YUROP

Not stupid of you're trying to support Trump's efforts to divide the US and its allies.

I see it more communicating this idea that as other countries rightfully discuss the ramifications and impact that a fascist American leader has on them, Americans feel the need to pop in and make it about themselves and seek some kind of validation. Like, okay, cool, how about you go fix your damn fascist country then instead of seeking brownie points?

I'm someone who's trans, who voted for Harris, who tried to make sure everyone around me understood that Trump was a fascist (it didn't work). I've had way too many Europeans and Canadians try to tell me that I should be taking partial responsibility for Trump. I've had way too many people from Europe and Canada tell me that I should just get over it, grow up, and stop being hysterical about what's going on, while immigrants are being rounded up and sent to totally-not-concentration-camps in Guantanamo Bay. This is called "victim-blaming" and it's a disgusting practice and quite honestly, fuck them too at this point. If they wanna be on the wrong side of history, that's their choice.

Imagine telling the immigrants, Jews, disabled or LGBT during the Holocaust that it was their fault that Hitler was rounding them up and putting them in concentration camps.

What an absolutely disgusting attitude and it shows the true colors of Europe and Canada. The most upsetting part is that I know that once this is all over, they're gonna be sitting there crying crocodile tears while pretending that they knew nothing and nothing could have been done.

Edit: meanwhile I have a couple south american friends who are trying to get me to move to their respective countries because supposedly people in most south american countries don't actually give a shit about your sexuality or gender; it's only the corrupt-ass American puppets who give a fuck. Surprise-surprise. Also, if true, so much for the anglosphere moral superiority complex lmao. I'm very tempted to take a long vacation to visit them and test the waters.

I now look at the American population the same way as I look at the Russian or North Korean populations. They are caught in terrible states and I support those who resist their tyrannical government. I do not, however, think their positions on global affairs have much value as they ought to be more focused on their own terrible government. Hearing Americans tell Canadians how we should respond to Trump is falling on deaf ears.

The world does not owe Americans consideration for their internal politics when their choice acts on the world stage. This is America.

It’s not a Likud genocide, it’s an Israeli genocide.

It’s a Russian invasion of Ukraine, not a United Russia invasion of Ukraine.

It’s not fascist Republican America, it’s fascist America partitioning ‘lesser’ countries and threatening to invade its former allies.

We don’t act like we are one country even though the EU + some other countries act more like one country than the US.

Not saying that we aren’t a mess, but there are vast differences between countries in every sense of the word.

I hope so - asylum usually needs to be filed from a political persecution perspective, but probably worth looking into what paperwork you would need to prove your need for asylum now.

No, fleeing because you'd otherwise starve is what our neoliberal government calls an "economic migration".
You're only a legit refugee when your government is trying to kill you directly, like right now. In that case, you can apply for asylum, but please do so before leaving your country, and allow 5-10 years for processing your application.

Americans seeing themselves as the center of the world and primary (or only?) victims here, when American foreign policy is wreaking havoc on the international community. We're not focused on you, as Americans, because your government is currently trying to fuck us and we're dealing with that. We can have compassion for what you're going through, just don't expect much support as we have our own shit to deal with.

When Germany brings in the fourth reich after voting in the AfD in a few years I'm gonna be remembering this lack of basic compassion and empathy for the americans who explicitly tried to stop Trump.

What we really need is action but we are too cowed.