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Saw this posted somewhere. Not my words, but I and many Americans I know agree with this:
"To everyone outside the US who's angry at Americans right now, especially those of us who hate Trump and feel trapped: Please understand this. We do not elect our president the way you think we do. Millions of us voted against him. Millions of us are terrified of the damage being done. We are not cheering this on. We are living inside it. If you're wondering why we don't just "revolt like the French" or "fix it" here is the reality of being an American right now:
Our system is rigid, slow, and stacked in ways that make "just revolt" a fantasy. We don't have a culture where mass strikes shut the country down overnight. We don't have a centralized government you can pressure in one city. We have fifty states, militarized policing, surveillance, debt, and jobs tied to health insurance. For many people, losing a job for protesting means losing healthcare and housing.
France is smaller than Texas. Organizing a "national" revolt across 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square km) and 330 million people isn't just difficult, it's logistically close to impossible. That doesn't mean we're complacent. It means we're constrained. Anger at US power is fair. Fear of US decisions is fair. But blaming every American, especially those who are fighting, exhausted, and scared alongside you, misses the mark.
We're not watching this from the sidelines. We're stuck in the same burning house. Just closer to the fire."
Edit: I believe credit goes to Jason Gervase, ASL Pinnacle
Basically you say you are fucked and your hands are tied. The pedo-president and his folks can do whatever they want now. Thanks, that's nice.
But either way, in my opinion the anger is still justified. You could and should have fought more before the elections to try and convince Trump voters to not vote for him.
We tried, but then the additional ~25 million non-voters enabled them.
You could have tried to convince them to vote.
i'm sure they did. i don't blame them for that part, those that voted against this.
but i can't help but feel their actions since the election are not enough and i only hear excuses from them why they can't/won't do more.