The one question every single person in Europe asks me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Paid Protesters? They’re real.
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-crowds-extortion-20181021-story.html

Trump has used actors for political ends.

Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/donald-trump-campaign-offered-actors-803161/

I think he’d have to pay them a a lot more these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:POC here. In my subculture there is a large group of activists that are choosing to intentionally stand down and protest differently. Why? Too much race baiting and attempts to get us into the streets. There is concern that Trump would enact martial law or abuse some sort of power to punish protesters and honestly we are sick and tired of fighting after we showed up to the polls and people still showed us who they were. We aren't going into the streets, except for those in our own community to build coalitions at the local level.

Black men did not show up.

And you blame them?

[Anonymous]

There have been protests but with limited coverage. No, it’s not paid protesters. Stop watching Fox News, MAGA. Really. Or at least do your own research. Read from a variety of sources. Try an international paper.

[Anonymous]

There are lots of protests out there, but corporate media isn't covering them.

[Anonymous]

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.

Pro terrorism slogans? Which pro-terrorism slogans? I just watched video of a Palestinian child picking up the body parts of his mother. I’m sorry if you’re such a monster that you cheer that on, but the people who are protesting are not terrorists, you racist, bigoted Zionist. I think you’re late for your “right to rape” protest in Tel Aviv. And the only violence at the protests were committed by your side when people like Jerry Seinfeld’s wife paid them to commit violence as they did on the UCLA campus and Cops who were directed by the likes of Bill Ackman and other wealthy Zionists who met with Mayor Adams in private and demanded he use his cops as brown shirts to protect people like you who simply can’t get enough of watching civilians be slaughtered, and dogs eating the corpses.

This is why you’re losing. I guarantee you’re over 40, because no one buys your garbage. You clearly haven’t been paying attention at all. You just listen to the nonsense from your side where January 6 was just a bunch of tourists but people protesting to stop the slaughter of children is something you find appalling. Absolutely disgusting.

[Anonymous]

OP, what are they saying people should protest? This thread is very unclear. What is it that people are supposed to be worked up about now?

[Anonymous]

So, the big energy corporations have paid for protestors, and so has Trump. Once again, your team has done it so you accuse others who are, in fact, more virtuous of being as dirty as you.

Do you have any evidence at all that Black Lives Matter protesters were paid? Didn't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:POC here. In my subculture there is a large group of activists that are choosing to intentionally stand down and protest differently. Why? Too much race baiting and attempts to get us into the streets. There is concern that Trump would enact martial law or abuse some sort of power to punish protesters and honestly we are sick and tired of fighting after we showed up to the polls and people still showed us who they were. We aren't going into the streets, except for those in our own community to build coalitions at the local level.

Black men did not show up.

Is your Google finger broken? 78% of Black men voted for Harris. That is the second largest demographic bloc behind Black women at 92%.
If Black Americans had the only votes that counted, Harris would have overwhelmingly won in a landslide .
Who are you lying to PP? Black people know what’s up, the MAGAs probably don’t care, and the rest of the Democrats know better than to trust “facts” thrown out there by anonymous sources with zero data to support their assertions.

tldr: If Black people were a larger percentage of the US population, we would all have health care and would still be friends with Canada.

[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?

We are. You can’t equate US with Europe. We are much bigger and spread out.

But it’s not true that we’re aren’t protesting. See this article by Erica Chenoweth.

Resistance is alive and well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches of 2017, but research shows they are far more numerous and frequent — while also shifting to more powerful forms of resistance.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resistance-alive-well-us/

[Anonymous]

There were huge protests the first time around, remember women's march? Not sure it got us anywhere. I think we need general strikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People voted for this. Let them have it.

If the republicans voted for this cruelty then they are not Christian’s.

“Christian” nationalist I think they’re allied now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ The fear part is the area most Europeans don't understand. Their jobs/health care etc. is not tied directly to their employment.

Critical point here!

[Anonymous]

Hold your breath for the next four years.

[Anonymous]

Upper middle class striver white Dems always underestimate how important black votes are to the party.

[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?

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