ZombiFrancis

Not even satire anymore.

It certainly can be. And I share the sentiment as I have found it hard myself. I now have a family and kids so that takes up all my time but that in and of itself plugs me into a lot of interactions that I otherwise would have avoided.

So much of our society is built around childrearing though so I am pretty railroaded into following my own advice. But when I was younger I sought out events at local hobby shops: things like open D&D groups, card game tournaments, etc. I highly recommend it, if that's your thing at all (and your mileage may vary significantly.) But it doesn't always have to be direct political action to connect with members of your community.

If you're genuinely asking some basic actions for a broad and general audience looking for political engagement:

A lot of states have initiatives and referendums citizens can bring to a vote in elections. There may be a grassroots organization working on an issue you may align with. (Especially vote reform groups looking to introduce alternatives to how we elect our government.)

Following this: Don't be a stranger to your local government. At least learn who they are if you don't. Your state reps and senators, your federal rep and senators, your kids' school superintendent, the elected sheriff. Vote in the primaries, the odd years, the midterms, the big presidential tickets. And this isn't 'just vote' advice. I mean vote for politicians pushing policies you agree with, regardless of party or incumbency. Don't be afraid to third party in a primary (if you can).

Join community groups and socialize in meatspace. There may be community centers and libraries around you with things to engage with. As much as online spaces can help people feel connected or a shared or safe place, the politics and governance is maintained on the meatspace level of your neighbors. Your district is likely gerrymandered but it's worth finding out where you stand in the whole tapestry of American governance. (This one can be a huge hurdle, and I understand. Most of my community are military so progressives get like 200 votes per 10,000 pure military industrial zionism. I barely amount to this advice myself, FWIW.)

These folks were pissed as all hell about a ceasefire.

I like how it starts with getting off Twitter and trying out Lemmy and ends with switching to Linux.

And Texas really is the future of the Democratic Party.

This boondoggle again. They need to stop calling Texas a battleground state. It is too gerrymandered to be considered a proper battleground.

Texas only could become one after the GOP decides to abandon oil and gas. They're not about to.

The only other feasible way to break the gerrymandered districts and get Texas blue would be by sweeping New Deal Coalition type social democracy policies specifically improving working class conditions at the expense of billionaires and corporate boards. And this is about as unlikely as the GOP ditching oil and gas.

A basic move would've been: "I will move to have better policies than before. Rally with our party and we will commit to changing course for working class families."

It could've been as empty a promise as her opposition made, but that would've been basic competant campaigning. Easiest trap to avoid ever.

The idea someone would not vote because they read "Democrats are Centrists" online is funny to me.

The status quo, indeed.

It's quite fine that it doesn't make sense with such an interpretation of what I said. I haven't even disagreed with such refutation as a result.

Sure, as this dynamic is of a similar nature as the relationship between explicit anti-government organizations like the Oath Keepers and the American government.

Right. In the same way the King bears responsibility for the assassination of Kashoggi because he was King and it happened under his reign. Not because he had anything directly to do with it.