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USA has uniquely bad public transport systems, which makes these events harder than in Europe.
Without suitable public transport, if you drive your own car, Americans often have to park several kilometers away from the event, and walk for hours to get there.
I have criticized Americans a lot for their inaction against Trump. But at least this is something.
I'd wager most in the USA would have difficulty getting time off work or childcare to have the ability to attend a protest. Also for those living hand to mouth its as much a financial decision as it is a political statement.
Absolutely agree. And the fuel cost plus the endless devaluation of labour there makes it harder. But these are truly unbelievably unprecedented times. Another thing I tend to forget is that every week they let their own kids get shot into pieces at their schools and they have yet to change a gun law.
There are actions that don’t require transportation. I mean in 2-3 months of this, nobody will be driving to a low wage or gig economy job anyway. Capitalism will hopefully activate auto-general-strike mode that way.
Letting aside you have known this for years and never done anything about it either... this does not stop the average American from participating in their soul crushing jobs. It only seems to be a problem when it has to be done for other reasons
Americans certainly get the gold medal in making up excuses
No, soul crushing jobs have a predictable amount of people in a larger distributed area so the infrastructure is planned and built for that many people to be there. It’s mass gatherings in a centralized place (like a protest) that are underserved by our infrastructure design. This is of course intentional by the powers that be.
as if everyone in the USA, or their neighbours, or some friends would not have a car already PRECISELY because your public transportation infrastructure is horrendous
Next excuse up: "I didn't have protest-appropriate clothes to wear"
I am from Denmark, so you are jumping to all the wrong conclusions, and using extremely poor judgement comparing a huge demonstration to going to work.
yes, because buses never go downtown... that is the least serviced area