But i don’t get why none of those showed up in any feeds if they exist. I am very far left of centre (by american standards) you’d think some of the people i follow would share - or non-us media would.

But this is not that thread.

This is the thank-you-thread :)

My feelings in all this:

Why are Americans not protesting. Are they stupid?

Then

Okay, at least some are really not cool with this.

Then

Oh wait, those Americans not being cool with this must feel really damn bad.

So here’s one European saying thank you for your protests. You are not alone.

Sure it should og course be legal to provide information, but banning ads is fine by me!

Also fair enough.

I will try better phrasing next time :)

In that case, you’ve re-earned my respect (some of you).

I get you’re economically shackled already, but I just don’t believe the ‘too big/diverse to strike’-argument.

It just needs to start somewhere. And it probably evetually will now your president really fucked us all over.

I wouldn’t not protest to save the economy now, since that is out the window.

I don’t know if occupy accomplished anything, but the George Floyd protests were massive.

Americans can protest. I just don’t get the late stage capitalism stockholm syndrome.

I’m not asking for all of you. Just the ones that doesn’t want this to happen.

Whoah there, buddy. Easy on the misinterpretations.

My point is that taking action is most likely to occur when there is a strong, present motivation. Not just for email provider choices, for everything.

I KNOW privacy is important. But switching something you already use out needs to be exciting.

To be honest, switching for privacy feels like a chore.

Will do.

But could you all please like do a general strike, or lock down cities by protesting this shit?

Sure but counting on this as a forever state of the US is … risky.

This is wild. Russia claims to feel threatened by Nato and then attacks Ukraine. But Americans in Greenland is not a threat to them?

This is all bollocks.

If you can’t leave social media, then at least follow something that bores you today. It will make you less addicted and their data less valuable.

I could totally see the US blaming europeans not Russians, if this was proven a GRU operation.

This would be wild if it was done by russian agents to stir tensions between us and EU.

It probably isn’t. But damn.

I’m conflating things by sarcastically pointing to the fault lines that should be there between two opposite entities? That does not make sense.

I know you’re not all represented by this regime. I’m wondering why we see no large scale protests for those of you not liking this.

What do you mean they’re mutually exclusive?

I’m all for you guys getting of the couch, and I’ll be happy to hear about your protests?

The rhetoric is probably because your leadership is backstabbing its allies, allying with dictators and removing rights and dignity for its own citizens. But I’m just guessing.

So Americans CAN protest!

This is a horrible idea.