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We’re walking into a trap: Why Trump is goading Americans to protest
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What's the trap? I read that thing and I still have no idea. We embarrassed tf out of trump on his birthday. He had to tease that he's starting a war with Iran to make himself feel better about it.
This is a job he has that the republicans can fire him from at any point. Protesting is letting the republicans, who are never safe even if trump is, know that their jobs are also on the line.
you understand that war with Iran and the escalation of ICE raids in response to No Kings protests is significantly worse and in no way impeded by people marching with signs right?
embarrassing Trump is kayfabe to let the Volk blow off steam
they're doing a fascist imperial war expansion whether people "peacefully protest" or not, so it is time for better tactics or removing oneself from the conflict so as not to be useful to fascists
Almost like non-violent protest movements are a marathon, not a sprint.
yes this is why they are ineffective against a regime that started a war yesterday and readied their deathcamps a month ago
you can't instantly build a peaceful resistance movement after abandoning the one in 2020 and increasing funding for the violent police
USA's shot at doing peaceful resistance is over, that's not the shape of the problem anymore
Feel free to sit this out while real Americans save your ass.
They're typically not Americans. Yesterday, one said he was Scottish and last week they wouldn't fess up.
After taking a second look at his comments and some of the weird phrases he used in his DMs to me, that guy is 100% not an American
Yeah, I keep running into those guys too.
Cool. If you’re not gonna participate in the change, then sit down and STFU.
“So I’m spent”
All I hear from people like you is “violence is necessary” but none of you have the balls to punch nazis or shoot at cops. Step up or shut up.
Be injured. But stop trying to incite violence that you’re not willing to participate in.
Is this based on a careful study of violent and non-violent protest movements under regiemes in many countries? Or did you pull it out of your ass?