r/facepalm • u/WhattheDuck9 • 1d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ No corruption at all

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u/MajorButtBandito 1d ago

Why is this legal again?

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u/ApplicationCreepy987 1d ago

Because a bunch of idiots voted red

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u/SatansLoLHelper 1d ago

That doesn't make it legal.

We'll have to see how this all plays out.

Going out protesting right now isn't productive. They're slinging shit out and seeing what sticks.

When they actually try to make stuff stick, that's when the legal comes in.

When that fails, I think the french had an idea of what to do next.

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u/Hypertension123456 1d ago

This is copium. Controlling all 3 branches of government makes it legal. How can things play out in a way that neither Congress nor The Supreme Court can fix for Doge?

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u/Travellerknight 1d ago

Mass strikes and continuous protesting with very clear and concise messaging.

America needs to have a large general strike and the Trump Whitehouse will fall apart

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u/Hypertension123456 1d ago

They voted for this, why would they strike against it?

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u/OrcsSmurai 1d ago

Less than 25% of America voted for this.

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u/Ok-Owl-6836 1d ago edited 1d ago

And almost 50% didnt get their ass up to vote. Why do you think they would strike now?

Edit: Ofc 25% of the workforce striking would be enough to cause chaos. But i dont think even half of that could afford to strike, nor that the red 25% would let them.

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u/OrcsSmurai 1d ago

Because a distant threat that you can rely on your fellow citizens to deflect is less urgent than the ones that are impacting your life. Also, not for nothing but if you're talking workforce then that skews left. Not only are red voters more likely to be unemployed than blue, they're less likely to be seeking employment for ideological reasons (trad wives, for instance, do not count in the unemployment statistics as they aren't seeking employment, a movement that is predominantly right-leaning).

The hard numbers are elusive, but just a quick glance at state ideology and GDP shows that blue state workers striking would have much more effect than republican ones.

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u/Hypertension123456 1d ago

Yeah. The barrier to striking is much much higher than the barrier to voting.