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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by green_goglin@thelemmy.club to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

alright, which one of you beautiful geniuses did this?

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

None of them.

The beautiful geniuses are donating that money to food banks instead of spending it on dumbass, pointless stickers.

[-] Doug@piefed.social 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Woof that’s a take, you think we can food bank our way out of this?

While I would agree these stickers are not giant forms of activism and can only hope it’s not the only thing whoever has this sentiment is doing, I wouldn’t say it’s useless.

It’s cathartic for one, and helps broadcast and share to like-minded people there are allies in the area, while also helping cultivate a sense of shame onto any of Trump’s enablers, which is what they need to have done to them.

Note the distinction between making them feel shame (which is impossible) and shaming them.; these enablers have shown they lack empathy, which means they distill interpersonal relationships down to transactions; what can someone else do for them? If another party can’t do anything for them, then that party is useless and in the negatives, “subhuman,” pretty much.

Shaming these Trump enablers offsets their interpersonal transactions, putting them in the negative, leaving them in a defensive position instead of offensive.

Granted one little sticker is not going to do that alone, but you can’t make waves without drops.

I don’t judge anyone for buying or using these stickers. To each their own.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm just over here amazed that anyone expects me to be excited at this pointless, performative nonsense. People can't eat in this country, but folks honestly expect me to pump my fist that someone plopped a sticker on a gas pump.

And yes, there are better uses for the money being spent on it. If you have money to spend on this crap, make better choices with it.

[-] Doug@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You’re operating in black and white in a world of grays, bud. I already stated the catharsis and swaying minds and public shaming, and your response is pretty much “food banks or bust.”

I know dogmatism when I see it, so have a good one.

[-] BonsaiBoo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

There's also the matter of protests not being intended to make onlookers "fist pump" or be excited. They're SUPPOSED to be uncomfortable, they're supposed to make people upset or inconvenience their day, or else they can just be ignored. What's the point of just making people happy or go about their day? That's not a protest, that's just doing random shit like every other day.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

While food banks are important, if those stickers manage to influence the minds of the voters, the money spent on them could achieve way more against poverty and hunger than any food bank could.

[-] phar@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

You could say that about literally anything. You realize there are different purposes for different things and people will spend money as they see fit?

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

You're right, more direct action is necessary. Where do you want to meet and what should I bring?

[-] Doug@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

No no, you heard them, donating to a food bank will fix it all.

[-] pinto@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

People are really mad at you for wanting the poor to eat food instead of spending money on paper they can't eat.

Yeah that tracks for this community. Performative fluff but don't actually get involved in helping people. Just vote the problems away that can't be solved by voting!!

this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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