Summary

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urged a global boycott of U.S. travel to protest Trump’s policies, warning his administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy.”

In a Guardian op-ed, Reich called on foreign visitors, students, and skilled workers to reconsider coming, citing economic and safety concerns. He argued withholding tourism revenue could pressure Trump.

His plea follows Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown and rising tensions with Canada.

Reich’s call comes as Canadian travel to the U.S. has already shown signs of decline.

  • Shiggles@sh.itjust.works
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    Dude I love the guys that are like “well WaPo isn’t reporting it and the Americans didn’t email me specifically about their plans to resist so they must all be rolling over”

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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      Considering how absolutely pathetic the American “resistance” has been for the past eight years I’d say you’re solidly in the “put up or shut up” phase now.

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        21 hours ago

        Yeah. Germany had more turnout on the streets against a far right populist party who isn’t even in power. Germany has around than 1/4 the population of the US. And go to hell with “population centres far apart,etc.” It’s simply not a valid argument.

        Germany even had more turnout when the actual Nazis did take over.

        So did Italy with Mussolini or Chile with Pinochet.

        The country who basically did claim to be the pinnacle of democracy for decades and flooded half of south America with illegal arms they claimed to need for “protection their freedom”? They rolled over. Chuck Schumer rolled over and voted yes and so did the remaining population.

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        I wrote all my reps asking what they were doing about the rise of fascism.

        “We’re voting as hard as we can!” was their answer. Oh good. Thanks for fighting SO hard, ya fuckin useless sacks of shit.