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Scotland is doing a better job at protesting this fuck than the US.
I don't think you understand.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/16/no_kings
just pointing out, Scotland only has 5.5 million people living in it.
that would mean for Scotland to "do a better job at protesting this fuck than the US." every single man, woman, child and elder would have to be in your streets right now.
how shit is that, you can't even organize 5 million people for a simple protest.
update: I'm not even going to wait on this because the numbers are abysmal. Edinburgh is calling in "hundreds" of protestors and I'll give the benefit of the doubt to Scotland and say there's 1000 protestors nationwide.
many of you twats argued it should be measured by per capita, so let's do that.
Scotland
in comparison to the US.
but hey, it's not a competition, I just don't like it when someone denigrates the efforts of people to make themselves feel better. I know what you're thinking, "aren't you being a little hypocritical?" no I'm not, because I'm simply calling out bullshit with facts.
those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
don't like it? tough shit. next time don't talk shit and there won't be shit.
I think they meant as a percentage of the population. Americans with the second amendment are notoriously docile little pups when it comes to protesting anything, let alone the illegitimately installed head of their state actively destroying their country their are so notoriously patriotic about.
It's because they convinced those people to vote for him. At least 1/3 of the country loves this guy, and a lot of people are scared of ICE or that other 1/3. None of those problems exist there.
More people should be active, but I'm not a fan of just shitting on everything people do because it's not enough. That's a quick easy to make people stop doing anything.
That's impressive, we shouldn't be shitting on it as not enough.
I’m not shitting on it, and it is not enough at the same time.
I’m amazed at the yanks coming out of the woodwork in this thread.
You as a collective citizenry have not stepped up. At all. Barely ⅓ voted for him. Probably closer to 20~25% liked him over the other. I’m sure that’s gone down significantly.
There is not a single person outside the US who is watching this who thinks the yanks are doing enough. It’s great there was one big protest, but it is a far cry from a proportionate response to the crisis levelled at you.
Instead of attacking people here on Lemmy, I would organise. This isn’t shaming or slamming, it is constructive criticism because as much as we would all want to, we aren’t in any capacity to come land on your beaches anytime soon. And half of you still thinks the midterms will bring reason and mediation to this madness.