@inthehands for me, it's kind of... The Republicans & authoritarian leaning people in US govt have been preparing for this, laying the tracks etc, since W at least. And now they're running the trains. And so many people want to act like Trump is just the sole mover & actor doing this rather than admitting the complicity of those that laid the tracks (multiple decades of federal governments) and are running the train (current congress).
It's not that it's the same, it's just the expected extension of existing policy. Like first they pass the Patriot Act and it takes a while to normalize, but for the last decade you can expect your communications to be read by the government, and now the devices inspected during govt interactions and not long after you can be arrested for just trying to have secrets on your phone.

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I think a lot of it is well described by the same info and books like Manufacturing Consent... People think they're the only ones who feel this way and don't want to stick out from the crowd. There's also a lot of subsidies and sunk cost (of recipes and learning to cook certain ways with meat), so even if they want to it feels hard.
For me, getting rid of a car was not hard but going vegetarian is very hard. I like cooking but haven't found enough recipes I like that provide enough protein and other nutrients for my body to feel good. Eating less meat was easier when I had more free time and less stress - but life got harder and my diet got more meat in it again.
I'm sorry your family isn't working with you on vegan meals more, because I do think that is the way. Learning more tasty recipes and dishes and doing it in community feels like it could work even for busy people. The vegetarian recipes I know I learned that way...
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