Hi, I'm not from your country, but I'm 100 percent on board with stopping the orange lunatic. He's a real danger to the future of the entire world IMHO and I realize that.
Which made me think - why don't most Americans realize this? It couldn't be more obvious.
And I came to a scary conclusion. This is kind of your first time guys. Unlike in Europe, or in many other places, you had enough luck / skill to never have been living under an authoritarian regime, or with an authoritarian regime directly threatening your existence.
The civil war and the Japanese attacks of WWII come the closest, but I think it doesn't exactly compare to living under Nazi or Soviet occupation you know?
So maybe that's why when you look at France for example, the protesters are angry. They have real fear in their eyes.
I know this community and a few others like it are uncharacteristically aware of the magnitude of this moment. But when looking at the population at large, I can certainly understand why generations of safety might have dulled the natural fight or flight response for most people.
I'd be happy to hear if you agree, and if you do, what might be possible to get this sense of urgency across to many more people.
Thank you! Keep doing the work that you do!
Originally Posted By u/VoodooMaster7 At 2025-03-16 09:46:46 PM | Source
This seems so spot on.
I cannot explain the apathy any other way. We are so insulated from consequences we can't really do imagine that real, actual bad things can really happen.