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This dude is so mentally gone (europe.pub)

submitted 9 months ago by tfm@europe.pub [M] to c/BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub

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Trump looks on after a man fainted during an announcement in the Oval Office.

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[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 158 points 9 months ago (5 children)

It really sucks being a sane American right now. Like yeah you should boycott the US because money is the only language they speak, but it’s people like me who are going to suffer for it. Trump and his buddies are going to be fine. Feel like I’m rooting for my own downfall.

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[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 48 points 9 months ago

You and me both bud.

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[–] tfm@europe.pub [S] 43 points 9 months ago

Yesterday showed at least some hope for you guys

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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

At least I was able to vote in Cali for prop 50.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Cheers, my guy 🖇

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[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And Trump will illegally send the Marines to save your "ravaged" cities and fix your "rigged" elections.

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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago

Hey, if they feel like picking up more trash for the county and giving the normal folks doing community service a break, they've got their work cut out for them lol

As for persecution attempts, my family, my neighbors, and my city will be having no tolerance for that shit. Newsom probably isn't going to be embracing that with open arms either, even if he's got shitty sides to his politics.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 9 months ago

Illegal is not the word. There is a reason officers swear allegiance to the constitution and not the president or congress, and they usually have to write several hundred papers on why. If trump tries that shit they are pretty much duty bound to eat him.

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[–] Terces@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Please don't take this the wrong way, because I absolutely understand your position and the shitty position your in.

Trump IS your president. Whether you voted for him or not. At the same time, the government, or rather the way you are governed, is also YOUR responsibility. No one can change it but you and your fellow citizens. If you don't like your president, elect someone else. If you don't like the presented options, pressure whatever party you think fits into providing better options. If you fear, you won't be able to ever get a real vote anymore, then fight for your right! No one from the outside is going to come in and fix this for you. This is THE ONE responsibility that you have as a citizen....

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[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 46 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Yes, but, it's a responsibility spread across the entire population. If you've ever been apart of a group project in a school setting you're likely familiar with how people can fuck that up despite your best efforts. Yes you're also responsible, but you (imo) also get to bitch about how they fucked up your project.

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[–] Terces@lemmy.world -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Absolutely. But you can't do more than kick the ass of everyone in your group that isn't doing their part. You can't stop and give up as well. You have to motivate all other group members and - if necessary - kick out the one dude that does nothing.

So...you can complain and moan, but in the end it does not change what you have to do.

From the other siexe of the pond, I really wish you all the strength and wish you all the best. I'm serious, I'm really worried about everyone in the US.

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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Problem is when you're the one doing the lifting and the others are a bunch of muscley brutes that'll cave your skull in when you try.

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[–] slackassassin@piefed.social 6 points 9 months ago

Brilliant, unheard of, stunning, truly enlightened. If only there was a way for some major city to act on this sage advice along with every other election that occured three days ago.

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[+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] tfm@europe.pub [S] 5 points 9 months ago

Beta version of democracy explains it pretty well

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[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

“Don’t mourn, organize!”

Joe Hill

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[+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

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[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago

Are you so sure?

Historically, protests have many functions as a base tactic in the overall strategy of social change.

Rarely are they the direct cause of regime change, except sometimes on the last day, but they are always necessary and productive.

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[–] plyth@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

this means waiting 3 more years

It won't happen automatically. Somebody has to talk and listen to Trump's voters and convince them to vote for somebody else. That takes time.

That is, people also need to be prepared if there is no election.

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[+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Well your government has been making other people suffer across the world for centuries now. That never seemed to be an issue for Americans so not sure why we should start caring in return.

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[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago

You're right! Two wrongs DO make a right!

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[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

What country are you from?

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Gonna do some whataboutism?

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[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Gonna see if you have any self awareness, which I doubt since you’re coldly dismissing the wellbeing of 330 million people.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child)

Because for close to 200 years those millions of people have happily stood back and done jack shit as their government terrorises billions across the globe.

But typical Americans only give a fuck about themselves.

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[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago

You give us too much credit. It took us over a hundred years just to finish terrorizing our own country. Then maybe Americans were okay with Spanish war up to the Korean War. But I’ll tell you a majority pf American have been against all war since Vietnam in 1964 we just have no power. And Vietnam I would argue is where our reign of terror began. So you really mean 61 years of begging to stop going to war.

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