The one question every single person in Europe asks me

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We haven't had effective protests in the US since the Vietnam era. These days, street protests are associated with Gaza and BLM. The vast majority of people who are appalled by Trump don't want to be associated with progressive activists. It's a problem. Most Americans don't care for the looting and burning and pro-terrorism slogans that progressives tend to bring. And progressive looters and nihilists will take over any march. So those street protests tend to work in favor of Republicans - see the Gaza and BLM protests. It's not effective.

The position ‘protests aren’t effective’ is….. ridiculous.

You may not have liked blm - but was it effective? Hell yeah. Try to find me one person who doesn’t know what blm stands for. Try to find me one cop who doesn’t know about the blm protests.

The idea that we are powerless feels so incorrect as to be troll worthy. We aren’t. Remember the Arab spring? Remember the anti apartheid protests? Remember Selma? No one was like ‘oh but we might be associated with the black panther party’ gtfo

Dude, BLM was not effective. That's why the majority of this country voted for Trump, the neo-Nazi puppet.

Agreed. BLM achieved nothing other than gaining a lot of antipathy towards the left.

Oh goodie! MAGA trolls bonding rituals— in real time!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We haven't had effective protests in the US since the Vietnam era. These days, street protests are associated with Gaza and BLM. The vast majority of people who are appalled by Trump don't want to be associated with progressive activists. It's a problem. Most Americans don't care for the looting and burning and pro-terrorism slogans that progressives tend to bring. And progressive looters and nihilists will take over any march. So those street protests tend to work in favor of Republicans - see the Gaza and BLM protests. It's not effective.

The position ‘protests aren’t effective’ is….. ridiculous.

You may not have liked blm - but was it effective? Hell yeah. Try to find me one person who doesn’t know what blm stands for. Try to find me one cop who doesn’t know about the blm protests.

The idea that we are powerless feels so incorrect as to be troll worthy. We aren’t. Remember the Arab spring? Remember the anti apartheid protests? Remember Selma? No one was like ‘oh but we might be associated with the black panther party’ gtfo

Dude, BLM was not effective. That's why the majority of this country voted for Trump, the neo-Nazi puppet.

Agreed. BLM achieved nothing other than gaining a lot of antipathy towards the left.

Yes, the first thing I thought when I saw that comment was that the blm riots resulted in the end of affirmative action around the country. Which is the total opposite of what they wanted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because we fear:

- guns
- AI facial recognition
- deportations of legal residents and citizens
- judges being ignored
- legislators picking their battles
- X mobs

You fear AI facial recognition and you cheered for digital vaccine passports and sending all Covid unvaxxed (entire families) into the camps away from society? How do you reconcile forcing people to show their "papers" to enter majority of public places?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because we fear:

- guns
- AI facial recognition
- deportations of legal residents and citizens
- judges being ignored
- legislators picking their battles
- X mobs

Because there’s no longer freedom of speech in America.
There are repercussions.

That’s the answer. “We lost our freedom of speech”.

This didn't happen in 2025, not a recent thing..

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in london, France and Germany and everyone wants to talk politics and every single person has the same q: why are Americans not at very least protesting if not striking or rioting in the streets. I don’t know, bc I grew up in the uk where we do strike and protest I think more, what to tell them. Why aren’t we? Why are we just rolling over and letting Trump do this to our country?

Tell them that there is nothing to strike and riot for. Majority of Americans don't want the sh*tshow of the last 4 years anyway even if they aren't happy about current administration moves

What shitshow? You mean economy rebounding from pandemic?

It wasn't rebounding , the wealth transfer had continued and with the full speed ahead. While commoners were getting distracted and divided over identity politics (immutable characteristics and stupid gender wars), closure of their businesses and schools, vax mandates/vaxxports/masking, and we got entangled in 2 major war conflicts (Ukraine and Israel) still going strong today, with their own ideological (not related to our population struggles) conflicts becoming yet another case for dividing and conquering our own from within.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We haven't had effective protests in the US since the Vietnam era. These days, street protests are associated with Gaza and BLM. The vast majority of people who are appalled by Trump don't want to be associated with progressive activists. It's a problem. Most Americans don't care for the looting and burning and pro-terrorism slogans that progressives tend to bring. And progressive looters and nihilists will take over any march. So those street protests tend to work in favor of Republicans - see the Gaza and BLM protests. It's not effective.

