• Stinky_Cheese@lemmy.ca
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    58 minutes ago

    Then protest. At least weekly. Not every 4 months. Even if it’s just you doing it. It has to start somewhere

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    I’ve been told many times that the vast majority of Americans are against Trump. If the VAST majority of your citizens are against the current leader and he is being allowed to do this much damage against the wishes of the vast majority YOU DON’T LIVE IN A FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY

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      So many people think things will get better without them taking serious, drastic, and extreme action. You’re delusional. It’ll get worse unless you make it better.

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    Leave it to an American to come here, express sorrow to us, and then expect grace from us when all they do is type a sentence in a community that isn’t targeted for them.

    I’m sick of Americans coming into other communities, getting on their soap box, and then saying the bare minimum to expect praise. People have stereotypes about us saying sorry all the time, but online all it ever seems to be is self-deprecating Americans coming into communities of other countries saying “sorry we’re like this…” and “I’m sorry for being American”

    If you truly cared you wouldn’t be here begging for internet points in a performative confessional, get out and do something, showcase it, and then maybe you get a pass because ten years of this crap in varying degrees has gotten extremely tiring.

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    Wow, pretty awful comments here so far.

    Thanks neighbour. I hate your government, but I don’t hate you. You are not your government. Keep resisting in anyway you can.

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      I think it boils down to a lot of frustration on our part. Every time he threatens us or another ally everyone says how sorry they are, but nothing comes of it and it just keeps happening.

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        Eh. Sorry is worth something. They can’t fix the whole thing themselves.

        Whatever activism is also welcome, although you have to realise how vanishingly few people go that far. So, thanks for the apology.

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            And what should the police and army do about this one random American? Like, isn’t that what you’re implying?

            Sorry wouldn’t mean much from Trump, sure. OP is probably not Trump. In everyday interpersonal interactions, as opposed to official diplomacy, I hope you know the value of sorry.

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        It’s just as easy for us to commit sedition as it is for them to commit treason.

        What are we doing to help them organize their revolution?

        That shit ain’t easy. We need to support any resistance we can, no matter how small.

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      We’re trying to while avoiding terrorist charges for simple things like carrying pamphlets that isn’t right wing approved

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      I’m not you’d add way more conservatives to Canada’s population. Even a singular so called “blue state” would. Minnesota joining would be a disaster even if you only considered their MAGA population, but the Democrats are pretty conservative too.