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Ok, without effective resistance.
Tell me what has changed due to the protests that is stopping trump and the rest of the regime. Be specific.
Protests are not going to be the engine that changes these things. That requires the cunt in office to give a damn about the people he’s oppressing. That said, I don’t think they’re worthless. They’re the engine that is overtly saying and doing what others are feeling. To me, it’s inspiring. Not in a “I wanna be just like them yelling in the streets 😍”, but it’s motivational to see people going through so much effort just to spite what’s going on.
That in turn inspires the lawyers donating their time and talents to build solid cases against agents and the regime. There ARE armed militias in the street that ARE lowering the presence of feds, but not in the states that don’t allow open carry (which kills me living in Minnesota). Communities are effectively coordinating via channels the government can’t view to keep families safe moving from point A to B and move food and goods to those families, citizen or not.
Also keep in mind that in order to effectively resist against a military powerhouse that also has access to an ungodly amount of corporate databases to unjustly track and monitor people’s activity, the only EFFECTIVE option of resistance is clandestine operations using encrypted, decentralized services. So you and I ain’t seeing the whole host of resistance. Which IS a good thing.
And let’s keep in mind that we’re on the Fediverse for a reason. Even if methods of resistance are visible, social media algorithms aren’t showing it. Cable news isn’t covering it. There are a handful of actually decent investigative journalists and even then, sensationalism is king, their story will get swept away.
So just because you don’t SEE it doesn’t mean it ain’t happening
If it can’t be seen you can’t prove it is changing things. You don’t get it both ways saying it’s invisible to me but somehow isn’t invisible for you.
Trump & the Republicans are currently more powerful than people carrying signs. Thus, it's pointless for people to protest. Is that your point?
You think forcing a binary choice wins the argument? One absolutely can appreciate public protest and also understand it isn’t stopping the oligarchs and fascist takeover. I can. Can you?
It's not an argument, and not to be won.