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The reason I typically don’t comment on US politics is not that I don’t care. It’s that I care too much and would spend all day long ranting about all the totally fucked up things happening in this deeply fucked up, racist nation that could be great, but isn’tPermalink On twitter.com
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Also, with all the police and prison system bullshit going on, the ridiculous legal system, and the deeply flawed politics, with one of the worst humans I know at the very top, there are many other countries that are much worsePermalink On twitter.com
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Examples include North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and many more. Of course that’s irrelevant and does not justify any of the crap going on in the US, but they deserve at least as much criticismPermalink On twitter.com
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In the same way, there are lots of things wrong here in Germany: the rise of the Nazis (who were never really gone), lack of human rights for some minorities, the racism, gender inequality, the stupid pitching of environmental vs economic issues, the continuing attack on privacy.Permalink On twitter.com
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Plus of course the fact that preaching to your Twitter echo chamber choir is most likely one of the least effective things you can do. So I keep it to a minimum and try to focus on local politics, where I feel there’s at least some chance of an actual effectPermalink On twitter.com
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But at times like these, it’s really hard. So get your shit together, dear US friends. Please, please vote the embarrassment in chief out of office this November, and begin fixing things, starting with your police. I want to believe you can do it.On twitter.com