I find it a little incredible people are still talking about "four years".
They tried to reject the election result and do a coup, and were rewarded for it by getting back into power. They are refusing to follow the law or the courts. They are sending people to gulags in foreign countries. All the checks and balances were destroyed last time. The party has been stripped of anyone who would fight the admin or reject this illegality. They have set up a power grab over elections.
There will not be free and fair elections in four years unless they are simply too incompetent to rig it, the rubicon was crossed long ago. Without mass protest that makes it impossible for them to hold power, American democracy is dead.
They have tried to do it, they say they want to do it, they have the ability to do it, they are actively doing it, and no one is stopping them. How are people still acting like in four years they are going to neatly hand over power to be prosecuted for their crimes?
I understand you have elections in two years, don't you ? I don't know if a complete reversal congress is possible.
That would be a good litmus test. "They" have not prevented special elections so far ; if "They" need to prevent the next one, whatever they try will happen then, I suppose ?
I'm British, but I think to expect free and fair election in the US in two years is to stick your head in the sand.
I don't see them preventing elections, but just rejecting or altering results that don't support them: the litmus test is already triggered: the special election in North Carolina has an ongoing court case trying to throw out ballots to allow the Republican to win.
They have also pushed a executive order claiming sweeping powers over elections which they will use as pretext to do this nationally. Blatantly illegal, but they have already shown they are ignoring the courts, so who will hold them to account? Mass civil unrest is the only thing left.
Organizing mass protests isn't something you do instead of organizing electoral opposition. Even in countries that haven't had fair elections for a while, people generally still organize opposition and talk about how they're going to vote. The best way to ensure your opponents retain power is to go around telling people it's too late and they've already won.
I'm not saying people should not organise to vote, I'm objecting to the framing of "in four years this will be over" or "in four years we can fight this", if you are waiting for elections to solve this alone, that's a mistake. Elections alone won't be enough. It's not too late to do anything, it is too late for just voting against it to be enough.
I agree that elections alone aren't enough, but the question of whether you expect a chance to reset in 4 years affects a lot of strategic calculations. If you expect Trump will face democratic accountability in 2026 and 2028, it makes sense to focus on things like tariffs that a lot of voters will find mildly uncomfortable. If you don't, any energy you spend on things that don't produce mass mobilization is wasted.
I'm not suggesting anyone give up on the elections: I'm saying prepare for the inevitable attempt to rig them. Voting alone is not enough, people must be ready for mass civil unrest when they throw out votes and claim victory.
They tried to reject the election result and do a coup, and were rewarded for it by getting back into power. They are refusing to follow the law or the courts. They are sending people to gulags in foreign countries. All the checks and balances were destroyed last time. The party has been stripped of anyone who would fight the admin or reject this illegality. They have set up a power grab over elections.
There will not be free and fair elections in four years unless they are simply too incompetent to rig it, the rubicon was crossed long ago. Without mass protest that makes it impossible for them to hold power, American democracy is dead.
They have tried to do it, they say they want to do it, they have the ability to do it, they are actively doing it, and no one is stopping them. How are people still acting like in four years they are going to neatly hand over power to be prosecuted for their crimes?