who bomb innocent people.
Well, this is on .world, so only Americans and the protocols of the elders of Zion LARP group count as people here.
No, the Americans need to be consistently reminded of what their government is doing so that there's at least the slightest chance they'll put a stop to it. They don't get to ignore the problem, it's their job to fix it. They are not babies to be coddled.
I have no clue what to do. I'm American. I'm trans. I voted for Harris. I live in a blue state. I've gone to protests. I've talked to state senators about legislation. I've canvassed. I've talked to Trump supporters and tried to get them to change their minds.
it all feels totally useless. nothing I've done has had any effect. my own mom voted for Trump three times. it's like being chained to an anvil and thrown overboard. I'm swimming but I'm still drowning.
You do know what to do and you are doing it! It's not going to magically solve everything but you are doing more than most people.
Continue doing exactly that and convince others to do the same. It's a slow process but the only way to fix things.
Thank you for your efforts, I hope things improve for you ❤️
As another trans person, I say the best thing to do now may be to avoid the typical liberal "protest and vote" advice. Protesting simply isn't as effective as it used to be, and voting should not be the foundation of your political activities. Voting is useful, but especially in a firmly blue or state, it's mostly a symbolic gesture.
There are trans people in your local area who are being hurt by this administration. Forget protesting. Focus on helping the actual material needs of the community. Every blue state currently has trans refugees coming into them. Often these are young adults showing up with few resources, often ending up homeless. There's likely a population of homeless trans kids in your own community. These are the people you should be focusing on helping right now. Join a local trans support group to help out your brothers, sisters, and siblings. If an organization doesn't exist, start one. Things to focus on:
*Traditional gender support groups for newly transitioning folks.
Honestly, for trans people, it's completely valid to just laser focus on the material needs of our own community right now. We're being targeted by an organized campaign of state persecution. There's hundreds of thousands of us that are internally displaced refugees within the borders of the US. There's a lot of people hurting, and a lot of people in need. Protest if you want, but personally, I've found focusing on direct material needs and mutual aid to be a much more productive and rewarding path. The Trump regime is trying to destroy us. Simply helping your brothers, sisters, and siblings is an act of political resistance and defiance.
Your goal is not to bring down the Trump regime. That is not your responsibility. For those most targeted, simply surviving these years is your primary act of resistance. Take care of yourself, and take care of your brothers, sisters, and siblings. That is how I as a trans person have found meaning in this time. I voted, but that was only symbolic. And I'm not currently participating in protests. I'm focusing on actually directly helping people instead. Survival is resistance.
We are. There are protests throughout the country every day that the media is either ignoring, or painting as "riots."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video that Trump called him after the strikes: “It was a very warm conversation, very emotional.” Speaking in Hebrew, he called Trump a friend of Israel like no one before him.
https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-war-updates#00000197-9582-d77f-a797-ffaf39a20000
Thanks guys, real glad we didn't vote for that evil fascist Harris and paved the way for Mr. No New Wars...
Harris also loves Israel and hates Iran and seemed pretty warhawkish during her campaign
Excellent argument, I'm convinced and will go kill myself now.
Okay, that was a childish response. I'll give you a real one: What did your "protest" get us? Netanyahu and Trump are openly planning to depopulate and bulldoze Gaza to turn it into a playground for the rich. It's hard to say what Harris would be doing but I doubt it would be that!
Has Kamala come out yet to denounce a single one of Trump's Israel policies? Unlike a lot of other Democratic lawmakers, she has yet to publicly condemn the strike on Iran. From what evidence we can actually observe, it seems she supports the current strike. Or at least she doesn't oppose it. There's little reason to think she wouldn't have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as "being the tough cop on the international scene."
Harris has been for the most part quiet about almost all of his policies so far. I can't claim to know her reasons but if I had to speculate it's probably an attempt to save face and not be seen as a sore loser. I'm not a Harris worshipper but I believe whole heartedly that she was the clear "less bad" option. I genuinely cannot comprehend disagreement with that given we're only 6 months into this administration and we've already seen massive international and domestic upheaval and hundreds of thousands of people negatively affected by deviation from typical conduct. For instance, do you think Harris and the Democrats would be pursuing Medicaid and SNAP cuts if they had won instead?
There’s little reason to think she wouldn’t have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as “being the tough cop on the international scene.”
What's your basis for this statement? My basis for believing that she would not do this is the record of her recent Democratic presidential precedessors. Obama and Biden's Iran policies were largely characterized by attempts to deescalate tensions and move towards more normal relations. Of course, that is difficult when allyship with Israel is a cornerstone of US Middle East strategy, but they went about it in markedly different ways than Trump did in his first term and what he's doing now.
distract americans from the nightmare they are enduring
I assure you the nightmare is being experienced more acutely and directly by the people being actively bombed.
was about to say lmfao
good old american exceptionalism. couldnt believe i was reading that right.
It’s “lemmyshitpost” not “lemmybetakenseriously.”
Yeah, but do they have memes to distract them?
"Disteact [Americans] from the nightmare THEY are enduring"???
Well to be fair, there's no memes in the world that distract people living under the shadow of bomb and missile strikes.
