• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    82·
    21 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·
      21 hours ago

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

      • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        11·
        19 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·
        20 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.