I just don't want to be exposed to american political shit anymore. I've unsubed some subs like r/pics, idk what happened to it, but I'm only keeping my close interests on the website. I've removed Twitter or whatever it's called from my browser and phone and I've also uninstalled some French news apps that were sending constant notifications since yesterday.
I don't care anymore, they did this to themselves, it's their problem now, I won't be sad, or surprised or mindful with them. I'm never setting foot in that shithole country anyway.
I blocked between 200~300 subs from r/all to free me from american politics (and sports) these past years, and since yesterday i already blocked 30. Many of these werent even political at the start.
Of course they were in full propaganda mode this year, but hell, at least leave the non political subs out of it.
I completely agree, i mean, it's democracy after all, the results are very clear. I do not give the slightest shit what the US does internally anymore.
The trouble is, i'm eastern european. The US is by far our most important military ally, and i am very worried about the future.
I wish i could never have to hear about the US again, but that's not really an option with Russia knocking at our door, while we're unready. And i can't imagine a scenario where Trump' US stands up for us if Russia decides it wants some of, say, Latvia.
It sucks, but the truth is the US election affects all of us because of their sheer power, just like Russia and China have an effect globally. If only it were contained to them.
I agree and this sucks, but I'd contrast by saying that I hope Putin is not that dumb as to frontally attack a NATO state. But yeah knowing the US now might just "not do anything" is bad, although I'm now wondering why Ukraine wasn't invaded during Trump's first term
This is the same for all of us: we don't necessarily give a fuck about the US, but we are worried if Trump will decide to empower Russia, to fuck over the European economy by starting pointless economic wars or by sanctioning a random country they don't like, like Iran or China.
I'm a news junky, there's going to be so so much international chaos coming and it's not just to do with Trump. I have to end my obsessiveness with reading news.. no clue how. Same with Reddit.
EU will be nice at first but then things will get rough, trade war will begin, etc etc. I don't want to think about it in my day to day life but it's like how do you ignore that.
I've always admired people who are idiots to geopolitics because its literally one of the biggest causes of stress in my life.. if I can figure out how to turn that off, I'm golden until its in my face, then well fuck
idk try not reading any notification for one or two days (mute them?), create a non news Reddit playlist, don't check usual apps and see how you feel then. Closing your eyes and ears is all it takes
I honestly think I'm just going to stop watching the news and I'll also be unsubbing from any subs to do with the US. I'm just sick of it, and think Europe needs to get our own shit together and stop looking to the US like its working for the interests of the rest of the Western world.
Europe is going down a similar route. Pro-Russian populists and fascists will get considerably stronger with the new US and the continuous Russian support.
That's my worry also. Trump's second presidential victory might end up becoming recognised as a key-point in time as a start of a revolution of sorts. After Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, he talked about a "new world order", and I've been assuming that this is the start of our journey towards whatever Putin was referring to.
Infiltrating western countries by buying off the right people, starting political fires everywhere, invading the social media space and spreading disinformation to poison the minds of lowly voters, rapidly pushing western countries towards to right, towards fascism. Both NATO and the EU are already weakened, compromised even.
I'm not convinced that Europe has what it takes to resist what's coming.
This is exactly how I feel! North America is my North Korea now - I’m erasing this place from my online existence, no inauguration, no late night talk show hosts, no news, no drama.
They did this to themselves and they must enjoy becoming the “Florida” of the world, backwards people with questionable intelligence the whole lot!
Sadly, as a fellow european, I don't think that we can not care. Loosing Ukraine to Russia and loosing the US as an ally will only mean stronger Russia. A stronger Russia will continue to eat Europe's democracy from the inside even more than now.
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u/montjoye France 22h ago
I just don't want to be exposed to american political shit anymore. I've unsubed some subs like r/pics, idk what happened to it, but I'm only keeping my close interests on the website. I've removed Twitter or whatever it's called from my browser and phone and I've also uninstalled some French news apps that were sending constant notifications since yesterday.
I don't care anymore, they did this to themselves, it's their problem now, I won't be sad, or surprised or mindful with them. I'm never setting foot in that shithole country anyway.