I think being so fucking desperate to be distracted is actually our primary problem as a country. Stop avoiding reality, it’s time to grow up
Agree
What’s super weird is that it resembles the war in Iraq but dumber.
After 9/11 Americans were out for blood, for revenge.
This time they were out for blood, democrat blood. Revenge for… being told to stay inside.
I guess every 20 years they realize they hate each other so they outsource the violence?
America is truly that neighbour which has constant domestic drama that the rest of the neighbourhood has to put up with constantly cause they are too nice to shun said neighbour.
This country has been divided since shortly after the revolution in the 18th century. It all boils down to racism and selfishness. I'm so ashamed of this country.
America is also low key invading america
The US made the first move. The US-citizens should get cover now since they opened the Pandora's Box...
It is the moral imperative for Canada, Mexico, and all Central and South American countries to invade and destroy the Nazi outpost called the US
I am wondering when Americans are finally going to come to the inevitable conclusion that conservatives have to be utterly destroyed by any means necessary in the most extreme prejudicial manner possible. These people are absolute pure f****** evil.
First we need to endlessly debate whether or not Kamala Harris would've done the same thing. Since we can never know we can all just assume posting shitty memes is more important than voting. We'll tell each other it's late stage capitalism so we can feel smart for doing nothing because it's all going to collapse anyway, nothing we can do! Committed to being uncommitted! Apathy to the end!
Liberals dont want change. Until the left accepts that libs gotta go in the ground too, nothing will happen.
I agree, but the enablers arent as big of a problem as the perps right now. I feel like they would fall in line pretty quickly upon seeing the consequences of their actions.
The people who vote conservative will probably never come to that conclusion.
We have to let the older generations die off until there isn't enough support or physically stop them from voting to stop the conservative support.
Maybe starting a third party that genuinely wants to disrupt the status quo would fix some stuff.
3rd party...yes! Possible, not really. The two parties have a spot on the ballot, built in, automatically given. All others have to jump through each state's requirements to get on the state ballot. The most effective at this lately is the libertarian party. In the election before last, Jo Jorgenson was on the ballot in all 50, GO JO! Sadly, her media coverage was paltry at best. Most Americans didn't even know she was a realistic option. Finally, most Americans think that a vote for a 3rd party increases the chance of their less desirable major party winning. What they fail to realize is that, red or blue, the boot on your neck is the same boot, different shine.
Lets get something REAALLY FUGHIN STRAIGHT:
Conservatism DOES NOT DIE OFF.
AAAALLLLLL of the radical fascist right wing Nazi pundits and influencers are Millennials and younger, with a few GenXers scattered about.
Everyone SWORE that conservatism would die off with the Boomers, but that was 15 years ago. Its not gonna happen.
FUCK
Hey now. We didn't start THIS war. Israel did. We just immediately rubbed one out and then gleefully joined in.
So... most of the old memes will probably still work.
I hate that 2/3 of my fellow citizens support this, either directly or or tacitly by choosing not to vote.
I really hope the protest/non voters are happy with the outcome they chose. I can't wait to hear them tell me that Harris would have done this too! Anything to justify intentionally causing the suffering of more people....
Whitaker followed up, asking, “If Iran is building a nuclear weapon, would you take military action?”
“I’m not going to talk about hypotheticals at this moment,” said the vice president.
Bombing the shit out of the Middle East is the only bipartisanism the US has ever reached, therefore yes, a Democrat would have had to bomb something because that's what US presidents do. Anyway, keep on blaming voters instead of holding the party accountable for its mistakes.
Careful there, we all got a lot of "America invades middle eastern country" memes, there's a surprising amount of themes to choose from.
Variety is rhe spice of life.
Sorry this doesn’t really help forget about the situation but it’s a very good possibility.
A Wild Matt-o appeared!
Americans.... The people who go to work every day and get paid shit for their work...enough to not complain too much but not enough to get a head. The people who get fixed incomed at 64 and then inflationed until the bank gets the house back. These people did not bomb Iran.
Orange turd and his team of evil fucks did.
Now, I'm actually neutral on this particular action. Nobody wants Iran with nukes. However please then do the same in NK and ruzzia.
If any of this does backfire, I just want you all to know that we just woke up to this shit just like everyone else. Just like when the orange turd invaded LA. We just woke up to this shit. Is it gonna be over in 3.5 more years?...god I so fucking hope so. The guy in coocoo unstable. Just like Kim and Putin, he should go to a retirement home and leave the rest of us alone.
Nobody wants Iran with nukes.
Frankly, I do want Iran with nukes. Iran hasn't declared war on anyone for over 200 years. They're stuck in the same neighborhood as a rogue nuclear state that engages in frequent wars of expansionist conquest. The region is incredibly unstable precisely because there is no military counterbalance to Israel. Iran getting nuclear weapons would be an immense boon to peace and stability in the Middle East. I trust the Ayatollahs with nukes a lot more than I do the Israelis with them. At least the Iranians don't believe that their deity gave them the right to annex entire nations.
It will be like Russia, where they make nuclear threats on a weekly basis, but know they would be obliterated if they ever actually used them.
