In particular on an international scale. The average American I see doesn’t seem to grasp or see what’s happening in their country and many will scoff at the idea of people from other countries questioning travelling there right now due to what’s going on.
In addition, majority don’t seem concerned enough to fight or stand up and protest.
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Many do. Many others are gleeful and ebullient at the international community’s frustration and alarm.
The average American is dumb as a sack of rocks. I don’t know if it’s the lead poisoning or the rampant religiosity, but they are just straight up dumb as a sack of rocks.
There are over 340 million people in the United States and I’m not sure how you have communicated with all of them.
Anyone with two or more brain cells knows that it’s not particularly safe for foreign visitors at the moment.
Donald Trump has the lowest 100-day job approval rating of any president in the past 80 years.
Thousands of people attended May Day protests across the country Thursday in response to the Trump administration’s controversial moves against immigrants and federal workers over its first 100 days.
Scores of people filled the streets in cities including Los Angeles, New York City, Denver, Chicago and Washington, DC, for May Day – or International Workers’ Day – to protest what they call an assault on immigrants, workers and students exercising their right to free speech.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/01/us/50501-movement-anti-trump-protests
To your main title question: yes.
To your later points: Americans do understand what’s happening, but they don’t know the consequences just yet. At least not as a whole.
A majority of the voters in the last elections did vote for what’s happening. They chose to either be fine with Project 2025 or ignore it purposefully.
My running understanding as an American is that this country is so young and is going through growth spurts. Other nations in the West (and East) had many, many civil strifes/conflicts/civil wars over executive supremacy. Whether that be over monarchs or heads of government/state, it’s essentially the same type of conflict.
Those nations also had many conflicts over government inaction, wealth inequality, and oligarchy.
You would think people would know their comparative history and learn from the past of other nations. But Americans are unique, and can’t be expected to act like any other nation’s people. This is a unique path with unique circumstances.
If you knew how most Americans live day to day, you’d understand why they voted the way they did and react the way they do currently.
It’s shocking from the outside because 1. People on the outside don’t have a ground view of American life and 2. Because people on the outside who are criticizing may also be the most knowledgable people in their own countries. There are surely ignorant people elsewhere, like in Britain (famous recently for Brexit!)
Tell us about it, from your perspective! I’m listening….
Yes but they just don’t care. Or they do care and are getting exactly what they wanted
Some do, but there is nothing we can do
No. I dont think many people are grasping whats actually happening. I might just be cynical tho.
Because every four years we have a new election and no cares about the last one or former Presidents. I have had 11 different Presidents in my lifetime and people freak out each time. Guess what…. we always get a new one.
I’m curious why you care? How is the United States affecting you?
The level of indoctrination in our education system is nearly insurmountable. For the land of the free, there’s a lot of chained minds.
A lot of Americans are aware, but it’s exhausting. Between work, bills, and nonstop chaos, many feel powerless—or numb. Some just tune it out to cope.
Based on the polling, it appears that roughly half the people understand what is going on and why.
As a great man once said, “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
The average? No. That’s how we got here. In my line of work, I may speak to people across the country. It’s not that uncommon to meet someone who can’t spell their name well.
The rest of us? This is a waking nightmare.
I’m pleased that most of the people in my circle of influence are aware and bothered. But, if you ask what the “average” American understands… that’s tough. For that matter, it’s tough to even gauge what an “average” American is these days. Given the vote tally and support the GOP maintains, I imagine the “average” American only slightly disagrees with what’s happening (which is shocking).
I saw this earlier today, and it seems accurate:
>”Mr. Trump, I’m talking to you, and I hope that you hear what I’m going to say to you. You will go down in history as the greatest mistake of our time. Your naiveté is only comparable to your violence. You will go down in history as one of the greatest damages to humanity… You will go down in history as a catastrophe.”
Pedro Almodóvar
If Germany could come back from Hitler, any country can rehabilitate its image.
Why would I fight or stand up and protest? This is what I voted for.
They don’t care. As long as they have their bud light and 5000 calorie a day meals they’re obese&oblivious to everything except the line at mcdonalds
I’ve had American friends read articles I send them from Canadian news about their country and they are bewildered. They don’t seem to be getting the same information maybe. It’s perplexing.
