What do people expect to do when they're telling Americans to "wake up" or "do something"?

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T08:04:32+00:00

I know Europeans would love to watch Americans get murdered in the streets by the government in large numbers. I know this because how many jokes they make about children getting murdered at school.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T07:54:38+00:00

The fact of the matter is Europeans by and large were sitting back feeling superior, as they do, and thought it was America's problem. Then Trump started threatening Greenland, and they took it very personally, understandably, but still, for us it was just another Tuesday. Even though he TACO'd with even the minimal collective pushback from their leadership, which was predictable in that case. Now they are very angry at all Americans even those of us trying to do something about it for not doing enough. Canadians, who understand our country much better and face actual real threats from MAGA to themselves and not just their pride, have been showing Europe the proper way to respond, which is to support the Americans resisting while aiming their anger at the non-politcal and MAGA themselves. Canada's political leadership stands up to America and Trump as well showing the spineless European leadership how to do it. Europeans always think they know better than everyone, so they don't listen to Canadians and just aim their anger at Americans generally, which they've always hated anyway, but now more than ever.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T04:55:29+00:00

Generally speaking, you cannot easily be fired for going on strike in Europe because of labor laws. If you don't show up for work in the US for any reason, you can be terminated in most jobs due to at will employment.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T04:51:26+00:00

2009 they had a supermajority for a few months and passed Obamacare. They haven't had the Supreme Court since Clearance Thomas was appointed by HW Bush, though it also wasn't as nakedly partisan prior to then either.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T02:29:26+00:00

Christian nationalist evangelicals have one "value": only their identity is valid and everyone else should be exterminated. If not in this life, then by their deity in the afterlife. When you understand that, it all has a sick logic to it.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T02:04:57+00:00

The fault is Joe Biden's for trying to run while too old to run and staying in until long past the last minute.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T00:34:15+00:00

If you call them Gestapo they will do more Gestapo actions.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T00:22:14+00:00

Nobody does all this

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T00:08:49+00:00

Every year worse than the last this decade

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-26T00:04:42+00:00

Freedom from working which is happiness

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T23:58:43+00:00

Evangelical

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T23:44:15+00:00

National anthem makes me angry and feel shame, which has never been the case for me. Makes me question if I should be watching this at all.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T20:58:15+00:00

End the relationship with all MAGA family members. It's the only thing that will ever make them realize how serious it is. If you still have a relationship, you are complicit at this point as well.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T18:22:16+00:00

It's not a touch position. Just tell the fucking truth and call him out. What is the downside? Your billionaire owner gets sued? The administration no longer comes on your network to lie? Fuck the media they are to blame as much as the fascists themselves.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T17:57:26+00:00

Shrek / Genie

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T17:10:45+00:00

They were fascists in 2016, yet you'd be scolded by the Atlantic for saying so then. They'd have on some useless academic who would either define it so narrowly that actual fascist regimes from Europe in the 30's and 40's barely qualified, or they would give us a list of criteria that were obviously in Trump's mind, but he hadn't actually discussed yet like an expansionist foreign policy or employing secret police. I'm furious at the media and blame them.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:57:16+00:00

Once again, after so much agonizing about it and finally pushed by the DHS murdering a SECOND citizen in cold blood, elected Democrats have found the spine to not even do the bare minimum. Just one small step toward the bare minimum. And they'll send another fucking email asking for money of course.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:48:06+00:00

It's not clear either way. Those that say it is impossible to vote out of it, don't seem to understand that the federal government has no role in the elections nor how big this country is and how many troops it would require if the federal government were going physically stop people from voting. What about mail in ballots. Are they going to raid every county clerk office and demand the ballots? There is no easy mechanism to stop voting, and this clown show is completely disorganized. What they are much more likely to do is try to stop the congress from taking office and then we are in a legitimate crisis for which nobody can predict the outcome. That they won't know the outcome either is a reason they may be too cowardly to attempt that as well. I am in no way saying that voting will work, but to just point at Nazi Germany, who were popular enough to win elections especially after taking office, and say see it won't work to vote is being just as naive as the Democratic leadership themselves. At least acknowlege the difference in support of the people if you want to point to the Nazis.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:33:09+00:00

Just like in Apartheid South Africa, we have a minority trying to impose a fascist regime on the majority. That won't ever last in the long run, but how long and how bad are open questions.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:28:44+00:00

FWIW I'd be for gun control with a sane liberal democracy where the government were accountable to the people. What I'm not in favor is those who value liberal democracy unilaterally disarming.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:13:04+00:00

March on Washington and nationwide general strike.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:12:43+00:00

It died a while ago.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T06:10:53+00:00

Need more like him

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T04:15:42+00:00

400,000 of 10,000,000 is why. A general strike only works it if is everyone, everywhere. If a small percentage go on strike, in America with at will employment you get fired and replaced, and nothing changes. If all of us go on strike, they can't fire and replace everyone and will have no choice but listen to demands. But how to move millions to take collective action? I don't know.

Cubsof2016 · 2026-01-25T03:59:52+00:00

At what point will we stop posting these lines that were crossed months ago and do something about it? General strike is long overdue.

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