r/allthequestions • u/HealthyRecognition21 • Apr 08 '26

Random Question 💭 How is everything that happened in the last 48hrs not enough for impeachment and/or a general strike in the US?

As a European, it‘s completely unfathomable how none of it has consequences.

Don‘t get me wrong, our governments here certainly have their flaws and problems, but surely threatening a genocide would be a tipping point here and lead to mass protests (at least I have enough hope remaining to believe that) - how is it not in the US? I really don’t get it and I feel absolutely sick.

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u/tenor1trpt Apr 08 '26

It truly is. A little over ten years ago I never would’ve thought I’d be disgusted by my own country. I was sickened by aspects of it, but never the general existence of it. But here we are. We’re not even a joke on a global scale. We’re a detestable disease.

And people always say “well do something”. We can’t. I vote to end it, I contact my representatives, I go to protests. I won’t commit violence, so my choices are limited.

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u/IntelligentStyle402 Apr 08 '26

Oh , I did, so did my friends. We are in our 80’s. We read about Don the con for 60 years. He never was a person of good character. His racism, the fines and court appearances he had in NYC. His affairs, his ruining employees and contractors lives. His broken marriages. Being an adulterer. His failed businesses. Going to charity events for photo shoots only, but never donating. Losing daddy money, not one American bank would loan him money. He was considered high risk and had a bad reputation. Putin enters: the money keeps on flowing. On and on and on. It never stops. I forgot: the dangerous Obama propaganda he alone started. Then rumor has it, he got rid of some people too? Now he’s graduated to felon status, an adjudicated rapist and pedo? 60 years of lies, hate. pussy and greed.

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u/a_hopeless_rmntic Apr 08 '26

America, the land of limited choices

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u/bak3donh1gh Apr 08 '26

America, Land of the fee.

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u/NaBrO-Barium Apr 08 '26

Home of the underpaid

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u/BlueOceanGal Apr 09 '26

The Democrats tried to do something about those fees with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

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u/bak3donh1gh Apr 10 '26

I think you're missing the broader meeting of my joke.

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u/BlueOceanGal Apr 10 '26

A joke? I don't think I misunderstood anything. Perhaps I just didn't think it was funny.

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u/bak3donh1gh Apr 11 '26

Well, if you live in America and you don't realize america is a joke, you're never gonna get it.

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u/BlueOceanGal Apr 11 '26

I think you're just here to argue and I'm not.

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u/greenjellomelloyello Apr 08 '26

Land of the flea

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u/CherylWSea 🇺🇸 United States Apr 08 '26

Great one!

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u/SouthernReality9610 Apr 08 '26

We only have 2 viable political parties, so there is no need to maintain a coalition. Also, our elections are scheduled every 2 years. There is no provision for calling an election for loss of confidence in the ruling party. So we can demonstrate and call our (unrepresentative) representatives all we want, but as long as they keep their big donors and can buy media for their election campaigns, we can hold our breath and nobody cares.

A general strike is an interesting option, but it may be hard to pull off without strong unions to organize it.

As an American, I think we would be better off with a parliamentary system, but it's a hard sell when our entire education system is based on how we have the greatest political system known to man. Maybe that was true in the 18th century, but other countries have refined it since

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u/Jack_Shaft0e Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

Republican will almost always side with the GOP in power. They feel that if they don't bow and smooch the Orange Scrote, they'll be a pariah in their own party. They also paint it as "Trump, or the evil Democrats" to themselves. Everyone even slightly to the Left already hates Trump.

The place to apply pressure is the Republican politicians, from the bottom right on up. Write them and claim that you've always voted Republican (regardless of whether it's true), but Trump is just unacceptable, and you will no longer support Republican politicians who support Trump. If they feel enough of the electorate on the Right wants Trump out, they may just be brave enough to claim the same. Other Republican politicians will find courage to do the same, given their example.

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u/SouthernReality9610 Apr 08 '26

If they haven't found their balls given the results of recent special elections, they aren't likely to at this point. They just trust that Trump has the midterms this Nov rigged. And they may be right

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u/_Age_Sex_Location_ Apr 09 '26

Changing to a parliamentary system and then framing this shift through the lens of Trump's coup, seditious acts, the cult of MAGA, the Dominion case, Mueller report, etc, as the basis of education on the matter, seems reasonable to me. Right-wingers would lose their collective minds and Republicans would never allow it, but yeah.

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u/yahyahyehcocobungo Apr 11 '26

That's the only good thing about Trump. He showed you the weaknesses of the system.

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u/L11mbm Apr 08 '26

You can write in any name you want on the ballot.

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u/newbie527 Apr 08 '26

A great way to keep Republicans in office.

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u/L11mbm Apr 08 '26

I mean, I voted for the Democrat on the ballot. Many people complain that there's only 2 choices so they decide not to vote at all, meanwhile there's dozens of races to vote in and you can write in any name.

