Fuck The USA

I'm originally from the USA. I've lived in Australia for over 20 years now.

The last 10 years have been hard to watch from afar. The problems go back way further than that, of course, but it really felt/feels like everything comes to a head in Trump's presidency.

There's a kind of grief that comes with watching your country go through what's been happening in the USA over the past year (not that awful and worse things haven't been happening elsewhere in the world, but it's different when it's your home country and people you love still live there).

And another kind of grief comes from watching people you know personally and otherwise consider to be intelligent, rational, and caring become Trump fanatics who can no longer be reasoned with on any subject remotely related to Trump or the Republicans. I still can't understand them.

How does this all play out? Badly. I expect it's going to be very hard for the people in the USA, and I expect things are also going to be bad for many other countries and their people. We're looking at a reorganisation of global order, and maybe that's long overdue but it's going to be a painful process - the more so because it's happening all at once via abrupt chaos rather than planning for smaller transitions.

How has it affected me personally? My sister left the country. I don't know when I'll get back to visit friends and remaining family, now. Sister was the main reason I've gone previously, and now I'll likely have to choose between USA or visiting her in Europe (finances don't typically allow me to do both). Additionally I would not feel comfortable travelling to the USA right now.

I am actively advising my Australian family and friends to avoid the USA, and not even use their airports in transit to another country. I don't see that advice changing before 2029, and it may not change very soon after that.

What country are you from? USA

In general, what do you think of the USA? The USA is absolutely fucked. Institutionalized racism has always been a thing, but it was subvert. People used to be openly shamed for saying racist, misogynistic, and homophobic stuff. DEI and other initiatives were making headway. Trump gave all the closet racist and misogynistic people permission to be assholes in public. Good journalism is dead, everything is all about engagement rather than truth.

Has this viewpoint changed over the last few years? Yeah it's changed. I always held out hope that if we kept trying we could make real progress and turn things around with respect to education, healthcare, and institutionalized racism.

On a global scale, how you think the actions of the USA will play out over the next few years. I suspect that many other countries will stop doing business with the US. From a technology standpoint, other countries might move away from mac/windows in favor of linux, which is open source and therefore free. Other countries may ban social media like FB, Snapchat, X, ect. The American dollar is about to be bitch slapped. Other countries are dumping US bonds, which will drive down their value when the market is flooded. Lots of trading for oil is done with US currency. This increases the demand for US currency and inflates it. Other countries are getting tired of America's bullshit and switching to the petroyuan, which is form of the official Chinese currency, the yuan intended at least initially for oil trading. One of the reasons the petroyuan was created was that Russia, Venezuela and Iran may be able to avoid the United States' sanctions, so nations such as Saudi Arabia, one of the main oil producers and extractors could avoid dollar hegemony and U.S. pressure. If enough countries switch to the petroyuan it will fuck the economy and the US dollar the way trump rapes little girls.

How has the US actions affected you personally this last year? I deleted all corporately owned social media. I'm afraid to leave my house because I am brown enough and gay enough to be disappeared. No more travel. Only travel to and from work and the grocery store.

Anything else you want to add. Pray for those of us that didn't vote for trump.

1. Canada
2. I think they're finally starting to wake up
3. Other than I now consider Americans to be Nazi's, not really. We always used to joke about how they were dumb but now that joke has become a reality
4. They're not to be trusted due to the idiocy of the populace.
5. I no longer buy American, either only Canadian or European. the word "Sorry" has lost all meaning.
6. I really wish Americans would stop replying to threads in various places saying "we're sorry". A fraction of you are sorry.

Good question. I'm going to pin this.

Canada

The USA was born out of genocide, grew through slavery, and has continued to prosper by economic and military exploitation of every country they can. They are an oligarchy now, and always have been. Their constitution only allowed rich white males to have a say, and that has fundamentally not changed in 250 years.

This viewpoint has only become more clear and undeniable over the last few years.

The destruction of the U.S. empire will accelerate as they stab more of their allies in the back.

I have family and friends in the U.S. that I will never be able to see again.

