For this being nearly 2 years into Trump's second term, things seem to be eerily quiet in the nation right now as far as public protest.

Given the amount of outrage in Minnesota over those 2 citizens being killed back during the Winter when it was cold as fuck, some people predicted much more turmoil and upheaval when the weather got warmer....lol.

Look at the gas situation.......

People were complaining when the national gas average was $3.75 to almost $4 a gallon.
Now it's nearly $5 a gallon (in Michigan atleast) and nobody is saying shit about it.
The complaining about gas has all but stopped.

45 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

For this being nearly 2 years into Trump's second term, things seem to be eerily quiet in the nation right now as far as public protest.

They are protesting at the ICE facility in Newark, NJ this week. A few folks have been arrested.

Last week, Secret Service shot a man near the White House after he opened fire on them. He later died at the hospital.

There's a certain amount of F8ck Trump protests happening around the nation.

The media is not reporting most public protests because the current administration has them shook. 😎

@Pioneer1 , it is eerily quiet to you because your social media feed, apparently, is not feeding you the information.

Watch Democracy Now if you want to be kept up to date on actions across the country, indeed the world. They ain't "shook" by the Trump administration, as they are completely independent of Government funding or corporate underwriting.

Scroll to the 3:27 mark for an example for a protest in NYC. The Newark protest @ProfD mentioned is covered.

Yeah, there's being a few incidents here and there but it's relatively nothing compared to what we saw back in 2020 during the George Floyd protests and the January 6 Insurrection.

Perhaps the mainstream media IS keeping things on the "hush hush" but if the public outrage was THAT big...they wouldn't be able to.

Back in the summer of 2020 I didn't need CNN or Fox News to tell me that people in America were protesting and angry.
I could walk outside and see and hear it.

I didn't have to "dig it up" on the internet to know that it was going on....lol.

I live in Michigan but I've traveled to other states around the country as recently as a couple weeks ago and outside of a few middle aged White folks on freeway overpasses holding up banners and signs written in crayon.....I haven't too much protesting.

How long has America been fighting an actual hot war with Iran?
Months now.
That alone used to draw the youth out into the streets because they would be the potential draftees.
But so far I haven't seen any protests.

Again, nobody is even talking about how high gas is now......except me, lol.

I think it's the high potency weed so many people are smoking.
It's keeping many of the youth calm and satisfied....lol.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

How long has America been fighting an actual hot war with Iran?
Months now.
That alone used to draw the youth out into the streets because they would be the potential draftees.
But so far I haven't seen any protests.

The USA has not put any boots on the ground in Iran. Whole war has been aerial. So, the chance of a draft are zero.

As a result, the war in Iran is a non-issue to young folks. No different from Desert Storm & War in Iraq back in the 1990s & 2000s. No protests during those conflicts either.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Again, nobody is even talking about how high gas is now......except me, lol.

It's proof that many Americans are doing well enough to grin & bear the escalating price of gas.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I think it's the high potency weed so many people are smoking.
It's keeping many of the youth calm and satsatisfied...lol.

I would offer that people are doing well enough to keep a roof over their heads, food in the fridge, reliable transportation, alcohol, drugs, etc. & just enough access to money & credit to make ends meet.

That's why fewer people are protesting in the streets. Life isn't that bad.😁😎

15 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

nothing compared to what we saw back in 2020 during the George Floyd protests and the January 6 Insurrection.

Well, we were in the midst of a pandemic, and the country was reacting to a public lynching.

The January 6 insurrection was in direct reaction to try to prevent Trump from leaving office. Maybe they’ll be another one in two years.

Those two examples were from a different time and different conditions.

15 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

That alone used to draw the youth out into the streets because they would be the potential draftees.

In addition to what @ProfD wrote what are you expecting Vietnam type like protests? Again completely different situations. Start forcing a bunch of poor people onto the front lines and get them killed. It will be a whole different story.

13 hours ago, ProfD said:

That's why fewer people are protesting in the streets. Life isn't that bad.

Perhaps.

But I also think people are less informed. Distracted by a variety of things… dare I say it… social media.

Far more people are spending four more time on TikTok versus watching democracy now or any other similar platform.

@Pioneer1 out of curiosity have you ever heard of democracy now before?

ProfD

The USA has not put any boots on the ground in Iran. Whole war has been aerial. So, the chance of a draft are zero.

Trump just sent nearly 10,000 troops over to the region a few weeks ago.

You don't mobilize that many troops to a spot for nothing.

All of the energy and manpower isn't going to go to waste.

They're just setting things up for a much bigger operation.

Most military strategists can readily see this.

No different from Desert Storm & War in Iraq back in the 1990s & 2000s. No protests during those conflicts either.

There were no protests for Desert Storm but I do remember massive protests back in 2003 for George Dubya's "revenge" attack on Hussein.

There were protests all over the nation for that one.

They didn't help, but they did make their point known.

I would offer that people are doing well enough to keep a roof over their heads, food in the fridge, reliable transportation, alcohol, drugs, etc. & just enough access to money & credit to make ends meet.

I'd say this applies to some people...maybe even most....MAYBE...but there's a large enough percentage of people who are going through some real hard shit right now but it's almost as if they're invisible in society because they're being drowned out by the giggles and smiles of the "haves" not just on social media but in society.

America is so crowded that literal HALF of the population could fall into destitution/poverty but as long as the other half is prosperous it wouldn't even be noticed.

All you'd see are people walking around with shopping bags smiling and pecking away at their cell phones.

Another thing is that so many people who fall through the cracks are getting locked up that how do we know how well the public is REALLY doing?
You're doing well and making a living....until you're not...then you end up disappearing after a few months because of doing something illegal to survive.

Troy

In addition to what @ProfD wrote what are you expecting Vietnam type like protests? Again completely different situations. Start forcing a bunch of poor people onto the front lines and get them killed. It will be a whole different story.

I seriously doubt that would be the case today.

I really believe the fake weed and social media has turned the masses into selfish zombies who could care less about their next door neighbor let alone world events.

But I also think people are less informed. Distracted by a variety of things… dare I say it… social media.

I agree.

Infact, I posted the above about social media before even reading your next line implicating it.

Most Americans are distracted and brainwashed....even for their own good.

out of curiosity have you ever heard of democracy now before?

Ofcourse.

They cover protests and expose government cover ups and the like.

However if I have to click on a website to see people protesting and outraged...obviously it hasn't reached the stage of being public sentiment yet.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

ProfD

The USA has not put any boots on the ground in Iran. Whole war has been aerial. So, the chance of a draft are zero.

Trump just sent nearly 10,000 troops over to the region a few weeks ago.

You don't mobilize that many troops to a spot for nothing.

All of the energy and manpower isn't going to go to waste.

They're just setting things up for a much bigger operation.

Most military strategists can readily see this.

Sure. The military plays war games. It's nothing to mobilize troops & send them to different places & sit around. They're getting paid regardless. 😁

At least once a week, POTUS OJ threatens the USA could go back into the conflict. He doesn't mention ground troops though. His pump fake has become hot air.😎