AOC Says If You Feel Burnt Out By The News Lately, That’s ‘Exactly’ What Trump Wants
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“The paralysis and shock that you feel right now is the point,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) said before calling out the tactic.

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.

  • frezik@midwest.social
    11·
    8 hours ago

    It’s OK to feel burnt out already. Take a break from the news and doomscrolling social media if you need to.

    Then come back, and focus on one thing that can help make things better. Doesn’t have to be the most pressing issue. I’m not even sure what the most pressing issue is right now. But pick something and focus on that.

    • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      I have found with admittedly sometimes-annoying tools like “Resistbot” it’s a bit easier to write my opinions to representatives. That matters quite a bit more if you’re in a redder state than mine, but it still helps to send words of encouragement/reminders to reps that are working their asses off as a minority.