cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46605116
April 28, 2026
Press freedom advocates on Tuesday forcefully condemned the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission—and FCC Chair Brendan Carr in particular—for moving to challenge Disney-owned ABC’s broadcast licenses as President Donald Trump again pressures to network to fire late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel.
“The First Amendment and the FCC’s mandate do not permit the agency to use broadcast licenses as weapons to punish broadcasters for constitutionally protected content they air,” declared Freedom of the Press Foundation chief of advocacy Seth Stern.
I’ll just add to this thread: Being naive is a problem, sure. But dooming and refusing to be optimistic about the possibilities for the future plays into fascists’ hands, because we limit our imagination to whatever worst-case we expect, growing resigned in advance to their moves.
The only way out of this is to keep demanding a fair and just world - including through our expectations - while also preparing for the other side to do everything possible to derail it.
You have a point regarding mindset, but I would encourage people to stop hoping for change. Be the change you are hoping for - help each other to survive in a world where we can’t rely on goverment support.
Start mutual aid networks, reach out to peers and strangers alike, share resources/skills/knowledge, learn how to set up mesh networks/use amateur radio gear for communication, build sustainable shops where actual useful stuff is produced, etc.
Have plans for how to reach your community quickly in different kind of emergencies.
Look at how organizations in countries that are further ahead when it comes to living under fascist rule have survived and built their networks. You’re not alone, people have had to deal with and live under way way worse conditions than you and got stories/strategies to tell.
I’m not saying you need to build some kind of militia or go off grid. But this kind of infrastructure can be used regardless of how the future pans out where you live. It can be used right now, by and for those that lack the resources that others have, and has been left out in the cold by their government.
Best case scenario: Politics change to the better and you now have a strong, well-organized community that can put pressure on local politicians to keep it that way.
Worst case scenario: Regardless of politics, you and others have the means to keep on living through your community, and the amount of leverage the fascists have on your community has been reduced.