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I wish these protests carried any amount of influence with this administration, but it doesn’t.
It’s all just a bunch of ideological masturbation up until the guillotines and gallows start earning some miles.
The people that oppose this administration don't want anarchy and guillotines though. They want integrity, law, order, justice, etc. The teeth of the anti-MAGA movement will have to come through at least semi-legitimate means, i.e., I think it will have to come through the authority of state governments.
And we see state governments become increasingly aggressive against this administration. These marches embolden the mayors and governors that oppose MAGA; they say that the people are with them.
Can we just stop policing people's acts of resistance? At this point I'm more upset at the people doing absolutely nothing other than maybe post stuff online.
I find it useful. My block list has grown massively. Its a good litmus test for myself on peoples whos opinions are not for me.
Do what you need to protect your energy, it is in short supply.
Did they write you a ticket or something? Pretty sure they are trying to participate in a conversation. If you don't like it, don't participate. There are plenty of other comments to reply to.
When you say that if I don't like it I shouldn't participate in the conversation it makes me think you're against negative opinions. But that can't be the case because you're defending someone expressing a negative opinion about someone else's protest. This makes me think there is a double standard at play here.
Touché
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Fuck yea brother/sister/whatever
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The important part is that the protests are carrying weight with other people who care. The protests have been getting bigger and bigger, and when someone who cares about the cause but doesn’t show up sees this it gives them more imperative to show up too next time. The larger the protests get, the more likely that it will lead to a general strike, which is what will make a very big difference. Once the billionaires and centimillionaires genuinely feel like their profits are being threatened, they’ll pull the administration’s strings.
Please, start the rolling out of the first guillotine and gallows. Fire the opening salvo. If you are going to shit on people doing something you consider to not be enough, step up and lead a stronger resistance rather than standing by and bitching that someone should do something.
Those people did more than you this weekend. I’m sorry that trying to inspire change amounts to masturbation for you.
When you instigate violent change with a purely positive outcome and no ground-swell behind you, we’ll make you a statue. Until then, these protests will continue.
I won’t assume anything on your part, but this weekend was my third No King’s this year.
I stand by my statement.
LOL "it's all ideological masturbation and I've done it 3 times in 10 months, therefore I'm better than you!!!"
stop trying to use such big words to try to hide your hypocrisy.
I do agree to a point, most of the attendees of these protests are overwhelmingly neoliberals who believe we can just vote this all away, but to be honest at this point it's not about the ideologies at play. it's about ensuring the crowds are big enough so all the people who feel like they're going insane and watching the world dissolve around them know that they're not alone.
policing ideologies to say "you're not pure enough in thought to aid our cause" is extremely counterproductive, but I assume you already know that (and if the only thing you've done in the past 10 months is attend these protests that you yourself think are bullshit, I'm going to assume you don't care either).
"It's all just ideological masturbation, and boy is my right arm tired"
Do not split