• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    92·
    2 days ago

    I think there is a lot of ignorance of how it looks like to be an American from the inside

    True, and they might be sick of hearing us talk. I really feel like European and American citizens are in the same boat. America’s politicians have so much power over the entire world and there isn’t a lot we can do about it. I’m grateful the Europeans are doing some great purchasing power protests. You hit us in our pocketbook, that’s where they powers that be will listen.

    • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
      63·
      2 days ago

      Americans are armed, they have the most power over their politicians for that reason.

      • TronBronson@lemmy.world
        1·
        8 hours ago

        But brother we are scattered. Look at france. Must be 25%-33% of the country that lives in a 400km radius of paris right?

        less than 1% of the country is in that radius for me. So if everyone in 300 KM joined in protest. 100% of the people around me… it would be 750,000 max. US population is 340,000,000. We’re also 1200 KM away from DC. Protesting in a state thats being trashed by trump right now doesn’t make sense. It’s just fucking up our lives more while they laugh at us in DC and the deep south.

      • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        41·
        2 days ago

        Yes, but it’s also like saying that someone in London should go to Moscow to deal with Putin. And that is STILL HALF the distance from where I live to Washington DC where these fucks are dismantling my country.

      • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
        41·
        2 days ago

        Yes, and probably a slim majority of those armed people voted for Trump. This power equalizer is one of the reasons our protests don’t get more violent. In a lot of places here, if someone reasonably fears for their life because of your actions they can can just shoot you. It’s why leftists rarely take protests to conservative areas. And the fascists just laugh while Democrat voters burn down businesses in their own neighborhoods. We need to target the oligarchs’ businesses and income streams, but too many people like “their” billionaires who donate pennies of their dollars to popular causes to appease those who might otherwise bring out the guillotines.