• Lightor@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    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.

    The “No Kings” protests on June 14, 2025, are estimated to be among the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history, potentially exceeding the 2017 Women’s March in turnout. Data journalist G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers estimates that between 4 and 6 million people participated in the “No Kings” events across the country. This would represent approximately 1.2-1.8% of the U.S. population.

    That’s impressive, we shouldn’t be shitting on it as not enough.

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      1 day ago

      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.