Yes, that’s true. I’m more concerned with whether US citizens, whose past administrations more or less invented the term, can now recognize for themselves that they are no longer on the side of the “good guys” with this administration at all, but are now the “terrorists” themselves - the very thing that past US administrations denounced (at the time, of course, already completely speciously).

Edit: Trump himself has even brought the term back to a certain extent - and he is not only the personification of evil for the governments of other countries. I just want to make it clear that it’s the same here as with almost everything he does: it’s projection - whatever he accuses others of, he and his corrupt gang are the ones doing it.

Edit 2: Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying this because I believe that Europe, for example, would be much better - I’m saying it because I’m from Germany and we have the history that you all know. It’s not too late to put a stop to Trump and his Nazi colleagues, but it will take civil resistance. If there is no vehement resistance, I fear that history will repeat itself. Nobody in their right mind can want that.

Probably not unimportant even for you: the fact that women’s right to self-determination regarding abortions has been effectively abolished in the US. This of course contradicts any civilizational progress and cannot be interpreted as anything other than a severe violation of human rights - I would never have thought that this would be possible in any Western country, but what do I know.

It doesn’t stop there - not by a long shot. I don’t even want to go into the illegal circumstances under which the USA operates a barbaric torture prison in Guantanamo Bay, or the numerous crimes against humanity that the USA has committed over the years. For the moment, let’s stick to the things your fascist government is up to.

The Trump administration’s policies have raised significant concerns regarding human rights both domestically and internationally. Key areas of restriction include:

• Immigration and Asylum Rights: Policies have dismantled protections for asylum seekers, expanded immigration detention, and criminalized immigrant communities. Refugees have been blocked from entry, and asylum applications by undocumented migrants have been banned, violating federal law[1][2][4].

• LGBTQ+ Rights: Executive orders prohibit transgender individuals from serving in the military and deny federal recognition of transgender identities, mandating recognition only of binary sexes[1].

• Birthright Citizenship: Efforts to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents could render many children stateless, affecting access to healthcare, education, and identity documents[1][5].

• Policing and Civil Rights: The administration reinstated “no-knock” warrants and choke holds, increasing risks of police violence disproportionately affecting marginalized communities[2].

• International Human Rights Engagement: Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, defunding UN refugee agencies, and sanctions on the International Criminal Court undermine global human rights frameworks[3][7].

• Humanitarian Aid: Suspension of development aid and humanitarian assistance worldwide impacts vulnerable populations dependent on U.S. support[1][5].

These actions collectively erode protections for marginalized groups and weaken international human rights systems.

And that’s just a glimpse. If you think the US does not suppress human rights you are plain wrong.

Sources: [1] Trump’s Executive Orders Threaten Broad Range of Human Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/22/trumps-executive-orders-threaten-broad-range-human-rights [2] What Trump’s First Moves Mean for Health and Human Rights - PHR https://phr.org/our-work/resources/what-trumps-first-moves-mean-for-health-and-human-rights/ [3] The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human … https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/the-targeted-chaos-of-trumps-attacks-against-international-human-rights-law-and-justice [4] The Trump Administration Human Rights Tracker | Helping … https://trumphumanrightstracker.law.columbia.edu/ [5] Ten Harmful Trump Administration Immigration and Refugee Policies https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/20/ten-harmful-trump-administration-immigration-and-refugee-policies [6] Trump Administration Civil and Human Rights Rollbacks https://civilrights.org/trump-rollbacks/ [7] What do the Trump administration’s sanctions on the ICC mean for … https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2025/03/what-do-the-trump-administrations-sanctions-on-the-icc-mean-for-justice-and-human-rights/ [8] President Trump’s Alarming Human Rights Agenda at Home and … https://www.americanprogress.org/article/president-trumps-alarming-human-rights-agenda-home-abroad/

Ah yes, the usual patriotism…

That’s why I wrote “…now definitely a rogue state”. Not that there was much of a question before but now it should be obvious even to US-citizens.

You must be male, white, and a US citizen, I assume … and you are obviously ill-informed.

You can’t be serious.

I’m not from the US - that’s why I’m asking. Thanks for the insights into the lives of US citizens. It’s even sadder than I thought. But rest assured: it’s not like this everywhere in the world. Not yet at least and the rest of the world just needs to see that your horrible government doesn’t force your way of life on everyone - because that’s what Trump and his criminal crew want.

True. But what I mean above all is that the US is now more unpredictable in terms of foreign policy than ever before.

By rogue state, I mean a country that poses a threat to world peace due to its unstable and dangerous government.

As a rule, the following criteria are usually applied, almost all of which the USA now fulfills:

• Authoritarian or totalitarian government
• Severe restriction of human rights
• Promotion of terrorism
• Pursuit of weapons of mass destruction
• Unpredictable and dangerous foreign policy

What a surprise…

But that still doesn’t explain why the prosecution never brought criminal charges, even though that would not have overturned the civil judgment in the unlikely event of an acquittal - I can only explain that by corruption.

Oh man, that can’t be true. I’m so sorry for you that you’re surrounded by such ignorant people. It must be hell that nobody really listens to you. I’m really sorry for decent people like yourself and probably many of your colleagues, who I’m sure are good people in themselves. Tell them that the US is now an ally of Russia - maybe they’ll understand.

Very understandable, especially since the president still owes your state half a billion dollars for massive financial fraud - for which he didn’t even go to prison. What actually happened there?

Good luck with the gardens. I’ve never really been a fan of US gun laws, but now it all seems strangely sensible.

That’s all well and good, but the problem remains: Namely, the fact that Meta earns far more every day than all companies worldwide earn from the sale of T-shirts put together - much, much more. And Meta pretty much doesn’t even sell anything physical (Oculus, c’mon). They mainly just sell massive reach for advertisements and PR (influencing opinions). In addition they sell, the personal data of users to make that work devilishly acuarate. As long as the vast majority doesn’t care how this business model works and what power the centralization of attention actually means even for their own reality, nothing will change, I’m afraid.

Yes, just terrible management. They could have just made good money, but no, there has to be more. So excessive greed at any price - now it’s just bankruptcy. But I’m sure that won’t bother the senior management: they’ve already put their millions in a safe place and will simply move on. The next company that needs their outstanding leadership is bound to come along…

Ah, yes, the good old HAns RIegel BOnns.

Yes, indeed. RIP Grumpy Cat and all the others.

Is the lifespan of cats in this scenario 1,000 years or 9 x 1,000 years because of their nine lives?

All the fantasy characters that my little niece comes up with. There’s Ella, for example, who runs a dinosaur zoo, or Bruno, the cloud architect (he’s not an IT guy).

I think what makes most people pessimistic is not technology itself, but the realization that it is always embedded in existing conditions and cannot change these conditions of its own accord.

The internet in particular has shown very impressively in the lifetime of many how quickly promising technology geared towards the common good can actually make life worse instead of improving it for everyone.