AMERICANS ARE TYRANTS

To every citizen of the USA you are complicit in this.  As a Canadian we are now surrounded by a Communist tyrant to the North and attach whatever vulgar name to the Tyrant in the White House.  All Americans are Dumb as F!@# and I hope and pray that the economic ruin that your President brings to your now former ally hurts each and everyone of you tenfold.  I loathe and despise everyone of you with all my being.  Your country is joke.  Your country is dead.  I bet the moderators will not have the courage to let this post stand for long but this is all your countries fault.

I get it. If I were in your shoes, watching the U.S. implode from the outside, I’d be furious too. Look at today the abrupt and illegal dismantling of USAID—by an unelected billionaire, no less—sends a clear message: the U.S. is no longer the stable, reliable partner it once was. Instead of leading with diplomacy and cooperation, we’re letting a tech mogul override Congress and shut down a vital agency with no accountability.
 

You have every right to be angry. If the U.S. is making reckless decisions that will harm our closest allies, that’s not just an American problem—it’s a global one. And I won’t argue with you when you say our country looks like a joke right now. But I will say this: not all of us are okay with what’s happening.

 

Many Americans feel just as powerless as you do, watching as institutions are gutted overnight, government agencies are shut down without oversight, and our role in the world crumbles. The fact that USAID employees were locked out of their emails and headquarters with no legal process shows how fragile things have become. This isn’t democracy—it’s rule by the ultra-wealthy, and it’s terrifying.

 

If this is how they dismantle an international aid agency, what’s next? I know it’s hard to have faith in the U.S. right now. Trust me, a lot of us feel the same. But there are still people here fighting to turn things around. Whether that will be enough—I don’t know.

What I do know is that the world is shifting, and if the U.S. continues to alienate its allies, it might not like what comes next. If Canada and others decide they’re better off without us, I can’t blame them. But for those of us still here, still pushing back—we hope it’s not too late to fix what’s broken.

I think that Trump is simply an opportunistic symptom taking advantage of deep problems caused by the Democratic Party and a culture that has gone out of control, and if you can't solve it I predict you can look forward to Republicans being in the White House for much longer than the next 4 years (as I predicted Trump would win because I am following closely what is happening on both sides, whereas I think some people aren't paying enough attention to the competition and arrogantly assume in their own echo-chambers that everything is fine). 

The problem is that Biden was a selfish leader that did not realise he had to step down for the good of the American people - the NYTimes exposition on his failing health, mental and emotional abilities during the presidency is truly shocking, Kamala Harris was incompetent (the full 60 minute interview just realised is painful to say the least), the problem is that the culture tried so hard to suppress free speech not thinking through the implications, to shame and cancel people that disagreed with them, to not know how to have some common sense compromises around Trans issues that has been counterproductive to the cause and now put them in the worst position in terms of civil rights and attitudes I have ever seen (very, very shameful), to actually spread misinformation about their opponents that I was shocked myself to realise we had been duped. To reduce complex issues to group identity and oppressor/oppressed narratives. 

It seems that society swings in pendulums, and we've gone from so far left to so far right we need to be in the centre. 

To 'hate trump' is not sufficient anymore, in a democracy and competitive environment you actually need to be better. You may hate what they stand for, and there are certainly ethical issues with some of these associations (especially Elon Musk because it does feel like there is the potential for corruption with this kind of power and wealth), but not only has Trump taken advantage of the Democratic party's and cultural failings, he is also surrounded with people that are highly intelligent (e.g. JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk) and it would be very, very naive to simply dismiss this threat on ideological grounds. 

The best outcome you can hope for is that this presidency implodes the same way that Trump did during his terrible handling of the C19 pandemic, which will make it easy for the Democrats to succeed. Otherwise, there is a lot of work to be done. 

People here didn't want to listen to me when I suggested that Hillary Clinton might lose to Trump.

People here didn't want to listen to me when I suggested that Kamala might lose to Trump.

This is part of the problem with the ideological culture - even good faith criticism you don't listen, you don't take onboard feedback, you try to silence and smear the criticism and call them names.

Well time is up now, it doesn't work. I don't think everyone can wash their hands suggesting they have nothing to do with this outcome. 

 

Updated On: 2/6/25 at 04:13 AM

I'll try to be as measured as I can be here, binau, but I think you're wrong about two very basic things.

First, Trump is the fault of the truly despicable individuals who cast a vote for him. The way you argue it, it almost seems like those of us who are pro-trans and anti-Trump are the bad people, while the Trump-voting bigots are reacting reasonably to our horribleness. Is this a fair summary of your argument?

Second, and this is something I have to remind myself of a lot, the outcome of this election really doesn't say anything fundamental about anything. Probably 45 percent of the population always votes for Democrats and 45 percent always votes for Republicans; elections are decided by a small percentage of swing voters, many of whom are low-information voters who only turn out to when they're mad about something. Trump got less than half the popular vote and the Republican victory in general was extremely modest - much less sweeping, for example, than Obama and Democrats in 2008. It really seems a stretch to attribute much cultural import to such a feeble victory.

Updated On: 2/6/25 at 12:15 PM

What we observed in the last election cycle—based on direct conversations with voters while canvassing—is that many Americans are largely unaware of how government functions in their daily lives. A significant factor contributing to this is the decline of civics education. As funding continues to be reduced, the consequences will be most deeply felt in areas where voters have supported policies that facilitate these cuts.

One of the biggest takeaways from this election is that many Americans did not see a meaningful difference between the two parties. That perception—whether due to disengagement, dissatisfaction, or a lack of clear messaging—likely influenced non-voting behavior. While some may have assumed Kamala Harris had a guaranteed win and didn't feel the need to vote, it's also possible that for many, not voting was an intentional choice rather than a passive oversight.

As the next few years unfold, those distinctions between the parties will become more apparent, and the impact of non-participation will be felt in ways that may shift public perception. Without a foundational understanding of government and policy, political disengagement will only grow, making these cycles of disillusionment and reaction even more pronounced.

Well written Lav.