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Canada is so furious at the US right now (www.vox.com)

submitted 7 months ago by imvii@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

75 million of us studied for the test, took the test, passed the test, and still failed.

Standing in a street with a sign isn’t going to fix this. 60% of us still need to work 5 days a week just to eat, or at least sort of eat while our kids actually eat. The DNC didn’t even ask for a single recount they quietly rolled over and gave been laying on the floor ever since, and they’re the ones with all the money.

So, in your fury, what would you suggest?

[-] socialjusticewizard@sh.itjust.works 28 points 7 months ago

If there's 75 million of you, get out and fucking obstruct things. Stop asking people in other countries how to clean up your own mess, learn a little about civil disobedience, and start doing it.

Like everyone here, I have no patience for your passive aggressive "this isn't myyyyy fault" attitude. Is it mine? I'm in a foreign nation, for fuck's sake. Maybe you really can't do anything from your own situation, I understand that, but then don't come in here acting sanctimonious about it. Your labour is providing for the military machine that's threatening me and my family. I have no sympathy.

[-] Warehouse@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

Thing is, that the reason why Biden dropped out of the race is because a not insignificant portion of that 75 million was okay with fascism over a second Biden term.

[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 14 points 7 months ago

Guns. Americans own lots of guns. You have the 2nd amendment that is exactly to be used for just this sort of thing.

[-] klu9@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Rifle_Association

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck_Revolt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_P._Newton_Gun_Club

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Standing in a street with a sign isn’t going to fix this.

People often say that. But standing in the street with a sign can be the first step in encouraging and recruiting people to do some actual resistance. The power of protest is that it brings people together and shows them others are also willing to show their discontent. From there, you can build your networks and move on to other things.

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago

Standing in a street with a sign isn’t going to fix this.

75 million people standing in a street with signs would be a start.

75 million people blockading government buildings, preventing the Nazis from doing their job would definitely help.

How many people protested Vietnam? How many people were involved in the Stonewall riots? For fuck's sake, how many people were involved in the January 6 attempted coup? They may have been fascist thugs, but they got things done instead of sitting around saying "I can't do anything, it's the government's fault!"

FUCKING ACT! If signs don't work, then get more signs. Barricade government buildings. BREAK THE FUCKING SYSTEM and stop whining about it!