Because in most countries, the citizens have lived through a dictator or party taking over their government. Even Ukrainians are witnessing it first hand as elections are outlawed and opposition political parties are banned.
People keep saying it can't happen here, but keep forgetting that they were forcibly kept from working, traveling, and getting medication already. And now protesting is all but entirely banned, unless you want to face indefinite detention without a trial for speaking out against those in power.
The clock is ticking down to an inevitable outcome unless people start taking matters seriously. Getting wrapped up on abortion, identity politics, or any other distraction is a fool's errand at this point. There's one singular subject that matters, whether we're going to continue forward as a constitutionally founded republic or surrender it all to the highest bidder. We can worry about other matters once we actually have a functional system.
