“We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So it will be just fine here at home"
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Wait 4 years. Be patient. He barely won and he mostly won due to people not voting.
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Many people are under the influence that you shouldn't act while you wait. I see why it looks like that's what I am saying, but it is not. You must act. And believe in yourself that you can make a difference. You have to act and not be passive. BUT France does NOT need to pick silly battles with America over a statue. Focus on the right issue at hand
the world is not going back. we waited 4 years last time, sighed with relief, and said “thank fuck that’s enough of that”
… and here we are
the trust is lost; there are no more chances
It's wild to have any faith that they'll give up any power. Even on the actual slim chance that Trump leaves the white house peacefully if anyone they deem not the right candidate they'll just claim the election was rigged. This is just how it is now.
It'll be a battle. But a battle for the American people, not the French. In the meantime, there are things to do to empower Europe's defense, not to pick fights over the statue of liberty with America. You must have faith in yourself, in the people that what we do will make a difference
Bro, this is not going back to any kind of normalcy
agree. we will have to actively repair gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement and supression on our local levels if we want change via voting.
not sure we'll get that without some Direct Action™
even then, with the going rate of an hour of work being such shit, mostly only cash-addicts end up running for office... Hard to keep it fair and honest when almost everyone is threatened with hunger, homelessness, and super mean imprisonment if they can't maintain the finicky contractual approval of a land-owner.
We have this year to fix it, hopefully, if enough people do whatever they can, or at least stop mainlining the red fascist or blue enabler koolaid.
think globally, act locally, etc.
No, unfortunately Trump is destroying major parts of how America works. But take action, believe in the cause. Patience will be a must, to restore america after all of this. If you allow yourself to feel defeated, the "flooding of the zone" has won. The other side, whatever you choose to call them, has won long time ago.
It is more than just Trump. The US is a democracy and thus any government is a result of the will of the people. Europe doesn't trust Trump yes, but neither the population of the US who voted him to office.
31% voted for him
30% voted for Harris
The rest didn't vote or voted for something else. More people didn't actually vote for him than those who did.
USA is not a democracy. For a democracy peoples votes count, not the electoral votes. Did you know a person can become president with only 27% of the votes?
https://www.npr.org/2016/11/02/500112248/how-to-win-the-presidency-with-27-percent-of-the-popular-vote
Remember this key and Peele skit?
https://youtu.be/DGlbJQP2tIQ
The problem is their system
The American people are waking up and it will be their fight. In the meantime Europe has their OWN issues. This is not the time to bicker over silly things.
We're not going to survive 4 years.
I didn't say "do nothing" while you wait
I expect in those 4 years, irreparable damage will have been done to Americas reputation and social security structure. Minds will have been propaganda'd into accepting their new reality.
That is even if elections take place in 4 years. I totally expect a Putin style reign with the 2 term limit abolished or just plain ignored.
That's why we have to take action. Not start a war, but take action.