I think what really has to freak out Europe, especially, is not just seeing an idiot fascist take over the United States, but watching him do it while facing little to no opposition
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i said the same thing to myself, time again re Russia and Ukraine. Where are the “good” Russians?
I think it’s maybe a few things, but my first two - folks are too comfortable in their own lives and haven’t been injured bad enough to care yet. Second, I think people may be genuinely scared.
Sadly, not in my IRL networks. Online people are trying to support each other, but in real life, everyone I know is too afraid to say anything. Which makes it seem like nothing is happening.
True, what really strikes me is that there is no wider resistance like there has been in the 60s/70s in the US, about civil rights, Vietnam etc. The scary conclusion is that just like in Hitler's Germany most people agree or condone this
Dems Waving signs and even turning on their own Al Green like 10 did this morning seems to pretty much say it all. They have no spine for real protesting this fascism.
I agree it was pathetic. Dems looked like a herd of cats like they always do, whereas Republicans have perfected the lockstep. We need the protestors from the 60s and 70s to go on YouTube to explain what it takes, but f*cking social media has us so mollified we can't get off the couch.
💯 I’m sat here shaking my head and my anger towards Americans are growing daily. Sure 30% of you didn’t vote for this but you cant tell. No mass protests. Just outrage online. Hell, Feb 28 your supposed economic blackout and Amazon saw increased profits lol
I think someone on this thread blocked me and called me all kinds of names and claimed there were protests in the thousands. I looked up said protest. It was 300 ppl. But ok.
Although the U.S. was obviously very much involved in WWII, the war was fought in faraway places, and we didn’t experience the level of destruction that Europe did. I think that probably helps explain the complacency we see from most Americans (“Oh, that could never happen here!”).
When does the Left/Center coalition wake up and realize this is the fault of the American electorate. Trump voters in 2024 knew exactly what he represented. What are the Democrats going to do when to reorganize American governance when they return to power to diminish the power of the Presidency?
it's genuinely frustrating when you say they are facing little to no opposition because I've been to four marches. I'm unemployed, and the media isn't covering it. Please be careful with the language you use because it's giving the impression that there is no hope. And it's inaccurate
Elected representatives on one side of the isle acting like drunken frat boys at a homecoming game while the other side was chastised to behave and know their place while we the people tune out and dismissively roll our eyes while complaining about it taking so long for someone to save us?
...all while closing consulates and removing diplomats from Western Europe, allying with Nazis and fascists, both inside and outside of our government, installing loyalists to the heads of the military and JAG corps... nothing at all that resembles a prelude to war... nothing at all.
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I think it’s maybe a few things, but my first two - folks are too comfortable in their own lives and haven’t been injured bad enough to care yet. Second, I think people may be genuinely scared.
Guess we decided who needs a conscience?
And spare me the excuse of America is so spread out - it’s hard to organise.
1.8m showed up for Obamas inauguration in 2009
1m marched in DC in 93 for LGBT rights
All we are seeing here (where news isn’t censored) is small protests of maybe a couple hundred people at most.
Americans are all about themselves. Until it really hurts them individually you will sit in compliance. Embarrassing
but it makes sense that oligarchs wouldn't just pick their fascist politicians, but also their fascist politicians' opponents
makes sense, but is still a tragedy