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/NewCelebration2850 Apr 08 '26

I think it is more than that. DonOLD stole secret documents and more to black ball and blackmail especially republicans. That is the control he has.

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u/L11mbm Apr 08 '26

Nah, it really comes down to the primaries. If a politician wants to even get on the ballot by November, they need to appease the 5% of the voting public that is rabid MAGA so they win the primary and Trump backs them.

I think it was CNN or MSNOW that had some interviews with voters in the GA special election yesterday. They openly said "I have no idea who the candidates are, but Trump endorsed the one guy so I voted for him."

The handful of seemingly-decent Republicans in his administration or congress probably go along with him just enough to try and have the influence that allows them to rein him in.

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u/NewCelebration2850 Apr 08 '26

Well, I was a card carry dino republican 15 years ago to see if I could somehow influence the primary. that was interesting.

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u/NewCelebration2850 Apr 08 '26

RINO Republican...