I know it may seem presumptuous for an outsider to say this, but given that it’s already REALLY clear that Trump is going to seriously harm the entire world, I’m going to anyway… There should be massive Anti-Trump Protests in every city in America right now. Maybe in every city in the free world. - ThreadSky

brenttoderian.bsky.social • 22 days ago

I know it may seem presumptuous for an outsider to say this, but given that it’s already REALLY clear that Trump is going to seriously harm the entire world, I’m going to anyway…

There should be massive Anti-Trump Protests in every city in America right now.

Maybe in every city in the free world.

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jamesbicycle.bsky.social•22 days ago

In Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne... scenes like this. And it's not even they've taken over government. It's the government contemplating working with them. American is stalled at liking social media posts it seems.

ghindman.bsky.social•22 days ago

The problem is there is recent cultural history for that kind of action in other countries, but not here. Couple that with the very real potential life-altering consequences and I don't honestly know what it's going to take to get most people moving.

we3keepers.bsky.social•22 days ago

I'm in Vancouver... I'll be there rain or shine.

rebussy.bsky.social•22 days ago

"Maybe in every city in the free world."

Why feed his narcissism? Turn out specifically against him if he turns up 'on tour', and the more insolent you are the better.

In the meantime, there's going to be more than enough to protest about locally.

freewheeling.info•22 days ago

I completely agree. Obviously!

So why am I not out on the streets? I suppose it feels somewhat futile. This guy was democratically elected one the popular vote and both houses in his home country. Are they going to listen to some libs chanting on the streets of London?

You think it might work?

callielowenstein.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yes get out in the streets!!! There are huge protests in every state capital in the US and they were literally organized organically on Reddit! Not by a big org!

heather-sea55.bsky.social•22 days ago

The first time he was elected, I said to myself that maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I thought. I was wrong. This time, I didn't have such hubris, however, it is infinitely WORSE than I could even imagine

jamesglave.bsky.social•22 days ago

The scattered protests I am seeing streamed on the socials are pretty thin. I'm guessing people are in survival mode, feeling beaten down, powerless, worried about ending up on a watchlist. Or...?

callielowenstein.bsky.social•22 days ago

Follow @50501movement.bsky.social and @indivisible.bsky.social - there are massive protests in every state capital of the country!! plus other big cities and even small ones at congressional local offices!!

retrocanada.bsky.social•22 days ago

The wanton and illegal carpet bombing of democratic norms and institutions in the US should scare the shit out of every Canadian.
Musk has lent his support to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in the upcoming federal election.

Poilievre refuses to disavow it and has embraced Musk as an ally.

eloquent-graffiti.bsky.social•22 days ago

As an American I agree, lot of factors at play though. 1. Media is a joke and offline normies don’t fully grasp what’s going on 2. We’re dumb as shit and his followers cannot be persuaded 3. Americans are arrogant, naive, and lazy and think “nothing too bad will happen, someone will figure it out”

eloquent-graffiti.bsky.social•22 days ago

That being said, protests and action are happening, just not at the scale they should be given the circumstances.

callielowenstein.bsky.social•22 days ago

Do you follow @indivisible.org and @50501movement.bsky.social — there are huge protests today in every state capital, plus DC all week, plus other big cities and at congressional offices around the country!

bradwoodfin.bsky.social•22 days ago

For sure in Canada

echo4dc.bsky.social•22 days ago

Perhaps it would also be useful for other countries to use their respective Magnitsky Acts to sanction Musk and him.

lradsma.bsky.social•22 days ago

You're right. They should be rising up in the streets to stop this

firefly1800.bsky.social•22 days ago

Working on it.

maamikron.bsky.social•22 days ago

yes, rather 2 mio than 20000, like yesterday.

occamstaser.bsky.social•22 days ago

The fact that there aren’t is baffling to a large number of us.

pmarkoconnor.bsky.social•22 days ago

Protests are fine, but as a former member of "the deep state," aka "the ppl who actually know WTF they are doing," the most effective way to undermine these MF'ers is much more subtle.

chrisrauchle.bsky.social•22 days ago

He and the other president should be arrested.

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