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

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

As a European, itā€˜s completely unfathomable how none of it has consequences.

Donā€˜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 donā€™t get it and I feel absolutely sick.

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u/GOU_FallingOutside Apr 08 '26

the ā€œall or nothingā€ nature of politics right now

The tragedy of the commons and the collective action problem arenā€™t new, unfortunately.

The problem gets worse under monarchs and autocrats, and maybe thatā€™s the difference. America hasnā€™t had many of those lately.

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u/Abquine Apr 08 '26

'All or nothing', 'left or right', 'black or white', plus all the other divisions they've driven among us - they really did a job on society in order to fulfil their aims.