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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urged a global boycott of U.S. travel to protest Trump’s policies, warning his administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy.”

In a Guardian op-ed, Reich called on foreign visitors, students, and skilled workers to reconsider coming, citing economic and safety concerns. He argued withholding tourism revenue could pressure Trump.

His plea follows Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown and rising tensions with Canada.

Reich’s call comes as Canadian travel to the U.S. has already shown signs of decline.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

Trump has made it unsafe to travel there anyway. Anybody planning to go to the Untied States is a fool, just like people who visit North Korea

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 hours ago

I think all this news about people seeming arbitrarily being detained by ICE is already making people want to steer way clear of anything US right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

fully expecting the Trump administration to try to shut down Dropput

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I mean I live here. So I'm just trying to boycott all conservative companies and refuse to travel to any red state.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

I live here too and I’m all for it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago

This is one of the best thing that I think can happen as a united front against that fascist stooge in the White House. And while I’m doubtful it’ll do much on a small scale, if everyone participated- this would be devastating enough for those hurt by it to actually do something.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Considering European tourists keep getting detained there should be a travel ban in place until this administration is gone. If nothing changes within the next 3 months travel here could become a death sentence. The Alien enemies act allows him to send people to EL Salvador without due process. You've seen those videos and pictures. It will be on your country to get you out. Our courts are struggling to even get people back despite the fact that we are not at war so he cannot legally (lmao imagine a felon actually following the law) do that.

Don't risk your life to come here, and if there's a problem with your immigration status self deport. This country is going to be destroyed at this point.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine coming to America and they just throw you in their slavery system.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Don't catch you slippin now

This is America

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 hours ago

Seeing all the stories of European tourists detained by ice despite their papers in good order, it's going to be the easiest advice to follow.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I'm an American living in Europe for almost 10 years and haven't been stateside since like 2018. I've been homesick a lot recently, but I'm trying to come to terms that there's a real chance I'm never going back.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Hate to break it to you, but your "home" no longer exists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Exactly. That's what I heard from people who lived abroad a long time. While you're away, the country of origin changes and after a while you're homesick for a place that only exists as a memory.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 hours ago

Your better off where you are

[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

As an American, I support this. Do not come here. Not only to send a monetary message, but because I genuinely don't feel like tourists are safe. ICE and DHS have gone off the rails, and nobody should risk their lives to visit what little beauty we have left.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

The country itself is beautiful, a friend of mine visited last year and he felt you , as a nation, all were very nice, caring, even the police... The photos he brought back were breathtaking...

You are going to get out of that stump when the country wakes up from the shock, I know it. but for now it's the unknown and most of you are still in shock or(worse) still infatuated with American exceptionalism.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

I appreciate your kind words and optimism. I sure hope we do! Trump's next sale will be of all our public lands and beauty to the highest bidders for oil or development. I hope before that happens, we do something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

Exactly: Forget woke, just wake up!

[–] [email protected] 111 points 10 hours ago (20 children)

I’ll never be visiting the USA ever again.

I’m trans. I’m not risking going to a country where a third of the population actively wants me dead and the other two thirds don’t seem to care either way. That country’s rotten to the core.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 hour ago

The gestapo are detaining and interrogating conventionally attractive cis white girls. That means nobody is off limits right now. I sure won't be going anymore and I don't fall under a categorically targeted minority.

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/american-pie-actress-detained-ice-1236339981/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-canadian-folk-duo-cassie-and-maggie-face-bizarre-loyalty-test-at/

[–] jubilationtcornpone 56 points 9 hours ago

I care. Granted I'm just one American and I'm not in a position of power, but the blatant bigotry being pushed by some of us is shameful and makes me very angry.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

the other two thirds don't seem to care

That couldn't possibly be more wrong, but you definitely shouldn't come here because of the first third.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 hours ago (7 children)

I can understand your point of not wanting to travel to the US and you're correct that there is a high number of people that have a negative view of anyone "different" than them. And I would probably say it's a good idea not to for the reason you gave and more, but there are many very passionate people that are fighting for the rights of everyone in America, they just don't get the press so it can be easily interpreted that no one in the US cares.

There are rotten people in power and due to their station they have control of the microphone which makes it sound like that is what everyone thinks. That isn't true.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago

there are many very passionate people that are fighting for the rights of everyone in America

Yeah, that fight has been lost. Nobody should voluntarily come to this country. It's just not worth the risk.

rotten people in power and due to their station they have control of the microphone which makes it sound like that is what everyone thinks. That isn't true.

Maybe, but it is what the voting majority thinks. The US is, in fact, garbage.

[–] wildbus8979 26 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

That's great to hear, I'm sure it'll be a huge comfort when I rot in an ICE cell for weeks, months, because the CBP agent didn't like my face!

Yeah, I ain't comin'.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

They weren't trying to convince you to come, they were trying to gently explain that it's a little mean to judge 100% of the people for what is happening

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

It’s still years out. Boycott the 2028 Olympics. Sorry for the athletes, but America is Rancid and unsafe.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 hours ago

Start with all the US held games of the World Cup next year, would make quite the statement if the Mexican and Canadian held legs sold out but the US did not. Would be noticed by Trump as well as hes been cosying up to the head of UEFA

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 hours ago

As an American, I'm certainly not planning to visit any time in the near future.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I was in the US once because of a business trip, I was there for 4 days and had 3 interviews with the border police. Not doing that again even if the company is paying for it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 hours ago

That's because you looked "other".

Just don't do that next time, you should be fine.

(/S, just in case)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

This is stupid.

He doesn't care, because he doesn't have to care.

So long as he has his violent inbred redneck base, which he has to the death right now, he will paint any and all protests as proof to them that the evil libtard eurocucks are just angry that America is standing up to them for once.

There is literally nothing you can do to get through to the core of his base, and it's just large enough that he can ignore everything else, which is the only thing he learned in his first term, you only need 32% to win.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know if getting through to his core base matters - they are and always will be a lost cause. But people should protect themselves and Americans should feel the pain economically, from the top to the bottom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I think we need a proper schism, the only way we got them under control last time was with a civil war, but personally kicking out all the vile southern trash sounds like the best possible outcome for everyone.

We can live in a civilized country, and they can wallow in their own shit raping their sisters, ok obviously that doesn't work out for their women but we can start an underground railroad to funnel them to the real world.

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