The US is a nation that has monthly, if not weekly, school shooting massacres. I repeat, massacres. Of their own children. They did not rise up. Their president is a convicted felon, starting or agitating wars. Women, have no say over their own bodies. Black and brown people are at significant risk of unnecessary stops, arrests and death. The people did not rise up. Petrol prices increase, people begin to rise…
I have holidayed, travelled and worked with different Americans, with different political views. They are absolutely normal.
Is it really the minority of MAGA nutjobs that are so very loud, belligerent and unstoppable that are needed to get this Trump administration turned over?
Not looking for an argument, just devastated for my friends and family over there.
Something I rarely see mentioned is that America has historically had a culture of individualism, exacerbated deliberately by people in power in order to reduce the risk of popular uprising. For generations, the American people have been convinced to view their neighbor with suspicion: always lock your front door, if you don’t someone will break in. Don’t go outside at night, you could get assaulted. Don’t tell strangers information about yourself, they could track you down and kill you.
The most insidious propaganda aimed at the American citizen is “you are alone. Protect yourself, protect your family. Anybody could want to hurt you so treat everyone as if they plan to.”
The worst part is that this works even if you’re aware of it. In a culture where everybody has been taught to look at each other with suspicion, it becomes very hard to find community with people who have been isolated for so long they refuse to listen to your message.