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Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that the Trump is deliberately overwhelming the public with chaotic news to induce passivity.
Citing Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” strategy and historian Michiko Kakutani’s comparison of Trump to Mussolini and Hitler, she argued that Trump uses the internet to spread disinformation, much like past dictators used film and radio.
Urging people to stay engaged, she emphasized that collective resistance can slow harmful policies and that small acts of opposition make a difference.
Do your best to dislodge them. Coach them up on growing root vegetables
something something horse to water…
i’ve tried. it’s decision paralysis in addition to denial. people don’t want to think about living in the new amerikkkan trumpistan. so they don’t. any suggestion to take any action is “overreacting.”
to be honest, you need to be careful about who you talk to about what. everyone has a price, and yes most prices are pretty low. but even with trusted close friends, don’t assume they won’t sell you out to save their own kids, just like you would do
Coach them on how to install a VPN so we can still inform ourselves.
TailsOS, too