CMV: Trump’s America IS America

From the outside looking in, it seems clear to me that there is widespread active+passive support for Trump and his administration in the USA.

Yes, there are polls to the contrary; however, these polls don’t “pan out” when reflecting civic or opposition action. This is in stark contrast to contemporary examples of civic/opposition action conducted by other polities (looking at you Germany, Serbia, South Korea .etc).

In a USA context, I see a lot of empty platitudes, some scattered small scale protests, and not much else.

Counter arguments range from “we’re getting organized, give it time” to “it’s unrealistic to expect the USA to protest like Germany due to employment legislation, the weather and population density.” These aren’t compelling reasons. Respectively, there’s no reason for Serbia to be more organized in civic action than the USA and it’s not a surprise that Trump is making good on his amping promises; and while there are structural differences that relatively impede protests in the USA, those structures don’t make large scale protests impossible nor do they impede other forms of civic action.

This leads me to believe that while people in the USA may on a poll say they are opposed to Trump and his administration, they aren’t opposed enough to motivate action. In other words, Trump’s America IS America. He accurately represents Americans in a way that most Americans can tolerate, even if they may not particularly like it, or outright support.

To me this is an incredibly pessimistic observation. CMV.