Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country?

mrslt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• inamorta345@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I think everyone’s news feeds are full of everything Trump’s administration is doing. I personally have not seen a single mention of anything being done against that, though to be fair I am not American. If there are indeed protests of any kind maybe it would be worth mentioning them, it’d certainly help me and I assume others feel a bit more optimistic.

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  • Garlicsquash@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    There was a protest in every single state capitol on February 3rd and many more cities like San Francisco as well. There will be another 50+ protests on Monday.

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  • mrslt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The reason you see little official pushback from within the US is because things are far more dire here than you might imagine, as an outsider. The US Republican Party (aka GOP - Trump’s party) is currently in control of all three branches of the US federal government. Ever since Trump took office, it’s been one step toward constitutional crisis after another, and apparently the Republicans don’t give a shit about rule of law when it comes to policing their own. The Democrats (our nominal “opposition” party) can’t really do shit right now except at the local level. We have an unelected CEO compromising every branch of our nation’s government with all the Republicans looking the other way. To be honest, I’m past the point of expecting a fair election in four years. As an American who grew up learning to value the ideals of personal freedom and liberty, to see what is happening to my country leaves me OUTRAGED.

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  • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    All major US news outlets are in the pockets of the oligarchs. The revolution will not be televised.

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