I really am shocked at how little Americans value freedom. They protest and go home. How many university they shut down to protest russian coup and Trump? They are too comfortable. Too safe feeling to be bothered yet. We warn them. But they did not listen. You realize only 2 options left now? 🧵 - ThreadSky

drannapirates.bsky.social • 2 days ago

I really am shocked at how little Americans value freedom. They protest and go home.

How many university they shut down to protest russian coup and Trump? They are too comfortable. Too safe feeling to be bothered yet. We warn them. But they did not listen. You realize only 2 options left now? 🧵

Reposted from Tom Nichols

I wrote back in 2022 that if Trump is reelected, democracy will not fail all at once, but in red-state pockets, one step at at a time. Like, say, this place in Idaho.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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roosefella.bsky.social•1 day ago

shutting down universities would be silly.
trump and musk hate universities and are cutting research funding.
shutting down universities would be working on musk's behalf

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

Towns 💪🏻

jpeter1son.bsky.social•1 day ago

We've had it too easy for too long. College kids don't have any experience with the type of evil that is coming. It's a pity they won't understand until it is too late.

braveandwise.bsky.social•2 days ago

I wish I was shocked but I am not. Most Americans don’t look outside of their 300 mile radius much less on the world stage. Those of us that are informed are ignored or labeled weirdos.
You would be sickened to know how many times I have explained that “Putler is the bad guy”. Sad and shameful

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

They will learn.

wanderson75.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hard times make strong men
Strong men make easy times
Easy times make weak men
Weak men make harder times

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

1. Option 1: They get up, mass protest and shut down country until russian weapon Trump is removed. What we did 2 times in 10 years. I don’t see them doing this. They will say it I will lose my job, I have obligations at home, I will miss classes.

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

2. They shut down entire towns and schools for Palestine. But don’t lift finger for genocide of Europe or even to save themselves. Hate is great motivator.

I just don’t see them willing to risk discomfort or inconvenience,

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

3. Option 2: Is not really choice they have. It’s what will be decided for them if they don’t get up. Because fascism start both at local level as he say but also at source where external factors will be used to justify destroying democracy.

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

4. Trump is stripping America of its defenses so it get attack likely organized by russia, so Trump can consolidate power. Why else strip defenses? Thats how history teach us this pattern.

Once he consolidate power, they won’t have option 1. They will be forced to fight.

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

5. They don’t of course believe any of this. They don’t believe every warning from free world and history because mirage of ocean they imagine safety.

But russia bring in Trojan horse called MAGA. Your enemies are inside. If you don’t do option 1, you will fight against these

drannapirates.bsky.social•2 days ago

6. Domestic enemies as option 2, not by choice. But because you have no choice.

I wish you would be scared enough to get up. But you don’t yet know fear. 😞

knollie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Americans are not stupid, even if they don't share your current opinion of them.

knollie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Now, you are advocating an American civil war because you didn't like the outcome of the last election. There is no other outcome from your statement. The people who voted for him are generally happy with his performance over the past month.

knollie.bsky.social•2 days ago

American elections are run at the local level.

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pockets across country at local levels of extended protests. Ok

aginnyc.bsky.social•2 days ago

that's because the students have been conditioned (brainwashed) to think that only non-whites can be victims and are worthy of their protest. Ukrainians are white europeans, so the number of likes this protest will generate is too low

knollie.bsky.social•2 days ago

School in America is not free. You are expecting students to loose tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars to support a cause that is remote to them.

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s not like our students who risked getting shot and were shot did not lose money. 🙄

I’m not interested in arguing. You do as you like. It’s your country.

Truly, you decide on your course of action. How this changes is up to you. 🤷‍♀️

knollie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump cannot be removed unless both houses if Congress vote to remove him with a super majority. There is no such thing as a vote of no confidence.

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

And will of people would hasten this. That’s why I said get up. Stay protesting so it must come to choice they make.

knollie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Protesting and strikes won't hasten regime change in America. That's what I'm trying to communicate to you. What they CAN do is set the stage for the next round of elections- the first of which happens in 8 months in Virginia.

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you think you can wait until next election, so be it. Good luck. I pray it work 🙏🏻

jpeter1son.bsky.social•2 days ago

There is a third option. We could willingly become the Kremlin's slaves. It's not a good option but for some reason many people, Hair Furor calls them the best people, what a tyrant to dominate them.

knollie.bsky.social•2 days ago

You really don't know how the American system works. Allow me to help.

There is NO removal mechanism except impeachment and elections. Protesting and strikes are as useless as yelling at clouds.

Strikes are even more useless, as most US students and employees can be thrown out with no protections.

futureeuropa.bsky.social•2 days ago

the Dems have failed to really prepare proper resistance.
Budanov and the IRA need to train the Dems in how to resist

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

Georgians, Iranians, Syrians needed no training. We needed no training. We shit down our country in 2004 and 2014 without anyone training us. It’s simply I think you are not yet scared enough. 🤷‍♀️

futureeuropa.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think the main issue of white US citizens is that they haven't taken the warnings of the black community seriously enough.
I think it will be the black community in the United States to tip the scale - but that's only me looking from the other side of the Atlantic. I could be wrong.

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t understand this color divide. And if they are afraid of color to agree to destroy their own country, then they deserve it.

futureeuropa.bsky.social•1 day ago

the USA are extremely racist.
The whole MAGA movement is based on the confederacy which was very pro slavery of black people.
I find it insane to divide between colors but they love their insanity. Their government even categorizes by ethnicity.
Racism is an ideological tool to divide and conquer

drannapirates.bsky.social•1 day ago

I understand how it works. And if your people in large numbers wanted this, they influence their representatives. There are legal grounds already anyway. Your Congress needs will of its people.

But I already told you, it’s up to you what you do. How you get here has always been choice.

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