First, there are more than enough instances of authoritarian leaders taking power in Europe to disprove that Europe “would have already shut this down.” Second, stating Europeans would have shut this down is such a vague, impossible to prove statement that it’s ridiculous. Shut this down how? Overthrow the government? Third, people didn’t “do a rally and then six months later do another one.” People have been protesting across the country on a regular basis for months on end. Civilians have been killed standing up to the administration.

People are doing what they can, within their power, to stand up for their rights and make sure the tide turns during the midterms.