You know that feeling when you’re watching a horror movie and internally you’re just screaming at the protagonist “run!” ?
This is exactly how it feels as a non-american watching everything unfold over there. I really hope it doesn’t and the people stand up and protect the vulnerable (read: not white) but yeah…if you could give the German Jews one piece of advice in the 1930s, what would it be?
It’s terrible this is happening and the only people who can do anything about is…you. everyday people.
Billionaires have been stacking the deck for decades, keeping you poor and too exhausted to protest to demand better. Fascism has been quietly regaining strength and is now front and centre.
Democrats will not step in and defend you, they’re collaborators (except a handful). I think the time for emails and lobbying your rep is quickly passing. I’m afraid you’re going to have to take back your country french style, loud and dirty.
I know there are more than a few armchair activists around happy to hand out advice. What’s happening in the USA has been a kick in the pants for me to get involved and protect my own country’s democracy.
To be fair, if I was any louder or dirtier with it, I would be in jail. Not all of us are sitting aside doing nothing. Some of us have actively been on the frontlines. It’s annoying having people from the outside assuming that no one is doing anything. Many of us are lobbying, educating, boycotting, making our stances known with our representatives, and doing everything we know to do. The thing is many of the people who actually CAN do something big about it are remaining quiet. But let’s not blame the ordinary, every day people because we are doing all we can.
You know that feeling when you’re watching a horror movie and internally you’re just screaming at the protagonist “run!” ?
This is exactly how it feels as a non-american watching everything unfold over there. I really hope it doesn’t and the people stand up and protect the vulnerable (read: not white) but yeah…if you could give the German Jews one piece of advice in the 1930s, what would it be?
Too bad most of us are too poor to leave.
It’s terrible this is happening and the only people who can do anything about is…you. everyday people.
Billionaires have been stacking the deck for decades, keeping you poor and too exhausted to protest to demand better. Fascism has been quietly regaining strength and is now front and centre.
Democrats will not step in and defend you, they’re collaborators (except a handful). I think the time for emails and lobbying your rep is quickly passing. I’m afraid you’re going to have to take back your country french style, loud and dirty.
Just wanted to add:
I know there are more than a few armchair activists around happy to hand out advice. What’s happening in the USA has been a kick in the pants for me to get involved and protect my own country’s democracy.
We’re all in this together. You are not alone.
To be fair, if I was any louder or dirtier with it, I would be in jail. Not all of us are sitting aside doing nothing. Some of us have actively been on the frontlines. It’s annoying having people from the outside assuming that no one is doing anything. Many of us are lobbying, educating, boycotting, making our stances known with our representatives, and doing everything we know to do. The thing is many of the people who actually CAN do something big about it are remaining quiet. But let’s not blame the ordinary, every day people because we are doing all we can.