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highplainsdem

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14. I saw a number of people in the replies who wanted to see a general strike in the US, and more of a

Reply to Emrys (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:58 AM

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boycott of companies supporting to Trump.

And a number of them were upset with a large fraction of Americans not bothering to vote, and they consider those people just as responsible as the Trump supporters.

My impression is that the people in that thread are as upset as they are because Trump is more dangerous, a greater threat to the world, than any other leader who's appeared recently, and those redditors expected better from the US.

Oh, and the post in the OP is from a moderator of r/greenland.

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I found this thread in the Greenland Sub-Reddit, and I found the OP, as well as the comments, well worth a read. [View all] LuckyCharms Tuesday OP

Then there's me JustAnotherGen Tuesday #1

I didn't do it either. LuckyCharms Tuesday #2

I commend you JustAnotherGen Tuesday #6

Profound malaise Tuesday #8

But also... LuckyCharms Tuesday #9

Thank you JustAnotherGen Tuesday #10

That's solid underpants Tuesday #3

Maybe Greenland doesn't realize that we're hostages too. dem4decades Tuesday #4

Yep. The USA is now a crime syndicate. Irish_Dem Tuesday #5

If it is on all of us JustAnotherGen Tuesday #11

When the regime finally does fall... Initech Tuesday #15

Now we are experiencing the effects of American Exceptionalism... MiHale Tuesday #7

I've no idea who this Sub-Redditor is, who claims to speak for "the rest of the world", but he doesn't speak for me. Emrys Tuesday #12

I saw a number of people in the replies who wanted to see a general strike in the US, and more of a highplainsdem Tuesday #14

If any of them are from the UK, then I'm unimpressed Emrys Tuesday #16

As disgusting as Farage is, he couldn't even if elected there do the worldwide harm Trump is capable highplainsdem Tuesday #17

Yeah, I've had to explain the US political setup to folks in the UK before, Emrys Tuesday #18

Thanks for posting that, LC! I saw it late last night - I was awake till after 4 ayem - but was too tired to highplainsdem Tuesday #13