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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy aren't Americans out in the streets over what Trump is doing?
I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine, European, over what Trump is doing. He noted that Americans seem to be flatly apathetic for two reasons, one, that the bulk of those opposed to a second Trump Presidency were not registered to vote and didn't participate, and two, that in his country, such government actions that are so far out of line as to be outside the boundaries of democracy, public pressure would be so intense that the government would back down. And that Americans are just passively clicking their tongues and letting it all go by, especially the Democrats, who should be orchestrating and conducting protests that, while they don't cross the Jan 6th line, make it hard for members of Congress to move from home to work without having to face opposition.
We live in a free country, and if politicians are unable to respect that to the point where what they do makes people mad enough to want to confront them about it, then they should deal with the consequences, including protests in front of their house keeping them and their neighbors up all night, and having to face shouting, angry people on their way to and from the capitol. It doesn't have to get violent, they just have to see that it might cost them an election and they are going to have to face opposition on it.
GreenWave
(12,328 posts)Ninga
(8,984 posts)Ninga
(8,984 posts)Find your local group and show up
http://indivisible.org/
flamingdem
(40,793 posts)I guess Americans have a high pain threshold.
April 5th there's a mass mobilization set for Washington DC plus major cities.
Easy to find on line.
Ninga
(8,984 posts)flamingdem
(40,793 posts)5051 is planning a march on Washington DC for April 5
Ninga
(8,984 posts)participating. Every state has indivisible groups, log on and enter your zip.
My entire family is going to our local April 5th protest.
flamingdem
(40,793 posts)Ninga
(8,984 posts)possibly cram into my car.
Dan
(4,970 posts)malaise
(292,748 posts)and numbers are increasing daily
WhiskeyGrinder
(26,291 posts)there are a LOT of people wringing their hands about how protests is great but not THESE KINDS of protests.
Qutzupalotl
(15,659 posts)Polybius
(21,511 posts)For there to be mass protests, it would have to drop under 30%.
BBbats
(281 posts)This administration has put the fear of God into our media.
Now they're starting with unmarked vans & throwing people in prisons in other countries.
When Social Security gets shut down they'll send the Military out to mow the civilian population down.
They'll do it with glee.
And I doubt our media will say shit about it.
uponit7771
(93,491 posts)... could make more of a difference
0rganism
(25,472 posts)The systems and mechanisms of democracy have been thoroughly compromised. We won't be voting our way out of this madness.