We have certainly, the question is whether our voices will be listened to and empowered or not… and that is much harder to be optimistic about.
The average person in the US I think has changed a lot, you can see it in the way that Trump didn’t even try to sell the Iran War, people don’t want it and will tear any excuse Trump or his bullshit administration tries to stick to up into shreds and so they see no point in even trying. That feels cynical but on the flipside it also exposes their desperation, the US public is not biting when it is supposed to be biting and as hopeless as we all feel right now that does mean something, it means something big is changing.
For some reason your use of the phrase ‘Iran war’ in this comment hit me all of a sudden. JFC, we’re at war with Iran folks. Like, just think about how fucked up that is. I mean I’ve been talking about it nonstop for days, but I don’t think I’ve noticed this phrase in use until now.
I won’t be voting for her, but only because she isn’t authentic or left enough. We need real change.
We have certainly, the question is whether our voices will be listened to and empowered or not… and that is much harder to be optimistic about.
The average person in the US I think has changed a lot, you can see it in the way that Trump didn’t even try to sell the Iran War, people don’t want it and will tear any excuse Trump or his bullshit administration tries to stick to up into shreds and so they see no point in even trying. That feels cynical but on the flipside it also exposes their desperation, the US public is not biting when it is supposed to be biting and as hopeless as we all feel right now that does mean something, it means something big is changing.
For some reason your use of the phrase ‘Iran war’ in this comment hit me all of a sudden. JFC, we’re at war with Iran folks. Like, just think about how fucked up that is. I mean I’ve been talking about it nonstop for days, but I don’t think I’ve noticed this phrase in use until now.