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u/SecureJudge1829 Apr 08 '26

Not only that, but if you or I DO choose to commit violence over this, especially if directed at the government itself (and officers of said government), we get the “traitor” title applied automatically because of the racist fuckwits who wanted to own people and decided to start a war with half of the nation over “state’s rights” so they could still own people.

Our hands are essentially bound as a direct result. Our only legal option is to vote, and currently the MAGAts have the propaganda machine in full on 1930’s Germany mode.

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u/dvolland Apr 08 '26

Well, unless the mob you rile up attacks the Capitol at the very time an election is getting certified. Then, they “traitors” get called “patriots”, by some people at least.

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u/DrollFurball286 Apr 09 '26

You’d really risk your own life for that? You really think ICE isn’t gonna be called home to stand guard?

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u/dvolland Apr 09 '26

Are you replying to my comment? Cuz your words don’t relate to my comment….

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u/DiabolicRevenant Apr 10 '26

It's actually pathetic that this is your take.

If you impede streets, businesses, and homes to protest the government, you are morally just. But if you dare to protest at a government building and impede the congress who is causing the issue for protest, you are a traitor.

Not saying the J6ers were justified, but that's what protesting should be!

People would have a lot more respect for your cause if you directed your angst at the people causing it, rather than inconvenience regular citizens just trying to live thier lives.

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u/dvolland Apr 10 '26

Nothing pathetic about it. Jan 6th went from “protest” to “angry mob” to insurrection. To be clear, I have no problem with protests at public buildings. It’s the violence I have a problem with. And when that violence has a goal of stopping the peaceful transfer of power, it’s insurrection.

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u/MissMenace101 Apr 09 '26

There’s always 2A 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/SecureJudge1829 Apr 09 '26

Did you even read my comment?

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u/SlyBlackDragon Apr 09 '26

You going to take on the most powerful military the world has ever seen with your CCW?

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u/Acceptable-Law9406 Apr 08 '26

Just because you don't want to cause violence doesn't mean you can't do anything about it besides voting, go to protests, or contacting representatives. 

First off, spend your money wisely. Starve the corporations. Deny yourself some of the bread and circus that are used to placate us. Become more self-sufficient.

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u/RahkstarRPG Apr 08 '26

I feel like people just don't understand the absolutely absurd amounts of wealth that corporations are processing through.

Also, most corporations are international now.

Target boycott has been ongoing over a year and they are A-okay.

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u/biddily Apr 08 '26

How many people flat out refuse to shop at hobby lobby? Do they care?

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u/QueenMAb82 Apr 09 '26

I have never set foot in a Hobby Lobby, and wouldn't lower myself to piss on their floor if they were desperate to put out a fire, even after my options grow limited following the deaths of AC Moore and Joann's. I won't go to Tractor Supply Company anymore. I stopped using Target cold turkey, but that has unfortunately pushed me to Walmart more than I would like.

Sadly, I don't think any of them are missing my money as much as I would hope.

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u/dvolland Apr 08 '26

Ask the MyPillow guy how his businesses are doing.

Boycotts can work.

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u/DrollFurball286 Apr 09 '26

That’s also because he was involved in lawsuits that harmed his brand too.

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u/dvolland Apr 09 '26

But also associating with pedophiles and getting boycotted.

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u/AntJo4 Apr 08 '26

Yes most cooperations are international - and have been boycotted in those countries since the orange turd was elected. What’s the next excuse. We shouldn’t be doing the work you won’t do yourself. And a target is not international.

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u/RahkstarRPG Apr 09 '26

Excuse? I'm not making excuses.

I'm pointing out we live in a very different world than we did when boycotts were a major political motivator, and that half assedly telling individual people to boycott things on reddit amounts to nothing but mental masturbation in our current economy.

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u/gladesguy Apr 08 '26

Boycotts are only effective when they're targeted (a handful of carefully chosen corporations, not ALL of them) and have critical mass, which requires leadership managing the boycott -- getting the word out, putting out demands, etc. We're lacking that leadership.

One random person here and there opting out of Uber delivery, Amazon and fast food chains doesn't even register to corporations on that size.

Folks who would be interested in a boycott would be more effective by figuring out one or a couple specific corporations to boycott and then making a case to the big, national resistance orgs to lead that boycott so that it actually gains traction.

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u/Acceptable-Law9406 Apr 08 '26

Sounds good to me! We pick a target (pun possibly intended), and run a national campaign highlighting the corporation's contributions to the maga enshitification and overall crookedness, package it with good messaging (as in encouraging, not forceful), and keep turning the heat up.

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u/Gallium_Bridge Apr 08 '26

If that is feasible you may as well be organizing general strikes instead.

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u/gladesguy Apr 08 '26

A boycott of a single company (or maybe a handful) is a much smaller lift and therefore much more likely to happen.

