• formulaBonk@lemm.eeEnglish
    108·
    20 hours ago

    That’s like saying “I wish EU knew how to protest” because the states differ about as much as European countries. I don’t hear of a ton of the Eastern European countries protesting like the French, or the Poles do. I think there is a lot of ignorance of how it looks like to be an American from the inside

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
      82·
      19 hours 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
        42·
        19 hours ago

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

        • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          11·
          17 hours 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
          21·
          19 hours 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.