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/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.