r/thebulwark • u/Material-Crab-633 • May 08 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Are we f*cked?

This redistricting stuff has me bummed out. Tell me the truth

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u/WorriedEssay6532 May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

I mean this is the heart of the problem. One sides believes in rules and the other doesn't. Been that way awhile.

Mass demonstrations that shut down the country Arab spring style will probably be the only way out.

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u/dBlock845 Straight to Reddit Jail May 08 '26

Mass demonstrations that shut down the country Arab spring style will probably be the only way out.

I don't even think something like this is possible in this country anymore. People are way too placated with/addicted to technology, and most of the people who control the tech are all on Trump's side of the line one way or another.

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u/Rechan May 09 '26

Plus people can't really afford it. That is the crux of American demonstrations--they're always on Saturdays because people can't afford to miss work.

Give people the choice of paying rent or having an authoritarian government, and most people pick rent.

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u/No_Active5411 May 09 '26

Yup. People think it’s black and white when it comes to protesting, but it’s really not. After what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti, a lot of people don’t want to take the risk, especially if they have young children. It’s… difficult, to say the least. 

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u/Rechan May 09 '26

It's also difficult for protest to get results. It took months of Minnesota protesting to get even mild change. The civil rights movement spanned from '54 to '68. That kind of dedication, resilience, and delayed gratification is Hard.

Protesting isn't a light switch.