It's horrible being an American watching what's happening and not being able to do much about it. I grew up during the height of the Cold War, seeing Trump kissing Putin's ass is enough to make me puke. Then there's the erosion of civil rights, which was something that people died to attain, the erasure of the accomplishments of women, African Americans, Native Americans, and many others, the daily trampling of the Constitution, the disappearing of "undesirables", etc. It's like living in a completely different country than I lived in just a few short months ago.

The US has never been perfect, obviously, but it's been better than it is now. You have every right to feel the way you do.

If it helps, most of us hate what's going on. Even a lot of republican voters have woken up and realized what's going on. Sadly, however, it's too late.

So you're saying you owe us a fight? An overthrowing of our fascist government?

We appreciate it! Thank you we accept! We'll be totally square after you do this for us! Thanks again.

As many people from the us have said we basically feel the same. I almost never drink but have the last two times trump has spoken in a formal setting. Its funny you mention russia as we all know much of this right wing crap is coming out of putin and while we seem to be crumbling under remember that he is trying the same with the rest of the free world. Its more important than ever that other countries not succumb and I have no reason but hope but I hope we come out of this and back to sanity.

What about the current trajectory of politics in Germany? I’ve heard some disturbing things about AfD.

thanks for the read. we have to see what Americans are capable of

I'm from the US, though have lived outside it for 10 years now. I commented a while back on another post that I felt like I was going through all the stages of grief of losing a loved one. Yeah, that loved one may not have been perfect, but it was mine. Though, the more I thought about it, the more I realized how blind I was to some of the flaws, especially after living so long outside of it. I think it partially became that I was grieving some idealized version of the thing in my head never having existed as well as the real thing getting yet worse.

I was the same way. I knew we had our flaws, but I believed in the people. I believed in the country. I served for six years and a tour in Iraq. Even then I believed in the good. Sure it was shaky then. But after having trump run 3 fucking times and seeing so few people change their minds, I'm over trying to help. Let us fall. Tariff us, sanction us, whatever it takes.

I learned about America mostly through Hollywood... Hollywood still pushes the same hero crap but reality has changed significantly.

Tom Cruise was lucky he made Top Gun 2 before Trump era of idiocracy.

The USA has been under seige from foreign threats since it's inception. Right now, it looks like the influence of Eastern European oligarchs and oil billionaires from the MidEast is having a moment right now with the Puppet Pres. but remember that literally every single trustworthy poll of Americans shows that the majority of us are against what's happening right now

USA is just going back to it's roots, being a racist bully oligarchy.