There will be many millions of people around the world, whose democracy was undermined or overthrown by the US, who will be saying “suck it up you idiots”.
They might not have voted for the car to be driven off the cliff, but they did vote to hand the keys to a man who repeatedly promised to drive the car off the cliff.
'At this point in any argument like this one, the question arises of what should be done and, more critically, what can be done? The sad answer is not that much. Those with the direct institutional power to slam the brakes lack the will and those with the will lack the power.'
This hit hard.
Sounds familiar to some of the Brexit voter narrative. Didn't fully understand what they were voting for other than vague slogans...
Now getting hit by the reality and unable to admit their own part in hurting themselves and their families, friends etc.
This is like looking at one piece of a puzzle and thinking "yeah that's all I need just this piece" when in fact the whole puzzle is sitting in the background just out of sight. I don't understand how they don't look at the whole puzzle?
Do understand though that their reality is encapsulated by a constant barrage of lies that while they make no sense, are consistently reinforced in a feedback loop.
They know, BUT they don’t have autonomy anymore. They believed it would be good.
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They just assumed that what they voted for would be visited on other people - women, gays, brown people etc - and not on them.
This hit hard.
Time to cause a ruckus that destabilizes their ability to wield power thus causing them to abandon it altogether.
Now getting hit by the reality and unable to admit their own part in hurting themselves and their families, friends etc.
They also voted for a serial liar and a racist.
I don't buy this "Didn't vote for this" argument
They know, BUT they don’t have autonomy anymore. They believed it would be good.
When he said no more elections, he meant it.