It's not that we haven't come to terms with it, it's just that any resistance will need to be legitimized by outside forces to be recognized. If you look at the long history of tyrannical governments being overthrown, American and European figureheads always talk about whether or not the local resistance groups are legitimate in their concerns or not, which ultimately determines how much outside help is given.

Look at Gaza, there's a resistance force over there that has been branded as a terrorist organization (in certain cases, deservingly) which they now also have to fight a PR campaign online.

Going full blown delegitimizes any movement, and can justify further fascist ratcheting vs them just "claiming" violence happened against them, which EVERYONE can fully see is not happening. Sure they will claim it regardless but that loses them potential allies and any high ground.

We still have a court system. We still have elections. And both of those take time.

For anyone talking about where the lines are, that's them. Functioning legitimate courts, and functioning legitimate elections.

Until then, we are out there demonstrating peacefully, building up our communities, and giving them the rope to Nuremberg themselves with.

I say it because we need to be taking action today assuming midterms aren't happening. It isn't doomer, fuck off with that bullshit.

Well, yes. I agree on that. But it's what we have. And it's exactly why they move fast and break things.

They're hoping to demoralize the American public to get further power.

You're proving the point that the courts work: just after DHHS blocked TANF funds to five Democratic states, a judge blocked it with a TRO:

A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing roughly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services destined for five Democratic-led states, keeping funds flowing until a lawsuit against the government can progress. . . . The decision came less than a day after the five states targeted by the Trump administration — New York, California, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado — filed a lawsuit arguing that the freeze could create havoc among families with young children.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/trump-child-care-funding-freeze.html

Outside SCOTUS the courts are holding, and moving quickly where warranted. You could easily have linked this information yourself, but chose not to. Stop spreading misinformation.