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They do not. The majority of the country either did not vote, or voted against Trump. Most of those who did vote for Trump did so on the basis of immigration, economic or the culture war -- not so he could dismantle the federal government and (e.g.) halt funding for cancer research. Trump explicitly disavowed Project 2025 when it was clear it was hurting his electoral prospects (even though that plan is precisely wha…
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The US fell in a month much deeper than the EU in a decade. Like I said the EU falls slower.
I'm not going to try convincing you, as again, the attitude you express is very common across Europe. Just a small question you may want to consider: how come the US is calling the shots everywhere around the world, Mid-East, Ukraine, etc., and in all technological issues that matter. Where is Europe in all this? Ten years ago, at least Angela Merkel was sitting at the table. Can you claim with a straight face that t…
Yes, I can. Do you remember what happened when it came out that the USA was tapping Merkel's cell phone?
Maybe she sat on the table but shots were still called by the US.
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And we will be caught in the resulting cultural collateral damage.
Not to mention financial. Its all but inevitable this will have expensive financial fallout, likely for individuals and the government.
I say this as a UKian with a constitutional monarch as head of state: These actions suggest that today the United States seems to have a de facto King with far greater powers than even those held by George III at the time the founders decided that America did not need a King. They might not be called that, but they have the ability to exert behaviours akin to an English monarch not seen much since Henry VIII. Arguabl…
We're watching the checks and balances fail in real time. By the time the first court order comes through the DOGE boys are already doing something else somewhere else. The legal system can't create injunctions as fast as Trump can sign things. It's proving impossible for a legitimate system to keep up with the wanton pillaging.
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> Meanwhile Europe has been in freefall for a decade and nobody here seems to notice. We all have different values that matter. Europeans (for better or worse) tend to prefer stability, probably because of past experiences, over oligarchy and free capitalism, while the US is almost the exact opposite. So both parties look at the other and see "freefall decline for decades", both being smug about the other being worse…
The stability of Europe is an illusion. Politically and economically Europe is becoming a lightweight who will not be able to do anything without the US permission.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with the history of the continent, but this is probably the most stable and peaceful time-period of the continent since humans started populating it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Europe is a great introduction to the subject.
Is there anything we can do? I don’t mean to ask that and imply that there is nothing. I mean it as an honest question. Is there a process or organization to snap into right now to help?
Look for politicians (in your district and state) who are already active, pick the one who seems to be not a useless parrot (but also not someone who doesn't get the big picture), and ask them how can you help them, how can you support their efforts. The good playbook consists of rebooting the D party. (Which lost the election because it did not understand what the majority wants, and how to authentically offer somet…
Losing only by 1.5% in an election where globally nearly every _incumbent_ lost is pretty good.
In the UK, the incumbents lost 20% of their seats [1]. The democrats lost 2 seats in the senate [2] and _gained_ 2 seats in the house [3].
Making drastic changes to a party because you narrowly lost an election with a candidate that never won a primary is dumb.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_el...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec...
[3]: (idk how it's 2 since 215-214 = 1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Re...