The average American can’t find their own country on a map.
There are protests going on every day, in every major city and many smaller ones. Just because your media isn’t covering them doesn’t mean they’re not happening, or that people aren’t resisting.
A lot of people here are just stupid. I have family members who I try to explain downstream affects of what’s going on and they will literally say ‘that’s not true, Trump said the opposite’…then I remind them he was convicted of fraud and they tell me that was political and doesn’t count.
1/3 is watching gleefully
1/3 is furious and terrified
1/3 is uninformed or misinformed
Finally it seems they do have some concept
Yes. Both sides know. The smart people are terrified and devastated. The mooks are THRILLED. Even the female MAGAts have a continuous boner.
My real question is, WHAT THE FUCK CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
The news is an entertainment industry that the average American ignores. There is a lot being noticed, but we’ve never had to deal with a systemic failure yet, and need to forge our own path.
The half of Americans who voted for this get their news from Facebook and Fox News (or worse) and they don’t have any idea about what’s happening. They live in this weird bubble. And of the half who didn’t vote for it, only a small percentage give a shit.
No
If they’re stupid enough to vote for a convicted rapist who urged a storming of Capitol, or not vote at all when said idiot is running, then they probably either have a clue about the worlds perception of them or, more likely, don’t care.
If you really want to be happy quit watching the news ! I’m 67 and I have never seen any thing good happening from watching the news !
I’d have to answer with mostly no. Many are unaware and many don’t care because it hasn’t affected them personally…yet.
There is a sizable contingent who only watch extreme right leaning channels like FOX, OAN, NewsMax, and Blaze. They think that anything else is propaganda. In other words, those channels are doing a good job at what they set out to do, which is to dumb down their audiences while making the owners/managers/anchors extremely wealthy. The American public at large is too intellectually lazy to question their own thoughts and inform themselves. And here we are.
You’re not spending enough time on reddit here because most redditors that live in the usa are aware of what’s coming. We just can’t stop it
Think about how dumb the average person is. And then realize half the country is dumber than that.
The average American doesn’t care.
No, many people won’t pay attention until the store shelves are bare here in a few weeks. Then all hell will break loose with widespread panic.
Not an American but I watch in fascination as Americans elect and almost worship one of the most blatantly stupid people I have ever seen on the world stage, and his cohorts of sycophants chanting his absurd mantras. It’s like handing a five year old a loaded gun in a children’s classroom and then wondering why someone got hurt. The ramifications are going to be long-lived and severe, as the civilised world quietly turns away and realigns, and the enemies of the civilised world gloat and can’t believe their luck.
I imagine they are hoping that Trump can bring jobs to the US . That they see more Made in USA tags on the things that they buy. That their borders are secure and that other countries take more responsibility within their sphere of influence.
Do you think the average American cares about Europeans throwing their toys out their prams?
Politicians are all on the same side and society is having the wrong argument.
A large number don’t think much about global issues and are totally clueless about what Trump and Musk are up to. They think China is going to pay all the tariffs and that Musk has found a trillion dollars the libruls have been wasting and they’re all going to get a check for $5000 any minute now. You can’t convince them otherwise.
As far as our international reputation, they don’t give a rat’s ass. Trump is teaching them furriners a lesson.
No, the majority really don’t. The US is an incredibly insular country, they barely have any awareness of what’s going on outside their borders. Even those that are well-educated, read and travelled, have an exaggerated sense of America’s role in the world. They will only really start noticing their true position in the world, when shelves start going bare and prices skyrocket as the economy grinds to a halt at the same time. A humiliating climbdown on all this nationalist posturing is probably only weeks away, but it may also never happen and the US will just continue sliding into irrelevance and isolation. It really reminds me of what happened to Argentina over the 20 th century.
I really don’t understand how people keep thinking there’s complacency here. Either there’s serious media control or something screwy is going on in how other places are seeing things because it’s anything but chill right now.
No. Many don’t have any idea. But many are waking up to what’s going on.
No, i don’t think they do.
And 1/2of the ones that do understand, don’t care
80 year old overweight dude is hardly the same as a 40 year old militarily aggressive fascist. You probably see passive reactions because quite frankly Trump won’t be around for very long, and executive orders are not laws.
