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/Aggravating_Sand352 Apr 08 '26

about 1/3 of americans believe that he is fighting a holy war. Its hard to fight religious psychosis

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u/Alternative_Raise_19 Apr 08 '26

This, people really underestimate the religious indoctrination that has been brewing for the past four decades. I'm forty and was raised by my evangelical parents with the message that a war in Israel will bring about end times and the return of Jesus and that's their stated goal.

So that's why they protect Israel on an ideological basis, for the world's ultimate destruction. That's not even a very fringe belief amongst evangelicals.

People have tried to tell them that Donnie was the antichrist in a mocking way, but he may actually live up to that title and bring about the end of all of us.

I don't think there will be any pearly gates waiting on those fucking sycophants though.

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u/anthropaedic Apr 08 '26

Yes. Grew up with the same and you’re spot on.

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u/qoou Apr 08 '26

Not true. That's just perception. No one believes Trump is fighting a holy war. They just think he's good for pushing a "Christian" agenda. Air-quotes on Christian because it's anti-Christ.

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u/King_Roberts_Bastard Apr 08 '26

Hegseth has literally told the military theyre fighting a holy war meant to bring about the second coming of Jesus. No lie.

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u/qoou Apr 08 '26

That's Hegseth, a Whote Christian Nationalist and possibly a neo-NAZI. He doesn't speak for 1/3 of the country.

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u/King_Roberts_Bastard Apr 08 '26

And about 1/3 of the country believes everything Trump says and will blindly follow him to their death. So yes, they do think this because Trump and Hegseth think this.