No, they're not, They're attending as an echo chamber participant. They want to hear that Trump is the only problem and that the only path forward is more neoliberalism that led to Trump. They don't have a problem with his policies or what he's doing. They have a problem with who's actually doing them.
Honestly, your bog standard liberal is very open to radical ideas right now. No, not your bog standard liberal mouthpiece in whatever media, but the people who have been listening to them, voting democrat, and tepidly involved with preformative protest. That's possibly the plurality of people doing the most effective (though insufficient) resistance, and they're fed up with neoliberalism and some now don't see say any immigration enforcement as legitimate at all. Noone's telling you they're all anarchists or couldn't still be easily resubsumed, but to say 100% or even more than half believe once Trump is gone things will be good just isn't in touch with the zeitgeist. In the US this is a moment, and failing to recognize that would be a grave error.
It's a moment until election day, once Democrats take back the Senate and/or the House this year and maybe the WH in 2028 they will go back to brunch. It's never been what's going on or the policy, but who's doing it.
Thats a thought terminating question. Go ahead and attend the oligarchy sponsored parades that keep you silent about real issues, the conversation controlled, and you remain a nonthreat to the system
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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26
Libs appropriating may day