I voted last week (2025-04-01) in Wisconsin in the US. It was a relatively small election, but it included a high-stakes race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat that determined if the progressives would continue to retain the majority we finally won back a few years ago. Elon Musk spent tens of millions of his own money, including outright attempts to buy votes, to win the race for MAGA. Susan Crawford, the progressive candidate, won by more than ten points. In a state where previous elections hinged on tenths of a percent, that was a landslide.
Curious_Canid
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That is true, except for the things he does on impulse that are different from what he was told to do. He is a front man, but he's not a reliable one.
"It makes them look all manner of stupid".
Madison is an amazing place in so many ways. I love this town!
What surprised me is how many other huge protests there were. Thanks to everyone, everywhere, who participated or supported the efforts.
Any time you wonder if Trump is exercising any kind of foresight, the answer is no. Any time you wonder if Trump is cleverly manipulating events, the answer is no. He makes decisions on impulse, without regard to advice, policy, consistency, or legality.
You're probably right about that. I find it hard to judge where the fine line between malice and incompetence will fall.
I agree with you. I'm an American and it makes me want to boycott American goods.
In practice, I am trying to reduce the amount of business I do with large American companies. They're the ones who put Trump into power. I feel better supporting local businesses anyway.
We may yet see a Buy Canadian movement in the US.
We have been slowly, but steadily, moving in the direction of sanity and compassion over the last decade. Replacing Walker with Evers was a huge trade up in every way.
The federal government is still being destroyed, but I have more hope than I did a week ago.
The judicial branch finally seems to be getting some traction on curbing the illegal activity. There's a long way to go, but it's a start.
In my home state of Wisconsin, some very good things happened. Me elected another progressive to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which maintains the majority we finally achieved in the previous election. Musk spent a lot of his personal time, and his own money, trying to push that election the other way. Crawford one by more than 10 points, which is impressive when most of the margins have been tenths of a percent recently. The other state races generally also went well.
I can't tell you just how big this is for us here. We've been feeling the same sense of hopelessness as the rest of the country. Now everyone I've talked with seems happy, excited, and hopeful. Also, very determined to keep fighting.
Exactly. The Democrats have their own issues, but there is a difference between a candle and a burning house and the difference does matter.
I can't imagine either.
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Ignore the self-righteous advice and take are of yourself first. We can't fight back against oppression by sacrificing ourselves when it accomplishes nothing. That just means one less person is available to fight back when it does matter. The stakes do matter. They're not asking you to kill people.
In the middle- to long-term you should think about how to deal with the larger problem. To avoid situations like this you may need to develop new contacts, find similar wok in other sectors, or even find another kind of work. Those are things that will take time and planning, so work on them while you do what's needed to keep yourself going.
Always do what you can and look for ways you can do more, but make sure any sacrifices you decide to make are worth the likely results.