Having said that, you're right about Israel having nukes being nothing to cheer about.
Iran getting nuclear weapons would be an immense boon to peace and stability in the Middle East.
I think you just put your finger on exactly why the US doesn't want that to ever happen.
A huge chunk of Americans enthusiastically support extensive warring with Iran (or will, soon). We are culpable.
Is it because so many of use glued to feeds and TV news? Yeah. But those are our products, and we basically elected Big Tech and Newscorp to the presidency, so... Yeah. It's not gonna be over in 3.5 years.
Americans... also the people who overwhelmingly voted Orange Turd into power
How very American to worry about the nightmare you're enduring.
Nope, just worried there wont be enough memes to keep the people complacent.
We're going to need a shit ton more memes to distract americans from the nightmare they created
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Um... Enduring? If thought Iranians are the ones enduring stuff... like, bombs...
How are Americans enduring anything for a war halfway around the world? The defense sector is hiring.
"Defense" sector
Those JLTVs and THAADs won't 3D print themselves
Distracting people from what is happening is NOT what you want.
But its exactly what will happen
Indeed. None of the crazy things that happened in the last few months stopped. Unfortunately.
There is not enough alcohol on this planet to survive to the next election
There's not going to be a next election. Democracy in the US died on January 20th.
Do we actually want to survive it?
Please send us Americans your best "you don't have healthcare but too many school shootings" memes
Sounds like some young people who haven't been through this before. This is not going to lead to a war. The USA has been bombing other countries continuously for decades.
I mean, I dont see how it isnt a war already, this kind of thing is an act of war after all, and the other side doesnt have to be capable of equal retaliation for the term to apply.
Might be the toughest opponent we've bombed since Iraq, which technically wasn't a declared war either.
You're absolutely right, this won't likely get bad for Americans. Being so far away with a huge military insulates us from the consequences of our actions abroad.
There are different levels of bombing. This wasn't the US assassinating a single general. This was a strike on strategic assets comparable to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. We just did a Pearl Harbor against Iran.
yeah a lot of over reacting going on around here
We need memes for the people on the receiving end so they can forget about getting bombed for a second.
Check out my post history fam, I got you.
Brah.
<3
that's pretty wholesome
Funnily enough I do moderate !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
I feel like maybe this was a good move. At the same time I think the orange turd didn't consider the consequences. Like you don't do that and get away with just the one three punches. Iran my try other things to get back at us.
America did not. The U.S./Donald Trump did.
Ok
Some people see it as pedantic but I'm always bothered when people say "America" when they actually mean the U.S. government. America is a nation, which IMO includes most Canadian citizens and a lot of Mexico (marked by a shared culture). So many bad people use mixing terms between nations and states to try and manifest consent or some shit.
What I hope for those in other countries, is that they understand that I had no control or decision of what vagina I fell out of or what dirt I landed on.
I did not choose to be American, I was just born here. And I most certainly do not agree or approve of any war.
I do hope most other decent people might agree with me.
Fuck Donald Turd.
I hear you, the issue for me is that a third of your country people voted for the cunt, another third didn't care enough not to vote against the cunt, which leaves a large majority of Americans complicit in this - enough in my view to effectively use the term as a blanket reference to most people in the country.
Speaking on a more granular level, I wish you well and the best of luck - but the majority of your population can go fuck themselves.
Don't think for a second we dont feel a strong flood emotions when we see the 66% of Americans who are a complete drain on the people around them face consequences for their actions(or inaction). The fact is, it doesnt happen nearly enough and it never changes anything.
I voted for Kamala Harris. Never liked that orange fuck.
A third did not vote for him. The popular vote was something like 51 to 48, which is insanely close. And a record number of people didn't even vote.
It's more like 1/6 voted for the asshole, and then the dems gave up the win before the night even ended.
Bombing Iran and letting Israel dictate American foreign policy are two things with strong bipartisan support.
Hillary Clinton campaigned in 2008 on the promise to bomb Iran. Biden couldnt even bring it over himself to enforce a demand for Israel to no starve Gaza to death and let Netanyahu humiliate him in public multiple times. And Biden/Clintons are the ultimate Democrats establishment.
Very clear explanation for xenophobia, no notes.
E: won't support bigots no matter what. Sorry, not sorry at all.
A lot of people didn't vote for him. A lot of people didn't vote for democrat either. A growing number of people are voting for third parties now. Not enough to sway the vote, but enough to make a statement.
I think, in my lifetime, we will see a third party finally elected. The leading parties just aren't cutting it anymore.
You didn’t choose to be born American, but per your own admission in this thread you chose not to vote. So you can fuck all the way off with this sanctimonious bullshit.
It’s also hard to leave. Many of us would leave if we had the means. Even for those who wish to stay and fight the blossoming authoritarianism must wage a nearly hopeless battle against powerful disinformation machines.
Exactly. You know how many countries US trans people can get asylum in? Zero. None. Zilch. There is not a country on Earth where a trans person in the US could qualify for asylum, even considering the vast rollback of trans rights currently underway. And if a member of a targeted minority group can't get asylum status, then forget about nearly anyone else.