Ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich urges global boycott of travel to U.S. to protest Trump
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Dude I love the guys that are like “well WaPo isn’t reporting it and the Americans didn’t email me specifically about their plans to resist so they must all be rolling over”
Considering how absolutely pathetic the American "resistance" has been for the past eight years I'd say you're solidly in the "put up or shut up" phase now.
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The country itself is beautiful, a friend of mine visited last year and he felt you , as a nation, all were very nice, caring, even the police... The photos he brought back were breathtaking...
You are going to get out of that stump when the country wakes up from the shock, I know it. but for now it's the unknown and most of you are still in shock or(worse) still infatuated with American exceptionalism.
Exactly:
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I'm an American living in Europe for almost 10 years and haven't been stateside since like 2018. I've been homesick a lot recently, but I'm trying to come to terms that there's a real chance I'm never going back.
Hate to break it to you, but your "home" no longer exists.
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Summary
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urged a global boycott of U.S. travel to protest Trump’s policies, warning his administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy.”
In a Guardian op-ed, Reich called on foreign visitors, students, and skilled workers to reconsider coming, citing economic and safety concerns. He argued withholding tourism revenue could pressure Trump.
His plea follows Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown and rising tensions with Canada.
Reich’s call comes as Canadian travel to the U.S. has already shown signs of decline.
This is stupid.
He doesn't care, because he doesn't have to care.
So long as he has his violent inbred redneck base, which he has to the death right now, he will paint any and all protests as proof to them that the evil libtard eurocucks are just angry that America is standing up to them for once.
There is literally nothing you can do to get through to the core of his base, and it's just large enough that he can ignore everything else, which is the only thing he learned in his first term, you only need 32% to win.
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I’ll never be visiting the USA ever again.
I’m trans. I’m not risking going to a country where a third of the population actively wants me dead and the other two thirds don’t seem to care either way.
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I can understand your point of not wanting to travel to the US and you're correct that there is a high number of people that have a negative view of anyone "different" than them. And I would probably say it's a good idea not to for the reason you gave and more, but there are many very passionate people that are fighting for the rights of everyone in America, they just don't get the press so it can be easily interpreted that no one in the US cares.
There are rotten people in power and due to their station they have control of the microphone which makes it sound like that is what everyone thinks. That isn't true.
there are many very passionate people that are fighting for the rights of everyone in America
Yeah, that fight has been lost. Nobody should voluntarily come to this country. It's just not worth the risk.
rotten people in power and due to their station they have control of the microphone which makes it sound like that is what everyone thinks. That isn't true.
Maybe, but it is what the voting majority thinks. The US is, in fact, garbage.
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Considering how absolutely pathetic the American "resistance" has been for the past eight years I'd say you're solidly in the "put up or shut up" phase now.
I wrote all my reps asking what they were doing about the rise of fascism.
"We're voting as hard as we can!" was their answer. Oh good. Thanks for fighting SO hard, ya fuckin useless sacks of shit.
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This is stupid.
He doesn't care, because he doesn't have to care.
So long as he has his violent inbred redneck base, which he has to the death right now, he will paint any and all protests as proof to them that the evil libtard eurocucks are just angry that America is standing up to them for once.
There is literally nothing you can do to get through to the core of his base, and it's just large enough that he can ignore everything else, which is the only thing he learned in his first term, you only need 32% to win.
It's not necessarily about changing anything. It's a matter of safety for those visiting.
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The country itself is beautiful, a friend of mine visited last year and he felt you , as a nation, all were very nice, caring, even the police... The photos he brought back were breathtaking...
You are going to get out of that stump when the country wakes up from the shock, I know it. but for now it's the unknown and most of you are still in shock or(worse) still infatuated with American exceptionalism.
I appreciate your kind words and optimism. I sure hope we do! Trump's next sale will be of all our public lands and beauty to the highest bidders for oil or development. I hope before that happens, we do something.
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This is stupid.
He doesn't care, because he doesn't have to care.
So long as he has his violent inbred redneck base, which he has to the death right now, he will paint any and all protests as proof to them that the evil libtard eurocucks are just angry that America is standing up to them for once.
There is literally nothing you can do to get through to the core of his base, and it's just large enough that he can ignore everything else, which is the only thing he learned in his first term, you only need 32% to win.
I don't know if getting through to his core base matters - they are and always will be a lost cause. But people should protect themselves and Americans should feel the pain economically, from the top to the bottom.
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Jesus you need to chill.