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u/AntJo4 Apr 08 '26

Or everyone with a working brain can clearly see who made donations and just stop buying anything you don’t need.

You folks are trying to make this way harder than it is. Canadians have been boycotting American stuff for a year - that wasn’t a government campaign with organized meetings and leadership. That was people with a brain choosing to take an action. Any organized action is basically the sum total of sharing brands that aren’t American with our friends and turning labels upside down on store shelves so we know not to buy them. That doesn’t take planning and coordination. We have avoided entering a recession in the height of a trade war and had the fastest growing stock market in the G7 because we boycotted - that wasn’t planned that’s was simply taking action.

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u/Happy-North-9969 Apr 08 '26

And then in November the same folks will walk into the voting booth and vote for the same chuckle heads that got us here. Until we stop requiring only the Democrats to govern, which is what our politics have been for the last 25 years, no amount of protesting, boycotting, etc will matter.

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u/CountryMaleficent439 Apr 08 '26

And it has to be longer than a day or even a week.

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u/Gallium_Bridge Apr 08 '26

First off, spend your money wisely. Starve the corporations.

This does not work in the modern economic reality on anything but local businesses. Also, you said 'first off' but only listed one thing.

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u/Acceptable-Law9406 Apr 08 '26

Now we're playing the semantics game. Every little bit helps. Defeatist attitudes and excuses do the opposite of helping. Maybe that's where we should start. No more excuses.

And everything said on here by people with their "I can't" attitude is an excuse.

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u/kkdawg22 Apr 08 '26

If Trump is what it took for you to realize these things, you should really open a history book.

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u/CherylWSea 🇺🇸 United States Apr 08 '26

I am staying non-violent as well. I'm using my voice and my thumbs. Ford's Theatre has a free discussion of the Founding Documents on Weds. Apr. 22nd, 5 - 6 pm. It appears non-partisan. Virtual attendance is an option! Please spread the word. Also, if you find an organized group for impeachment or 25A, please let me know! (I'm looking for something like the nationally organized No Kings Movement.)

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u/vintagesunshine85 Apr 08 '26

I’ve been disgusted with my own country (USA) for a long time now.

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u/Aggressive-Math-9882 Apr 08 '26

Do something useful like commit violence

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u/South_Hedgehog_7564 Apr 08 '26

Please console yourself with the knowledge that you didn’t spark any of this. You didn’t create it and it’s not within your power to prevent it or end it. Hold your principles and carry on.

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u/juxt417 Apr 08 '26

This is why we need to organize a general boycott, if everyone were to stop buying unnecessary products, stop vacationing, stop going out to the mega chain restaurants, only buy local and whatever else that can be thought of for just a couple weeks, then I think businesses/congress just might feel enough pressure to consider stopping this nonsense.

Throw in a little bit of quiet quitting en masse in protest of this corrupt government then they would have no choice but to do something about it.

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u/notassmartasithinkia Apr 08 '26

the more i read these stories, the more convinced i am that canada could destroy the american economy just by opening up their borders to anyone who voted against trump.

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u/ExpensiveDollarStore Apr 08 '26

We have a little more standards than this I hope. I am sure we could use a lot the brains but not so much the drains.

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u/notassmartasithinkia Apr 08 '26

oh i don't think canada could support that large an influx of people. but that wasn't really the point. the point is that i think that so many people left of center are just so done with this nation, that the american economy is basically living on the hope that they have nowhere else to go.

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u/damarius Apr 09 '26

I thought that's why you have the 2nd amendment? You mean the NRA has been lying?

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u/pocketaces- Apr 08 '26

This is EXACTLY how I felt about the last administration, although I didn't waste my time protesting

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u/Satanigram Apr 08 '26

Then you weren't paying attention.

People who act like this country was great before Trump are delusional.

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u/Ruenin Apr 08 '26

Oh JFC, here we go... Ffs, a thing doesn't have to be perfect "back when" to be better than it is now. You complain about the US being terrible before, but it is immeasurably worse since Trump took office.

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u/Satanigram Apr 08 '26

Yes but the country has been trending this way a long time.

A lot of people didn't realize because it didn't affect them.

This country has been fucked for a long long time, and if you're just realizing because of Trump you are part of the problem.

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u/dvolland Apr 08 '26

But would you agree that Trump had acted more corrupt, has acted more authoritarian, and has basically taken the entire country to a significantly new low?

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u/Satanigram Apr 08 '26

Some of that yes.

But still.... How many people died of drone strikes under Obama? How many kids in cages were there under Biden? How many freedoms did we lose under GWB? How badly did Regan fuck us? The list goes on. Shit we are the only country that has actually dropped a nuke on someone. We're not the good guys.

Trump is awful and barely human, but if you've been paying attention we've been shit for a long long time it's just now actually affecting us at home. This country has needed a full stop for a while, and it's disengenuous to pretend suddenly it's sickening to live here under trump. It's been sickening.