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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I explicitly stated that he does represent the US, but that many of us didn't vote for him or support him. Both can be and are true. We don't want a war in Iran, but as you've pointed out, Trump was democratically elected, and there are processes to stop the war. Unfortunately, it's not anything we can kick off as citizens.

There are protests, but when your healthcare and that of your family is tied to your employment, missing work to protest is a good way to not have a job, income, or healthcare. It's not a simple as, "make change happen".

Generalizing an entire population is a weak and shitty argument. You can do it if you want, but it just makes you look narrow minded and out of touch with how the world actually works.

The whole point is that the entire US doesn't want a war with Iran and most don't, even those that voted for Trump in hindsight don't want it. They fucked us and got the country to this point, but war with Iran isn't a popular opinion regardless of past actions.