Leave it to an American to come here, express sorrow to us, and then expect grace from us when all they do is type a sentence in a community that isn’t targeted for them.
I’m sick of Americans coming into other communities, getting on their soap box, and then saying the bare minimum to expect praise. People have stereotypes about us saying sorry all the time, but online all it ever seems to be is self-deprecating Americans coming into communities of other countries saying “sorry we’re like this…” and “I’m sorry for being American”
If you truly cared you wouldn’t be here begging for internet points in a performative confessional, get out and do something, showcase it, and then maybe you get a pass because ten years of this crap in varying degrees has gotten extremely tiring.
This post is probably a bot. If you think you’re tired of it, just imagine how we feel.
fair.
As a Canadian, I ask that Americans do more than stand there.
I would say that people are doing stuff, but we’re constrained by several things:
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Fixed election cycles: Once in office, only the fellow officers of the federal government, whether Congress or the top tiers of the Executive, are able to recall, expel, or remove officials in the government. Since all the branches of our government are held by one political faction, the chance of this is vanishingly small
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Lifetime appointment of judges: As a consequence of the actions of some key figures (cough cough, RBG) we’re stuck with an extremely conservative and Trump allied Supreme Court that won’t block or overturn any of the administration’s actions
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The leaders of Congress have decided not to exercise their power which for the 249 years prior to 2025 has been the main check against something like this happening. Per point number 1 there’s no recourse for citizens until this November essentially. I don’t know the statistics in countries like the US vs Canada, but at least here in the South, Senators or Representatives in leadership positions get essentially a free walk at least to the general election, most of them through to reelection
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Due to how it was set up, the US Senate, whose main roll is essentially being the red or green light on much of the President’s agenda, changes extremely slowly because we don’t elect them all at once. Luckily this year, a majority of the Senate incumbents facing reelection (20 out of the 35) are Republicans, so the Democrats could (in theory) make significant gains or at least have more of a chance to
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This administration has shown that it really doesn’t care about popular opinion at all about anything
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As others have mentioned in this thread, the administration has made it a habit of locating and locking up under terrorism charges people that publicly speak out against it and has made it practice to murder people in the street trying to help those in need, so the stakes are significantly higher than political change has been in the past
The main thing Trump has done is exposed just how much of our government has been de facto. I think one of the main issues is that the founders of the country basically assumed good faith in much of the mechanics the built into the system because that was more of a component of high class culture back then.
I think it’s important to remember for us Americans too though that almost to a man, most of these guys hated each other and did everything in their power to undermine each other. People talk about polarisation in politics today like it’s a new thing and totally unprecedented. The Era of Good Feelings lasted like 5 years people, democracy needs disagreement to survive
And I’d like to add that ‘hopefully’ people have learned a lesson here. I too was incredibly frustrated by the fact that Congress just doesn’t get anything done… but I’m not electing a dictator to solve it, wtf
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People are being imprisoned under terrorist charges for life for standing up to this government in peaceful protest
Maybe should learn how to protest from the French.
The French police aren’t trying to kill the protesters. They literally shoot you in the head with bullets here.
I thought you had a second amendment just for this?! If we believe the amount of Americans here telling everyone to arm themselves, and that they are ready to defend themselves if a police officer looks menacing, you’d all be ready for this.
So what’s the plan? Good luck on that vote you’ve got coming up, but let’s not be naive about what might happen. Hiding and hoping didn’t work out very well for Anne Frank, it won’t work for Americans either.
Gotcha overthrow the government in bloody Civil War for your convenience.
Let me speak in my American voice: “lol, what are you doing? I’ll follow you.”
And I’m saying this in a voice that just sprinted a mile and is out of breath.
“Please solve our problems for us”
Sorry Americans, we don’t tend to interfere in other country’s affairs - that’s kinda your shtick. Go primary an incumbent or something.
Wow, pretty awful comments here so far.
Thanks neighbour. I hate your government, but I don’t hate you. You are not your government. Keep resisting in anyway you can.
We’re trying to while avoiding terrorist charges for simple things like carrying pamphlets that isn’t right wing approved
- pamphlets
No shade. It’s a weird word.
Thanks. I’ve been under a lot of stress recently
what is the 2nd amendment for?
Guess that depends on how you understand the second amendment. Many modern Americans believe it’s a green light to own ARs to take lives indiscriminately. American forefathers envisioned something much closer to an armed militia to stand up to a tyrannical government.
Thank you.
Come back to us when you have done something about it.
Actually they’re pretty welcoming if you have something to offer.
You’re so capitalist that even American relationships have to be transactional.
I don’t think you know what the conversation is about. I’m describing Canada. So, Canada is the transactional one? I think you’re digging a hole here and I’m excited to help.
Apparently I completely misunderstood the above gif so yeah, I stand corrected.
Why are you talking about Canada in response to a gif disparaging America? Dig this hole with me.
Ah, a show that defames poor people.
Thanks
im all for us becoming a province.
We have enough fascists of our own to deal with.
oh I know. europe, australia, you guys, us. this is why no one can run from it. has to be confronted.
The problem is that we really need to stop perpetuating the utter bullshit that Trump is spewing. Canada shouldn’t be a state and USA shouldn’t be a province.
Even as a tongue-in-cheek joke, we can’t keep espousing Trump’s disgusting and divisive rhetoric.
yeah its kinda hard to engage at all except by making fun of him. I do wish reporting would be more like the president made another ludicrous statement that is not within his power to do as he presents his fantasy as reality to the american people and the world.