The whole point of America is not caring, I shouldn't care about your decisions and you shouldn't care about mine, we call that freedom.
It's the people who care who are the problem.
And that's precisely why you have a country but lack a civilisation.
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Summary
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urged a global boycott of U.S. travel to protest Trump’s policies, warning his administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy.”
In a Guardian op-ed, Reich called on foreign visitors, students, and skilled workers to reconsider coming, citing economic and safety concerns. He argued withholding tourism revenue could pressure Trump.
His plea follows Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown and rising tensions with Canada.
Reich’s call comes as Canadian travel to the U.S. has already shown signs of decline.
My only complaint about that is it'd be an easy thing for the Trumpet propaganda machine to spin.
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Summary
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urged a global boycott of U.S. travel to protest Trump’s policies, warning his administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy.”
In a Guardian op-ed, Reich called on foreign visitors, students, and skilled workers to reconsider coming, citing economic and safety concerns. He argued withholding tourism revenue could pressure Trump.
His plea follows Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown and rising tensions with Canada.
Reich’s call comes as Canadian travel to the U.S. has already shown signs of decline.
I support the action and thoughts, but doesn't this play into the jingoism already on display and abate any further cultural interaction?
I want there to be a way to hurt the administration while opening the eyes of the decieved population.
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Summary
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urged a global boycott of U.S. travel to protest Trump’s policies, warning his administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy.”
In a Guardian op-ed, Reich called on foreign visitors, students, and skilled workers to reconsider coming, citing economic and safety concerns. He argued withholding tourism revenue could pressure Trump.
His plea follows Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown and rising tensions with Canada.
Reich’s call comes as Canadian travel to the U.S. has already shown signs of decline.
Considering European tourists keep getting detained there should be a travel ban in place until this administration is gone. If nothing changes within the next 3 months travel here could become a death sentence. The Alien enemies act allows him to send people to EL Salvador without due process. You've seen those videos and pictures. It will be on your country to get you out. Our courts are struggling to even get people back despite the fact that we are not at war so he cannot legally (lmao imagine a felon actually following the law) do that.
Don't risk your life to come here, and if there's a problem with your immigration status self deport. This country is going to be destroyed at this point.
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I’ll never be visiting the USA ever again.
I’m trans. I’m not risking going to a country where a third of the population actively wants me dead and the other two thirds don’t seem to care either way.
That country’s rotten to the core.the other two thirds don't seem to care
That couldn't possibly be more wrong, but you definitely shouldn't come here because of the first third.
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And that's precisely why you have a country but lack a civilisation.
So I'm ... Binational i guess, 1 foot in the us and 1 in northern Europe.
Until recently I preferred the coasts of the US, but it was a close thing, both were nice, the lack of a patronizing state was quite pleasant.
Now clearly the balance shifted to shit and northern Europe knocks the us into a cocked hat.
But when the us is good, it's actually quite good.
You can have a civilization made of many civilizations, that's how our multiculturalism worked (when it worked) and it was incredible.
But like saying all of Europe has no civilization because they don't all share the same uniform culture.
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I don't know if getting through to his core base matters - they are and always will be a lost cause. But people should protect themselves and Americans should feel the pain economically, from the top to the bottom.
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It's not necessarily about changing anything. It's a matter of safety for those visiting.
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Considering European tourists keep getting detained there should be a travel ban in place until this administration is gone. If nothing changes within the next 3 months travel here could become a death sentence. The Alien enemies act allows him to send people to EL Salvador without due process. You've seen those videos and pictures. It will be on your country to get you out. Our courts are struggling to even get people back despite the fact that we are not at war so he cannot legally (lmao imagine a felon actually following the law) do that.
Don't risk your life to come here, and if there's a problem with your immigration status self deport. This country is going to be destroyed at this point.
Not just any prison. It's a mega-prison.
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So I'm ... Binational i guess, 1 foot in the us and 1 in northern Europe.
Until recently I preferred the coasts of the US, but it was a close thing, both were nice, the lack of a patronizing state was quite pleasant.
Now clearly the balance shifted to shit and northern Europe knocks the us into a cocked hat.
But when the us is good, it's actually quite good.
You can have a civilization made of many civilizations, that's how our multiculturalism worked (when it worked) and it was incredible.
But like saying all of Europe has no civilization because they don't all share the same uniform culture.
You can't have one when everyone's alienated from each other, that's the point. Civilisation is more than the mere sum of its parts: If you do not care about someone else deciding to e.g. oppress a fellow compatriot you only have the sum, not the more. A population, but not a civilisation.
