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No, definitely impose sanctions and stop trade, but don't ban travel. Let the brain drain do its thing.

Some of us do not consent to the actions of this rogue administration, and we don't crave isolation. Some of us desperately want a way out of this country.

I don't agree with them, but I do see the logic. Send back a bunch Americans who saw good reason to leave and perhaps they'll be forced to try to make it more like wherever they fled to.

Or it's just vindictive "Trump deports people so we deport people" idiocy, idk

Crashing the USD would be its demise as the global reserve currency, which would evaporate all that speculative value overnight.

Sure, the oligarchs would still have their mansions, bunkers, and bullet-proof SUVs, but their primary source of leverage and influence would be gone. They would become irrelevant.

Would this finally cause the american population enough distress to heave themselves off their armchairs, put down their hotdogs, turn off the TV, and get out the guillotines?

Except that the US government and corporations have spent the years since convincing the people that there's a right way to protest, and that it's by holding signs on a street corner - preferably out of view. This is why MLK was seen as a violent thug during the Civil Rights Movement and is seen as a hero today. Their struggle has been whitewashed to remove what actually happened and turned into an example of changing things the "right way" - by gently asking your oppressors to stop oppressing you. The US is one of the most propagandized populations on the planet. Our children pledge their undying loyalty every morning to the flag that hangs in every classroom. The only other countries on Earth to have done that are North Korea and the Hitler's Youth program in Nazi Germany.

They've also gutted any form of support network for the same reason. The US populace is staunchly anti-union because companies have convinced us that worker's rights are bad. They've made everybody dependent on keeping their job to keep food on the table and a roof over their head, of course, but also to see a doctor if you have a fever. And God forbid it's anything worse than that. It's bread and circuses with a dash of the Sword of Damocles.

So not only do we have to convince people to risk their lives to fight a fascist regime and their police force that is armed as well as many countries military, we have to convince the pearl clutchers that snarky taglines on signs aren't going to solve things, and reconstruct support networks that haven't existed for over half a century, and prevent the 45% of the population who support the fascists from voluntarily drafting themselves to root out any resistance, if not start shooting them in the streets. The FBI spends half their time putting down white supremacist militias. All they'd have to do is stop doing that and let the Trump regime do the rest by tweeting from the toilet at 3am. Those most likely to take up arms against the system are the same people who support the current system.

The average person isn't brave enough to risk their life. If they were, we'd see Canadians coming down to burn down the White House again. We'd see Mexicans crossing the southern border. We'd see aid networks forming from other countries to provide support for anybody willing to resist. But we don't and we won't. And I don't mean that in a "other countries should solve American problems" way, but that people in other countries are just as likely to say, "Not my fight, not my problem. Somebody else should deal with it" as Americans are. It's human nature. If it wasn't, we'd see more people taking out healthcare CEOs. More people would've supported the IRA. We'd have far more examples instead of Blair Mountain and the Haymarket Affair.

It's easy for the armchair generals of the world to say that Americans should just arm themselves and go to war against the largest military on the planet when it isn't their necks on the line.

It needs to happen regardless, but no, we are worse off than they were. There are a lot more ways to track people, which is one major negative. Back then there weren't a system designed to prevent and punish striking. Now there is. If it ends up happening at the scale that's needed to make a difference then there will be fights against private militias and the government again.

And the rittenhouse case shows that in america, you can get away with shooting/murdering protesters, if you're a white conservative.

But a liberal counter-protester bringing a gun to a trump rally? Not even white privilege will protect you at that point...

I agree. And that is why the US is done for. No one is willing to stay until we get what we want… and want is subjective.

Best to pack up and move to another country if they can.