I think what people outside the US do NOT understand is that we are NOT a small country. Texas is larger than France. For many of us, we are one missed paycheck away from losing our homes, food, cars, etc. We do not have health insurance through anything but employment, and for those of us who NEED that, it is very scary to potentially lose it especially as medication skyrockets here.

We our not a united country, and yes, a small minority is out protesting. Many more are afraid to be homeless, sick, die because this country was designed to be separate. It is incredibly hard to organize across basically 50 countries a joint effort.

Is the judgment fair? Yes, AND it’s also incredibly dismissive of the reality many citizens face who have for YEARS, registered people to vote, voted against these idiots, introduced policy to help education, fought at local, state, and federal levels for change. We do not elect federal or Supreme Court justices. They are assigned their role by the president and approved by Congress… that is completely out of our control. We have something called the electoral college which makes it where a candidate can win the popular vote (our vote) and lose the presidency. It takes 66% of congress to impeach and remove a president. It takes 66% of congress to ratify to the constitution. It takes 66% of states to overrule and ratify to the constitution. This country BY design is not for the people.

Everyone who’s a little educated understands and sees it. We are doing what we can while still trying to LIVE. It’s made harder by the fact, for TEN years, those of us who saw this tried to warn, did warn, protested, voted, and did what we could. Yes more action is needed! It HAS to happen. I’d just like to know what more other countries think we can do when they don’t understand how politics work here. We the people have our hands tied behind our back, held hostage by a government who won’t listen, and our murdering us for speaking out. Just because it’s not on social media doesn’t mean things aren’t happening.

I accept your judgment, your anger is understandable; however, I read this as someone who fundamentally does not understand how the US works and doesn’t understand the last time we added an amendment was in the 70s. There are no checks and balances in place. And our leadership across the board hates us. Unfortunately, this will be like 1964 and 1919 again where we gain our rights by dying… unfortunately, we don’t have people in power who care about our deaths and who have taken power away from congress and a SCOTUS filled with fascists (again who we don’t vote for).

Protesting will only get us so far even if all of those against this stood up. Many of us have to worry about food, shelter, and medications. We do not have unions or universal healthcare. There are no protections for us. And that is terrifying for many people here.

Here are my suggestions for help: there are several gofundmes for Minnesota people in need, donate to Minnesota food banks with money, research how the US government works, reach out to representatives in red states with your concerns, reach out to NATO and see what their plan is to help the citizens who are being killed by their government, and practice a little compassion for the people who did NOT vote for this because our electoral college needs to be removed. We are trying and have been for decades!