I have seen the steady rise of fascism in the U.S. since the assassinations of the Kennedys, MLK, Malcolm and all the black nationalist leaders, Nixon's killing students, Reagan and the Bushs arming Contras and Al Queda, the systematic oppression and destruction of labor unions and the middle class, the consolidation of all power into the corporations' hands. We are seeing the mask drop further now, but the dead skull of imperialism has been there for everyone to see, even when the blue faction is in office. They all serve capitalism, and not the people.

Canada. I think your country is full of idiots and cowards, at this point. I used to love it there, and now you couldn't pay me to visit. I think the US will continue to be a laughingstock for a long time. A relative had major surgery and we couldn't visit to help, because I am a visible minority. Also, fuck Trump.

The USA right now is basically the coyote when he realises he’s run off the edge of a cliff onto thin air and pulls out a little “help” sign.

usa 2) more or less the general population is more or less apathetic, and still think someone will reverse what happens, or stops trump from getting too far. this has led to ineffective protests, and strikes if they continue a non-confrontational approach much like what tim walz is doing. which both HOUSES have been trying to QUASH to prevent another shutdown. they dont wont more "Mamdanis" of the DNC to appear in elections anymore that could seriously threaten thier exclusive club, hold on the dnc. 3)the ACA subsidies has sorta ended for covid enhancements and people saw Immediately jacked up prices especially preniums for 2026 insurance year and they are supposed to vote on this in the houses again , and the media is distracted from this and epstein files. some peoples premium went for 0-Xthousands.

certain it has waken people up to the fact schumer and jefferies and the rest of the DNC, are just siding with he gop, they have no interest in changing anything, is solely a political move on thier part stay in thier donors good graces.

1: USA

2: very poorly, was looking into moving but I think that ship has sailed, gotta ride it out i guess.

3: only deteriorated further.

4: that very much depends how long this regime has total control, if midterms happen and shift left, things might lighten up. If not... well...

5: poorly. My mental is awful, I don't talk to alot of family anymore, and I worry gor others constantly.

6: I used to think this country was the greatest, most amazing place in the whole world. That idea has shattered. So many of my family have bled for this place, and it was all for what? A pedophile cabal, trying to rule the world? Wtf kind of sick joke is this. I worry for the rest of the world, USA is out if control.

1. Canada.
2. Grew arrogant over time, now everything is crashing down.
3. Yes.
4. They will either start a war or implode from within.
5. Started boycutting and finding alternatives to anything USA.
6. Know thyself

Belgium

Big country, dif. kind of people

Cant be trusted anymore

First civil war ,then war with China.

Lost my contacts in the states

Stay safe ,take care of your family and dump trump

I predict that the military will be deployed on streets in many states to intimidate voters and manipulate the midterm elections this November 2026. I wonder if many Democrats who will actually vote against and stand up to Trump will get elected... Other than that, I haven't a clue what'll happen going forward, but I'd bet on less versus more resistance, unfortunately.

I find it very eerie that so few people I know irl, in Toronto, are talking about what's going on south of the border. For most, it seems business as usual.

The pro-fascist capture of news and social media, so many people only accessing the news through social media nowadays, and the dumbing down of online literacy and critical thinking through 'genAI' (eg, search summaries, chatbots) really helps Trump and every fascist shitbag like him commit their evil.

To be honest, I'm having a hard time coping with the state of the US and rest of the world (eg, Ukraine, Palestine, Venezuela, erosion of online privacy) and most people's business as usual approach

Canada.

I wish we could flush the giant turd below us.

I know many left wingers who are getting their firearms licences.

This video summarizes my feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKbEaZ-Jnws

They have a nazi problems but people are doing what they have to do when they have this kind of problem.

1. Australia
2. Unmasked
3. No
4. They’ll either attempt to annex others or implode
5. Stopped me buying a few things, stressed me a bit
6. Nah

Canada

their finally real self; 1/3 hate 1/3 the other 1/3 dont care enough

Nope; it got more secure

4: Its locked in at this point; a superpower decline until its going to be irrellevant; just like all former superpower of the past.

Boycott; distancing; diversification. Active on my part.

Nope its a shitshow