Politics makes you a moron. Don’t matter what side you’re on. If you’re out there worshiping billionaire tyrants you’re a moron.
r/doomercirclejerk
The average American is more in tune with the reality of the country than your average politician.
Bruh, I wouldn’t touch us with a ten foot pole!
We know, we’re worried as fuck.
I don’t think that is how something like this comes to pass to begin with.
Clearly they don’t.
Those of us who pay attention to world news, have actually traveled outside the United States and have made friends from other countries do. I can’t speak for everyone, but I wake up every morning with a feeling of dread. My most common emotions these days are sadness, anger, and pure hatred. I know it’s probably not good for my mental health to constantly feel such negative emotions, but I can’t help it. Everything that’s happening right now was 150% avoidable. Trump should’ve been banned from public office at the very minimum. The bought and paid for SCOTUS struck down Colorado’s effort to remove him from the ballot. And the Biden admin dragged their feet in prosecuting and jailing him. It was just a perfect storm of factors that led to all this. I so hope alternate timelines exist and there’s one where Bernie Sanders was elected in 2016. SMH.
Younger ppl, sadly id say no…
I understand, and I’m afraid but I’m a minimum wage worker barely making ends meet, barely surviving frankly. I wake up at 5, work until 6pm, then take care of my family. What can I do to change anything happening?
Until the majority are highly inconvenienced, which will likely be never, the majority will just suck it up.
Just waiting for the inevitable civil war at this point. Maybe if I’m lucky I can live through it in peace.
It’s hard to ignore the headlines but the news & media are always extremely one-sided.
No. Most do not. Even economists don’t. Only people who “know” are those working in a specific field like shipping, farming, or manufacturing understand. And even then it’s a narrow band of their specialty.
Three decades, now four, concerted effort by Republicans to assortedly dement half the country. Successful in that and the three laid the groundwork for someone like Trump. The average American is now one of those in thrall to stupidity.
I’d like to just fall asleep for the next 3 1/2 years tbh
I doubt it tbh
Who cares we will all die by drone with in 10 years
No. Most Americans are apathetic. They’re just good little consumers and that’s it. They go to work and do what they’re told and they don’t question authority. They think things will always work out in the end because they think the system has checks and balances, so they feel they never have to worry or get involved in politics or civic participation. I have news for them- those checks and balances are either gone or fading fast. There is only one thing that could make them wake up. Because they only care about being consumers, they will probably panic when they can’t afford food or items so they can live life as it was before. But before will be gone. There will be no before. Before will be forgotten as time wears on and it will be replaced with an existential nightmare.
No
I’m sorry you only have propganda media anout us. Life is damn good here and yes I’m a minority that has traveled and have relatives that immigrated here. They’re absolutely over the moon about how things are here. Healthcare is a major issue and crime and violence have gotten worse but it’s still a great country to be proud of full of great people and opportunity.
The average non-American I see doesn’t seem to grasp how little power American people have over their government.
The majority of non-Americans don’t seem willing to do anything but sneer from a distance, which is pretty much what they always do no matter who is president anyway.
Yes, and we’re not happy and scared.
I guess some think they just have to endure 4 years, and everything will be ok – some of the stuff that’s been “cut” just won’t be coming back – people aren’t just waiting around to be reemployed.
Internationally not fully. I had to talk to someone who does stay up on politics about being careful when returning to the country. It’s just that there’s so much info that even the diligent are missing some things.
Just a small reminder that in the US 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level
Consequently, this means that a very large part of Americans can operate in daily life but are unable to conceptualise and understand concepts above high school level.
So yeah. A significant part of Americans is unable to understand the impact of Donald Trump’s decisions, let alone grasp the complexities of global politics
Are you from here? Can I tell you I don’t give a single fuck if some French tourists don’t want to come to America anymore?
I do not even come close to caring about that.
There are some things going on I don’t love, but the die was cast when he was elected. We will vote in the midterms if things are still bad and everything will go on as usual.
People acting like the sky is falling need to chill out.
The average American is pretty well tempered compared to the average Redditor. So yeah they understand perfectly well the impact
No, the average American doesn’t understand. Politics isn’t real life to most Americans, it’s more like a special interest, they don’t have a grasp on geopolitics at all