this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2025
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Okay, we know that the US can't be trusted because it's political compass wil lalways be changing. So what now? We need to organize, but how? Volt Europa is pretty weak and several people I have met have expressed dislike for them, the EU is gonna be reactive instead of proactive towards threats as always, Elon is trying to buy out more parties in EU...

How to proceed? Anything to do that doesn't seem hopeless, like voting for paneuropean parties, or leaving US based platforms for EU based, less developed platforms (like Peertube instead of Youtube, or Matrix instead of Whatsapp?

I wish EU was stronger and both the EU and its citizens (and netizens) les reliant on external services (like youtube, reddit, whatsapp, discord, etc.), and I want to do something about it, but I feel completely lost and hopeless.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

Volt is just neoliberalism but the 2.0 Europe edition. DiEM25 and the people around Varoufakis are imo the only supportable option atm, although I really wish the political landscape would change. They are irrelevant and will likely remain that, but I figured it’s worth a shot to support them.

[–] Inucune 1 points 11 hours ago

A reminder that assuming a government speaks and represents it's people is a major falacy. Our government is shit, and our media loves punching down by showing the worst people and attaching "you" or "US" to the headline.

But most people are reasonable and willing to help where they can.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Educate yourself and leave US providers. We have plenty of European services:

Homepage | European Alternatives

https://european-alternatives.eu/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Learn Mandarin.