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It must be difficult to be an American watching Trump destroy the country your ancestors have been building for hundreds of years. He has caused massive generational and irreversible damage at this point and its only getting worse.
Oh, and China just set a trade surplus record above 1 trillion thanks to Trump, first and only country to do that, how is all that winning going?
What’s even harder is watching family and neighbors try to explain why it’s a good thing.
Time to cut those people out of your life. It’s hard, but you know it’s true.
I basically already have (years ago). But when you’ve got family that hasn’t been cut off, the ones who have still manage to make appearances.
Some of those morons need an exit ramp
Can't, my grandmother is elderly and I'm the only one of her kids/grandkids who talks to her, not really her fault on that one my mother is insane my uncle was stupid and the other grandkids are more or less different family outside of blood due to custody or cutoff reasons. Also she is also effectively my mother and is the woman who raised me.
Figure I can work out any frustration by car bombing random trumpers if a civil war breaks out.
I wonder how they'll spin it when he publicly burns the constitution
From my experience they just say “ that didn’t really happen, that was twisted into a lie, he wouldn’t ever do that “ - these people never, ever admit anything that is proven to be true. It’s always some contrarian, idiotic “ I know better than you “ take. It’s hopeless.
Yep. ‘What about when Joe Biden made us all wear masks and fired anyone who wouldn’t.’ And then everything gets de-railed trying to explain that Biden was not president at that time.
No, I think they'll celebrate it
It's all going exactly as everyone with 2+ braincells predicted.
It’s insanely difficult. All of this shit has substantially changed who I am at my core. I opted not to leave the country a few years back because my parents wouldn’t have been able to get in anywhere else for being too old.
Now I’m pretty much waiting around for this whole thing to get rebooted.
That's part of the problem. Everyone is standing around waiting for someone else to fix it for them.
You gotta pull together with others and work as a group to fight back.
I know group cooperation towards a common goal runs counter to the "nation of rugged individuals " mythos that Americans have for themselves, but that's what it will take.
What's with all these ca accounts vying for open revolt.
Where did I advocate for revolt or violence?
There have been protests nearly every single day since he took office. We're already grouped together fighting back so you're either uninformed or you're calling for open revolt.
So which is it.
Isolated and uncoordinated protests.
And not nearly big enough.
They're not though.
And we had the largest protest in American history like 5 months ago.
So again you're uninformed or backing open revolt.
Oooooo...
5 whole months ago.
Yeah just ignore the fact that the largest protest ever isn't big enough for you.
You're after open revolt, just say it and at least be honest. You'll still be an armchair revolutionary but at least a slightly less pathetic one.
It may have been the biggest the US has done, but it was obviously not big enough to cause an inconvenienceto those in power.
And not sustained enough.
Protesting isn't a one-and-done thing. You have to keep the pressure on.
And you keep trying to put words in my mouth.
Whatever, it's not my country. If you guys can't be bothered to even protest effectively, thats on you.
We're in the process of decoupling our economy from the US anyway.
So again, not big enough for you.
They're are still protests literally every day.
I'm not, I'm drawing the logical conclusion to your argument. Large sustained protests generally turn violent so you're calling for open revolt.
It's not whatever decouple as much as you'd like you'll still see the backlash of whatever happens here. Similarly no one asked you, you offered your opinion so clearly it does matter to you and isn't "whatever" just be honest in what you're saying.
I live 4 days drive from DC
How far are you from your state legislature? Or from your congressman's office?
And, again, have you got together with other people to combine your voices?
I'm involved with DSA in my area.
I think we're talking about different solutions.
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
Welp I guess that's it then
It can't be rebooted until the series finale ends... in civil war.
Yeah, we're in a mid-season plot stretch to see if this administration can "weekend at Bernie's" a vapid blathering demential patient for another year so that JD Vance can get 2.5 terms as president.
My ancestors were forced from their land by the American government in an event known as the Trail of Tears. So this is kinda a mixed bag for me really…
... What...? Are you a bot?
Honestly not as dumb as thinking everyone born in the last 78 years is selfish.
Generalize much?
I do wear an N95 in public. I had COVID twice and still have long COVID symptoms. I've refused to be cavalier with my health since the pandemic.
I also research who companies are owned by and take every step to obtain what I need from oligarchs either second hand or through extralegal means.
Generalizations only hurt you, my anti-capitalist friend.
Edit- correct me if I'm wrong, but how you're coming across gives really heavy "everyone in the last 78 years is selfish to the core except me" vibes.
Are you the one enlightened soul in the entire benighted race of man?