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Observing American politics feels really strange at the moment (lemm.ee)

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As an outsider (I live in Belgium) it feels very weird and dystopian to see everything happening in American politics with Trump and Musk.

On one side, it's very interesting and almost entertaining; on the other side, it's scary. I can't imagine what it must be like to live in the USA.

Americans, how do you cope? What's your take on the situation?

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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Americans, how do you cope?

Alcohol

What's your take on the situation?

I'm leaving the country. My friends are stockpiling and getting sterilized.

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[–] pet1t@lemm.ee [S] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Move to Belgium! We have lots of quality beers and delicious fries!

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I can't leave. They just made my gender illegal to put on a passport.

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[–] pet1t@lemm.ee [S] 3 points 2 years ago

They just made my gender illegal to put on a passport

So TECHNICALLY they can't do you harm either... No passport no way of punishing you (I know they can, but I'm just trying to lighten the mood a little bit. Humor as coping mechanism and all that)

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I can vouch for that, Belgian fries are by far the superior kind. In a way I'm glad I don't live there or I'd have the circumference of a small planet by now.

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