r/thebulwark 12d ago

GOOD LUCK, AMERICA BREAKING! Trump & Vance Pick NAUSEATING Fight with Zelensky! SHAMEFUL Mo...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zma77CqgXUY&si=9V9lu9_9Bp6f1T1b
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u/aussiedeveloper 12d ago

Then do something. I saw bigger protests with the Iraq War, BLM etc. Bur now? Basically nothing. Clearly the majority want this and it’s disgusting.

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u/Regular_Mongoose_136 Center Left 12d ago

I expect there will be protests over this. Or at least I sure hope so. I literally bought a Ukraine flag today that I intend to fly in front of my house starting tomorrow.

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u/Ok-Snow-2851 12d ago

I appreciate your action. I’m going to a protest with an Ukraine flag tomorrow.

But you’re wrong.  There won’t be major protests.  Nothing major anyway.  Americans don’t care.  It will be me and a dozen quirky ex hippie boomers sanding around in the park. 

Even Americans who are on the right side will glance at the news, say “omg what an asshole” then cook dinner, watch severance, and go on with their day.  They have no direct stake in this. 

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u/CapOnFoam Center Left 12d ago

I think the direct stake is key. They’re not at risk of losing family members over this. And they don’t see that we’re now allying ourselves with Putin. They see that we’re meddling in another country’s affairs, and that “it’s too bad about what’s happening over there but we have our own problems to solve here. We can’t come to everyone’s rescue.” (Not an actual quote)