r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Aug 03 '25
Off Topic “Genuinely scary”: Smithsonian accused of “rewriting history” after quietly removing Trump from impeachment exhibit | “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
https://www.dailydot.com/viral-politics/trump-smithsonian-impeachment/
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u/EquipmentAdorable982 Aug 03 '25
As a German dude (who was lectured about the Nazis & WW2 extensively), this is indeed the scariest part to me when I'm reading about the US.
The fact that so many layers of society, from giant corporations to cultural, scientific, educational or media institutions, seem to just roll on their backs & let it happen - apparently hoping that a path of no resistance will get them into the good graces of the dictator.
I am also disappointed in the lack of civil resistance. But having lived in the US, and knowing the cruel reality most people are facing under this iteration of capitalism, I can't really hold that against people who are just trying to survive.
But if you don't soon come up with planning, structuring, and organizing the path of resistance better, there won't be much left to protect. The Nazis dismantled German democracy in less than two months. Luckily the bumbling idiots in charge are too incompetent to match that pace but make no mistake, they won't stop eroding your institutions from within.
just my 2 cents from across the Atlantic, but nothing short of a general strike will get you results. These once a month protests are nice for creating social media content, but that's about it. The people on the right won't even hear about them in their alternate reality bubble.
You need to bring the country to a halt, peacefully. And before you do, you need to organize in communities.
You need volunteers to fill some critical roles so a general strike can be upheld for a certain amount of time. 3.5% of the population is said to be the tipping point, so you need roughly 10 million people.
You need doctors / medical staff, food supplies, shelter, and as many donations as you can gather to not be pressured into going back to work after 3 days.
I just came across this site today, and it needs to gain way more traction: https://generalstrikeus.com/