The position ‘protests aren’t effective’ is….. ridiculous.

You may not have liked blm - but was it effective? Hell yeah. Try to find me one person who doesn’t know what blm stands for. Try to find me one cop who doesn’t know about the blm protests.

The idea that we are powerless feels so incorrect as to be troll worthy. We aren’t. Remember the Arab spring? Remember the anti apartheid protests? Remember Selma? No one was like ‘oh but we might be associated with the black panther party’ gtfo

Dude, BLM was not effective. That's why the majority of this country voted for Trump, the neo-Nazi puppet.

Agreed. BLM achieved nothing other than gaining a lot of antipathy towards the left.

Oh goodie! MAGA trolls bonding rituals— in real time!

I’m not remotely MAGA. I am liberal and voted Harris. But I think the way the BLM thing manifested itself was very damaging to the left. There were a lot of right-wing shit stirrers in the mix though, some of whom were caught on video.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We haven't had effective protests in the US since the Vietnam era. These days, street protests are associated with Gaza and BLM. The vast majority of people who are appalled by Trump don't want to be associated with progressive activists. It's a problem. Most Americans don't care for the looting and burning and pro-terrorism slogans that progressives tend to bring. And progressive looters and nihilists will take over any march. So those street protests tend to work in favor of Republicans - see the Gaza and BLM protests. It's not effective.

The position ‘protests aren’t effective’ is….. ridiculous.

You may not have liked blm - but was it effective? Hell yeah. Try to find me one person who doesn’t know what blm stands for. Try to find me one cop who doesn’t know about the blm protests.

The idea that we are powerless feels so incorrect as to be troll worthy. We aren’t. Remember the Arab spring? Remember the anti apartheid protests? Remember Selma? No one was like ‘oh but we might be associated with the black panther party’ gtfo

Dude, BLM was not effective. That's why the majority of this country voted for Trump, the neo-Nazi puppet.

Agreed. BLM achieved nothing other than gaining a lot of antipathy towards the left.

Oh goodie! MAGA trolls bonding rituals— in real time!

I’m not remotely MAGA. I am liberal and voted Harris. But I think the way the BLM thing manifested itself was very damaging to the left. There were a lot of right-wing shit stirrers in the mix though, some of whom were caught on video.

do you think one european person gives AF about what you are saying on their own behalf?

I am british and my friends are too. the NHS strikes and people die. ambulance workers strike and people die. teachers strike and kids are home for weeks. in france, airport workers strike and no one flies to certain airports that whole time.
who CARES if it 'looks good'. It's not meant to 'look good'.
America needs to grow a freaking spine.

[Anonymous]

also there's a big difference between looting and a big-*ss protest where thousands upon thousands call for change. THAT is democracy in action. America - not just democrats - are rolling over and letting trump screw them. enough!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We haven't had effective protests in the US since the Vietnam era. These days, street protests are associated with Gaza and BLM. The vast majority of people who are appalled by Trump don't want to be associated with progressive activists. It's a problem. Most Americans don't care for the looting and burning and pro-terrorism slogans that progressives tend to bring. And progressive looters and nihilists will take over any march. So those street protests tend to work in favor of Republicans - see the Gaza and BLM protests. It's not effective.

The position ‘protests aren’t effective’ is….. ridiculous.

You may not have liked blm - but was it effective? Hell yeah. Try to find me one person who doesn’t know what blm stands for. Try to find me one cop who doesn’t know about the blm protests.

The idea that we are powerless feels so incorrect as to be troll worthy. We aren’t. Remember the Arab spring? Remember the anti apartheid protests? Remember Selma? No one was like ‘oh but we might be associated with the black panther party’ gtfo

Dude, BLM was not effective. That's why the majority of this country voted for Trump, the neo-Nazi puppet.

