Where are the nationwide protests? The national strikes against the destruction of what is left of U.S. democracy? As for the eerie complacency of the Democrats, it is hardly surprising why there is such a huge loss of trust in the leadership of the Democratic Party.
An important and oft overlooked point about protest, messaging about the power and safety of numbers.
This!!! Nobody of any actual note on the left is pretending protests are the solution or the end goal right now, on the contrary I think people ALL across the political spectrum are standing up and asking the people around them whether this is existential moment and noticing who can meet their gaze and not cower in centrism and the status quo.
This is the political function of these protests.
So what’s the next step? How many people do you think think there needs to be a next step? How many are willing to strike for this? Do you see the problem now? The fascists are running at full speed towards their finishing line and the American people are still dawdling at the starting line.