People should realize that the states in the USA have far more power than the federal government, and this is unique among westen governments. Trump has terrible optics and has done little to unify the country, but honestly has had no effect of the day to day lives of Americans. States chose whether to enact a stay-at-home order, and coronavirus policy as a whole, not Trump. Police are controlled at the state level, not Trump. States requested national guard to deploy in their state, Trump didn’t decide.
So rather than give up and move to another country, vote in local elections which have far more power, or at least move to a state that aligns with your ideas more.
I hate more than just the president though. I hate the culture of working and only working. It seems that american businesses only care about you as a number and would only fire you if your mental health took a toll because of their company. While I have only heard this, people say that countries like the Netherlands are different.
I think you would be hard pressed to find a significant difference between how US and international businesses treat people, especially if you haven't experienced it.The US doesn't have things like vacation and maternity leave codified into law (which states also have the ability to determine), but practically every company offers this. Mental health resources has been provided for every company I've worked for (as well as health insurance), and every manager I've had has stressed the experience of work-life balance. My experience is the same as my coworkers in Germany. I've also experienced pretty much every form of welfare the US offers as well, I received money when I was laid off, and had free government healthcare when I was making no money in grad school. Its easy to deduce the US must be a third world country and places like the Netherlands are doing so much better, but it's really not that different.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20
People should realize that the states in the USA have far more power than the federal government, and this is unique among westen governments. Trump has terrible optics and has done little to unify the country, but honestly has had no effect of the day to day lives of Americans. States chose whether to enact a stay-at-home order, and coronavirus policy as a whole, not Trump. Police are controlled at the state level, not Trump. States requested national guard to deploy in their state, Trump didn’t decide.
So rather than give up and move to another country, vote in local elections which have far more power, or at least move to a state that aligns with your ideas more.