The president-elect’s first term brought a wave of protest. This time, visitors to New York’s Washington Square Park are struggling for energy to resist

Summary

Anti-Trump Americans, especially on the left, are showing a more subdued response to Trump’s 2024 reelection compared to the activism of 2016.

Exhaustion, disillusionment with repeated setbacks, and negative media coverage have led many to disengage from politics or shift focus to personal priorities.

Activist groups, like Women’s March, are planning protests but acknowledge lower enthusiasm and more localized efforts.

Experts suggest this “tune-out” may be a coping mechanism, with some hoping new, non-political participants will lead change.

Many feel drained but believe activism will eventually regain momentum.

  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1242·
    20 days ago

    I’m sick of hearing about the asshole, and sick of hearing about him getting “slammed” by some celebrity or politician, and sick of hearing how he’s a huge threat so we need to send a sternly worded letter.

    Getting upset over this is so draining, especially because there’s nothing we can do to stop him in the short term.

    • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1022·
      20 days ago

      Getting upset over this is so draining, especially because there’s nothing we can do to stop him in the short term.

      For me personally, I think the most draining part of the whole thing is that nothing was done to stop him in the 4 years he was out of power.
      1,461 days, all of them spent listening to people talk about how horrible it would be if he got back into power, and yet absolutely fucking nothing was done in that time to prevent the horrible things we were warned about from happening.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        451·
        20 days ago

        Exactly. Breathless emails and texts talking about how we have to defend democracy from fascism (by giving them money) but no real action on their part for four goddamn years.

        • FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee
          27·
          20 days ago

          Over a billion dollars raised in a few months for the Harris campaign, and the only people that voted for her were already going to vote blue. Nothing came out of it that helped anyone except the select few who got richer