In shock announcement, Trump says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip

[wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works]

It's not really a shock, Kushner has been talking about it for over a year.

[regrub@lemmy.world]

Their strategy is to overwhelm the news cycle with distractions. Stay focused.

[jeebaichow@lemmy.world]

Just don't call it genocide

[jeebaichow@lemmy.world]

'but we had no choice' - dumbfuks

[shepherdpie@midwest.social]

Yeah, alienating people for not supporting genocide is such an excellent move. Did you happen to work as a strategist with Harris campaign because this is right up their alley.

[reallyactuallyfrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com]

Yeah, in posting my comment, I was thinking about this as well. It's certainly their tactic and it's how fascists win.

The problem: I don't know how to effectively counteract it. "Stay hopeful," "don't get discouraged" is all well and good, and I'm going to continue to watch the bloody corpse of America get hacked to bits out of some semblance of duty, even if I'd like to look away.

The only response that would actually help is collective action and direct resistance - and I'll certainly join a protest, or something with an actual end-game plan that isn't just "raise awareness we don't like this." But none of the leaders we elected are giving any actual leadership. Even if they were, the media isn't reporting on it so we can't efficiently align. Lawsuits aren't even being filed fast enough to keep up with the onslaught, even if the Supreme Court is potentially captured. The Overton window is moving so fast, they're actually pulling off the coup.

[rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca]

Keeping the shock and awe on himself while musk fucks off with wheelbarrows of money in the background?

[spongebue@lemmy.world]

Apparently that was 100% Joe Biden

[ghyste@sh.itjust.works]

Honestly I think some of this bullshit could be considered semi serious. This is Donnie's crap. Leon has his own agenda.

[cm0002@lemmy.world]

BlUeMaGa

[spongebue@lemmy.world]

2 weeks down, 206 to go

[noride@lemm.ee]

When you refuse to pick the lesser of two evils, what you are actually saying is you're comfortable with either one.

[essence_of_meh@lemmy.world]

It's kinda fascinating how every single comment section about another Trump news is filled with folks dogging on a minority who voted third-party and not the, what was it, third of the country (?) who didn't vote at all.

Do you all really think that those who trully didn't vote because of the Palestine would somehow change the final outcome? Were they that numerous?

This is a genuine question, I'm not trying to be snarky.

[credo@lemmy.world]

Peacemaker à l'orange.

[chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world]

If only it weren't for those damned Hobbits.

[aaron@lemm.ee]

All, please read https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trump-column-read.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.6pOw.Db_3T-xndI_z (gift link)- this IS and has been the strategy. Blitzkrieg policy while distracting the "stupid" media with outrageous, ultimately meaningless distractions.

[myopinion@lemm.ee]

Thank goodness they took a stand against American inaction. Now they get action.

[quill7513@slrpnk.net]

We tried gentle. Now we're annoyed and venting because we're powerless.

[adarza@lemmy.ca]

and data. tons and tons of data, on everyone, siphoned off fed systems.

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Shock?

Yeah, a lot of things but "shock" ain't one of them.