Comment on Why isn't the rest of the world doing anything about the USA?
whaleross@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The rest of the world has done various responses to the American trade war. Most everybody else has found other partners to do business with and those that haven’t are soon about to. America is not hurting other countries economically as much as they are hurting themselves. The entire ICE thing is terrible and it is too bad the government agencies have given in and that the military seems to be rolling with it too. But it is still domestic affairs as long there isn’t any proof of concentration camps or massacres or the like. We have lots of empathy for the people in America suffering from all of this.
But then again…
You guys have free elections and this is your democratically elected leader doing what he promised to do. You guys had him elected after he staged a failed coup once already. What do you expect the rest of the world to do about it? To save you guys from yourselves?
ABCatMom@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Never fails to surprise me that there are people in the US who expect the world to fix this for them. Sorry, it’s your country, you’ll have to figure out how to take it back. In the mean time the rest of us will work out new trade deals with other countries and arm ourselves in case your government decides to take their shit across the border.
expr@programming.dev 1 day ago
The OP is on reddit.uk, so most likely not an American.
The question is also just that, a question. Not an expectation.
nekbardrun@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Also worth noting that it is “everyone’s problem” as soon as US turns his military against other countries.
For now it is Venezuela and maybe Nigeria,
But here at South America we are “bracing for impact” even though we aren’t Venezuela per se.
Trump already told he wants to annex Canada, Panama, Greenland and Vance already vented his distaste against Europe.
It is just a matter of time before US turns against Europe.
And then it will suddenly be a “World’s problem” because it only is a problem when the western civilization gets the wrong end of the stick.
ABCatMom@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Fair, I made an assumption, however my general point still stands. on various SM sites I use, I’ve encountered quite a few from the US who have asked us Canadians to invade them, or for some other country to bomb them, it’s wild 🥴
NewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Look, as an American, all I’m asking for is a little extrajudicial redition of Musk and Thiel by South Africa. If we could just get rid of some of the malevolent billionaires that have made the pilgrimage to the land of greed, we might stand a chance of holding on to some of our civil liberties.