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The community dedicated to boycotting the US until they stop fascism, restore full democracy and start following international law.


Americans have a moral obligation to resist Donald Trump and project 2025 at every turn.


America is a flawed democracy currently being ruled by oligarchs. Stop the backslide! Dont let America become the next Hungary.


America needs to challenge the court rulings of citizens united v. fec and shelby county v. holder, protect the media, implement independent district drawing, and the single transferable vote so they don't end up having people stay home in life-changing elections because they cannot vote for their favourite candidate.


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 19 minutes ago)

America, fuck no!
There's plenty of other better motherfucking countries!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

Wonder if this is a nationwide thing or if DC is hit particularly hard since it's the heart of the evil empire.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

What a surprise that people do not want to visit a country while it is in a speed run to the bottom. You never know when shit hits the fan with full force. You just know you do not want to be there when it happens.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

Those cases where they put tourists into jail for no reason at all for several weeks were headline news here in Germany and I assume also in other parts of the world. That will harm your tourist industry.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I fucking live here but I’m not a doctor so nobody wants to take me. I’m exploring options from my Eastern European heritage now to try and apply for asylum in the same country that my grandfather fled almost 80 years ago.

If my grandfather were still alive to see me attempting to flee what he fought against as a 17 year old soldier, it would absolutely make him sick to his stomach.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

I hope you manage to get out. I might be wrong, maybe the USA get their shit back together, but it sure does not seem likely from outside. I will tell you this, when my fellow countryman give fascism the majority (50% for the AfD in Germany) i will get the fuck out because as far as i am concerned at that point its already the enemies territory.

[–] CircaV 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh so sad.

/s

Guess America should not have elected an orange fascist fuckwhit gameshow host to their highest office.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

If the rest of the world thinks their immune to fascism they'll find out quickly they are not. Fascism doesn't come about by votes alone. Fascism is a defense response of capitalism when it is in decline. Those votes are manufactured by media, xenophobia, and a decline to the material conditions of the working class. I'm sure it won't be so as entertaining as American politics is. But it will be just as dangerous nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I feel so sorry for US Americans. I honestly do.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Same boat man! Will design you a satellite constellation for a visa.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Got any friends who develop cube sats? We could do some real good work with I2P and satellite modems. We could link up with the kinetic launch people and set up a new opensource encrypted internet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

My coworkers on my current project are also supporting a cube sat mission that just launched. I'm not sure I follow what's really unique about a cube sat mission though?

I think the kinetic launch is a cool idea from a physics perspective, but from a systems perspective, it's going to be fucking difficult to build systems to withstand it.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

With all the news of ICE arresting and abusing tourists in my countries news recently I would also think twice before traveling to the US if I don't have to. Not like there aren't other just as interesting/beautiful, cheaper and by now tbh safer countries to travel to.

Besides all the moral questions wrt the slowish slide into fascism ofc.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 hours ago (7 children)

UK and Germany made warnings not to go to the US. The US is like North Korea now, lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm in the UK, my friends are well read but hadn't heard of the detention of tourists. One of them still plans to go on holiday next month... mad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Send them as many news links as you can.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

As a citizen of the US, I'm nervous about leaving and getting back in.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 hours ago

If it reaches that point, just be glad you made it out in time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

As a Canadian, I couldn’t be happier.

Maybe we can annex some of these poor should to a country that cares.

Mostly.

[–] asg101 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The more working class people leave DC, the happier I will be when the asteroid hits.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

The zoo in DC is pretty dope, most of it is free as it is part of a park.

Idk though, the central parts of DC where lots of successful people are is suffocating to me. You go out to lunch and everyone has shoes on that cost more than your car and they sound like two LinkedIn chatbots conversing when this is supposedly a break from work?

Ewww

I know there are MANY other facets to DC I haven't seen though!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Countless gorgeous museums, art galleries, music venues, etc. Seriously, the museums alone are days worth of entertainment and some of the nicest in the country.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

i'm terrified of what the government will do when world pride comes to dc in a few months </3

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

Likely they will try and make it illegal on as many levels as they can.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Got nothing to offer

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