Agreed. BLM achieved nothing other than gaining a lot of antipathy towards the left.

Oh goodie! MAGA trolls bonding rituals— in real time!

I’m not remotely MAGA. I am liberal and voted Harris. But I think the way the BLM thing manifested itself was very damaging to the left. There were a lot of right-wing shit stirrers in the mix though, some of whom were caught on video.

do you think one european person gives AF about what you are saying on their own behalf?

I am british and my friends are too. the NHS strikes and people die. ambulance workers strike and people die. teachers strike and kids are home for weeks. in france, airport workers strike and no one flies to certain airports that whole time.
who CARES if it 'looks good'. It's not meant to 'look good'.
America needs to grow a freaking spine.

What do they strike for? What do they accomplish? What will YOU strike for? What are you trying to accomplish exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We haven't had effective protests in the US since the Vietnam era. These days, street protests are associated with Gaza and BLM. The vast majority of people who are appalled by Trump don't want to be associated with progressive activists. It's a problem. Most Americans don't care for the looting and burning and pro-terrorism slogans that progressives tend to bring. And progressive looters and nihilists will take over any march. So those street protests tend to work in favor of Republicans - see the Gaza and BLM protests. It's not effective.

The position ‘protests aren’t effective’ is….. ridiculous.

You may not have liked blm - but was it effective? Hell yeah. Try to find me one person who doesn’t know what blm stands for. Try to find me one cop who doesn’t know about the blm protests.

The idea that we are powerless feels so incorrect as to be troll worthy. We aren’t. Remember the Arab spring? Remember the anti apartheid protests? Remember Selma? No one was like ‘oh but we might be associated with the black panther party’ gtfo

Dude, BLM was not effective. That's why the majority of this country voted for Trump, the neo-Nazi puppet.

Agreed. BLM achieved nothing other than gaining a lot of antipathy towards the left.

Oh goodie! MAGA trolls bonding rituals— in real time!

I’m not remotely MAGA. I am liberal and voted Harris. But I think the way the BLM thing manifested itself was very damaging to the left. There were a lot of right-wing shit stirrers in the mix though, some of whom were caught on video.

do you think one european person gives AF about what you are saying on their own behalf?

I am british and my friends are too. the NHS strikes and people die. ambulance workers strike and people die. teachers strike and kids are home for weeks. in france, airport workers strike and no one flies to certain airports that whole time.
who CARES if it 'looks good'. It's not meant to 'look good'.
America needs to grow a freaking spine.

What do they strike for? What do they accomplish? What will YOU strike for? What are you trying to accomplish exactly?

The workers strike to get better working conditions and wages. What would be your specific list of demands? Let's see it.

[Anonymous]

Our demands are for Trump to reinstate all federal bureaucrats and insulate them frim any more thoughts of layoffs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our demands are for Trump to reinstate all federal bureaucrats and insulate them frim any more thoughts of layoffs

BS. We just want him to follow the law. That's it. Consult Congress and pass laws to make major changes.

Stop letting your African prince run the show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because we fear:

- guns
- AI facial recognition
- deportations of legal residents and citizens
- judges being ignored
- legislators picking their battles
- X mobs

You fear AI facial recognition and you cheered for digital vaccine passports and sending all Covid unvaxxed (entire families) into the camps away from society? How do you reconcile forcing people to show their "papers" to enter majority of public places?

I am not a born European but my parents are European, and we care about everyone in our society. Maybe that is too socialist for you, but doing our best at the beginning of the pandemic was for the benefit of those who were old and auto immune compromised. People died from the first round of COVID.

MAGA IQ and selfishness will be the end of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in london, France and Germany and everyone wants to talk politics and every single person has the same q: why are Americans not at very least protesting if not striking or rioting in the streets. I don’t know, bc I grew up in the uk where we do strike and protest I think more, what to tell them. Why aren’t we? Why are we just rolling over and letting Trump do this to our country?

Because half the country voted for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All my trips to Europe since January, the most common sentiment is that they wish a Trump-like leader would help them with their immigration issues. They are envious of a leader who actually gets things done

His immigration policies are quite popular.