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.

  • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    20 days ago

    Bernie is in a position where he actually does something. Vice President is a bench-warming position with no real power.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
      9·
      20 days ago

      Doctors are just fake jobs, everyone knows it’s the nurses who do all the work that’s why my surgeon didn’t even show up to my appendectomy.

      If everyone treated their job like Democrats do theirs, the world wouldn’t work.

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
      7·
      20 days ago

      Harris isn’t just the vice president, she was the presidential candidate. For fucks sake, she wanted to be the Democrats leader for the next couple of years! She has way more power and influence compared to Bernie.

      • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        20 days ago

        She has way more power and influence compared to Bernie.

        I don’t see how, since she’s a failed candidate and the VP of a lame duck president. You’re not wrong that she could at least make an attempt to have some sort of message of resistance, but even if she did it wouldn’t have any practical effect. Milquetoast centrist is milquetoast.

        • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
          3·
          20 days ago

          I don’t see how your position makes sense. Not only was there literally a $1.4bn dollar campaign promoting her over the last few months, she also dictated the current direction of the DNC based on her campaign policies and promises. She’s VP to a government whose policies she largely supported in her campaign. There hasn’t been any broad renouncement of her.

          Besides Biden, who has anywhere close to her power, both in the party and in the public eye? She should be using all of the focus to promote and support new & fresh Democrats. You can’t seriously try to tell me she has less power than Bernie.