Boycott US
Overview:
The community dedicated to boycotting the US until they stop fascism, restore full democracy and start following international law.
Americans have a moral obligation to resist Donald Trump and project 2025 at every turn.
America is a flawed democracy currently being ruled by oligarchs. Stop the backslide! Dont let America become the next Hungary.
America needs to challenge the court rulings of citizens united v. fec and shelby county v. holder, protect the media, implement independent district drawing, and the single transferable vote so they don't end up having people stay home in life-changing elections because they cannot vote for their favourite candidate.
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Everyone has been too busy snarking at Americans to notice their own politicians doing the same shit a little more quietly
Can't wait to ask them why they didn't do anything to stop it like they all like to tell Americans everyday.
I'm an American, so I kind of have to pay attention to my own country's politics first. Do some people not pay attention to their own country's politics? I'd probably worry about my own country's problems before another one's. Don't get me wrong, it's good to stay informed about the whole world, but everyone should be keeping track of their own country first.
Most people (I would say 90%) are not what we would call 'political junkies'.
The only time they seriously think about anything political is when it effects them directly.
I probably devote more time than the average schmuck to politics because I operate my own business and I can set my own hours (plus, fall-winter is quiet in my line of work).
But for most people who work 12 months of the year, they are too tired at the end of the workday to care about whether or not fascism is slowly taking over, because the kids need to get to karate class, dinner needs to be made, and they need to sit down and forget about the horrible incident at work today. So I get why most people only really pay attention to politics when it is dressed up as entertainment.
It is a sad indictment of society that life is this way for so many of us, because it just allows the powers that be to keep their boots firmly on our collective necks.
Yes, most people do, but if you come onto an international space like this, you'll find more American news than news from your own country. So many people are more informed about American politics than their own unless they take an interest in politics. For this, I mean the game and industry of politics. The issues, people are generally across, for their one life and own country.