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.

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    2 days ago

    Trump has made it unsafe to travel there anyway. Anybody planning to go to the Untied States is a fool, just like people who visit North Korea

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    wonder whats happening to florida, now that many canadians have cancelled thier trips. is thats why Florida and desantis is all quiet all of the sudden.

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    I think all this news about people seeming arbitrarily being detained by ICE is already making people want to steer way clear of anything US right now.

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    Considering European tourists keep getting detained there should be a travel ban in place until this administration is gone. If nothing changes within the next 3 months travel here could become a death sentence. The Alien enemies act allows him to send people to EL Salvador without due process. You’ve seen those videos and pictures. It will be on your country to get you out. Our courts are struggling to even get people back despite the fact that we are not at war so he cannot legally (lmao imagine a felon actually following the law) do that.

    Don’t risk your life to come here, and if there’s a problem with your immigration status self deport. This country is going to be destroyed at this point.

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    It’s still years out. Boycott the 2028 Olympics. Sorry for the athletes, but America is Rancid and unsafe.

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      Start with all the US held games of the World Cup next year, would make quite the statement if the Mexican and Canadian held legs sold out but the US did not. Would be noticed by Trump as well as hes been cosying up to the head of UEFA

  • Helen@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I’ll never be visiting the USA ever again.

    I’m trans. I’m not risking going to a country where a third of the population actively wants me dead and the other two thirds don’t seem to care either way. That country’s rotten to the core.

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      I care. Granted I’m just one American and I’m not in a position of power, but the blatant bigotry being pushed by some of us is shameful and makes me very angry.

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      I can understand your point of not wanting to travel to the US and you’re correct that there is a high number of people that have a negative view of anyone “different” than them. And I would probably say it’s a good idea not to for the reason you gave and more, but there are many very passionate people that are fighting for the rights of everyone in America, they just don’t get the press so it can be easily interpreted that no one in the US cares.

      There are rotten people in power and due to their station they have control of the microphone which makes it sound like that is what everyone thinks. That isn’t true.

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        That’s great to hear, I’m sure it’ll be a huge comfort when I rot in an ICE cell for weeks, months, because the CBP agent didn’t like my face!

        Yeah, I ain’t comin’.

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          They weren’t trying to convince you to come, they were trying to gently explain that it’s a little mean to judge 100% of the people for what is happening

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      Jesus you need to chill.

      The whole point of America is not caring, I shouldn’t care about your decisions and you shouldn’t care about mine, we call that freedom.

      It’s the people who care who are the problem.

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    Seeing all the stories of European tourists detained by ice despite their papers in good order, it’s going to be the easiest advice to follow.

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    I’m an American living in Europe for almost 10 years and haven’t been stateside since like 2018. I’ve been homesick a lot recently, but I’m trying to come to terms that there’s a real chance I’m never going back.

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        Exactly. That’s what I heard from people who lived abroad a long time. While you’re away, the country of origin changes and after a while you’re homesick for a place that only exists as a memory.

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    As an American, I support this. Do not come here. Not only to send a monetary message, but because I genuinely don’t feel like tourists are safe. ICE and DHS have gone off the rails, and nobody should risk their lives to visit what little beauty we have left.

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      The country itself is beautiful, a friend of mine visited last year and he felt you , as a nation, all were very nice, caring, even the police… The photos he brought back were breathtaking…

      You are going to get out of that stump when the country wakes up from the shock, I know it. but for now it’s the unknown and most of you are still in shock or(worse) still infatuated with American exceptionalism.

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    I mean I live here. So I’m just trying to boycott all conservative companies and refuse to travel to any red state.

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    This is one of the best thing that I think can happen as a united front against that fascist stooge in the White House. And while I’m doubtful it’ll do much on a small scale, if everyone participated- this would be devastating enough for those hurt by it to actually do something.

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    This is stupid.

    He doesn’t care, because he doesn’t have to care.

    So long as he has his violent inbred redneck base, which he has to the death right now, he will paint any and all protests as proof to them that the evil libtard eurocucks are just angry that America is standing up to them for once.

    There is literally nothing you can do to get through to the core of his base, and it’s just large enough that he can ignore everything else, which is the only thing he learned in his first term, you only need 32% to win.

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      I don’t know if getting through to his core base matters - they are and always will be a lost cause. But people should protect themselves and Americans should feel the pain economically, from the top to the bottom.

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      It’s not necessarily about changing anything. It’s a matter of safety for those visiting.

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    I was in the US once because of a business trip, I was there for 4 days and had 3 interviews with the border police. Not doing that again even if the company is paying for it.

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    I support the action and thoughts, but doesn’t this play into the jingoism already on display and abate any further cultural interaction?

    I want there to be a way to hurt the administration while opening the eyes of the decieved population.