fine_sandy_bottom @ fine_sandy_bottom @discuss.tchncs.de

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You might have misunderstood me.

Billionaires aren't going to NZ to sell subscriptions or strip mine the wilderness. They've already done that elsewhere.

They're going to NZ to live out the coming apocalypse in a mansion with servants.

It's not saying "everyone come to lemmy" it's saying "everyone post more an reinvigorate communities".

No democracy is perfect.

America's is less perfect than many.

That said, Trump won the popular vote.

I agree that things are bleak. I also try to focus on practical, local things on which I can have a positive impact.

I'd like to think that some things will get better, and others will be less bleak.

Climate change is occurring quicker than we had hoped, but we are making progress towards mitigating the worst effects, even of that progress is slower than we had hoped.

Not trying to be an ass but American cars havent been great since forever.

IKR.

Call me a gatekeeper but it's not secret arcane knowledge for a privileged few.

You just sign up the same way you've done anything ever.

These billionaires aren't going to pillage NZ.

I always text people because it's quicker to get a response than email but it's less invasive than a call... they can respond at their convenience.

I don't know much about it but I've read that captchas are very easy for bots to solve.

Ok mate. Good luck with the stickers. Meanwhile...

Hmm.. it kind of is really. How do you separate democracy from the narratives that campaigning representatives espouse? It's a part of every democracy.

The country just elected this guy knowing that this is what he would do. That's democracy.

So... the copy pasta isn't applicable and your best practical advice is putting up stickers?

The answer to OPs question is to build strong, inclusive, local communities with friends and neighbours, as well as charities and existing community groups.

Also, prep. Figure out what you'd need at home to avoid leaving for a week. Assemble a bug out pack. Improve basic skills for independence like sewing, preserving, first aid.

The stuff you copied seems to have neglected to mention these practical, actionable tasks.

Strong, inclusive communities are the antithesis of fascism. If everyone had a sense of belonging and camaraderie with their community it would be a much less fertile population for fascist ideas to spread.

Settle down mate.

As far as that web server is concerned displaying that abstract in your browser is the same as downloading a pdf. Your browser just downloaded that web page.

Regardless, while posh universities might produce right leaning graduates, the academics that staff them are predominantly left leaning.

Here's the main points from the executive summary anyway...

Build and maintain a large-scale, multiracial, cross-class, pro-democracy united front that continues to push for structural/institutional reforms and contest for power, even after authoritarianism has appeared to consolidate. The coalition should use ongoing local, county, state, and national elections as flashpoints by which to build a resilient and expansive pro-democracy movement, document election malfeasance, and promote anti- authoritarian platforms, reforms, and talking points for campaigns to take up at all levels of government.

Protect, hold, and build local and community power through alternative institutions to address urgent communal problems, protect minority rights and lives, reinforce an oppositional pro-democratic culture, develop leadership, and build capacity for collective mobilization when needed.

Build pressure to induce defections among those loyal to the autocrat or authoritarian alliance, including through widespread economic noncooperation and labor action.

Prevent, deter, and strengthen resilience to increased threats of state or paramilitary violence through strategic planning and organized and disciplined actions, including building a capacity to anticipate, induce, and exploit defections; broaden inclusive participation

Emphasis is from the original document

I'm not sure how applicable this is to the current situation.

out if everyone who didn’t vote you would get an even spread

I don't think that's necessarily true. I suspect that the median non-voter is less wealthy than that of the voters.

Take other countries where voting is compulsory

We have compulsory voting in Australia. Presently we have a progressive (left of centre) government. It's possible or likely that we will elect a right of centre government this year, but not extreme right clowns.

The sheer idiocy of these people honestly. "You helped Trump get elected because you didn't complain about Harris enough." FFS.

Again, this take is just nonsensical. It's illogical.

Natanyahu is going to grind Palestinians into the dust with Trump's backing. Palestinians would be better off with Harris as POTUS.

Yet you're trying to assert that Harris lost because she didn't win the votes of people who care about the plight of Palestinians? That's an absurdity.

Nonsense.

Anyone that cared about the plight of Palestinians voted democrat, because the dems would have delivered a dramatically better outcome than what is going to happen now.