• @dellish@lemmy.world
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    2816 days ago

    Yeah? Are more than 71 million people protesting? If so, where the fuck were you on Tuesday? And if not, well, I understand you don’t like the election result but this isn’t going to achieve anything.

    • @SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world
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      Being persnickety with people putting their lives out there in protest is such a DNC move. Bet you bitched about the college gaza protests. If your old enough you would of been bitching about civil rights and Vietnam war protests too.

  • @sumguyonline@lemmy.world
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    Dudes getting rid of the department of education so garbage human beings can isolate their children in homeschooling. More than protests are required. Real tangible steps needed to be taken prior to the election to enshrine basic rights and quality of standard for the US citizens. Democrats refused because everyone knows they have 1 or 2 senators or congressional rep that would make sure their minor majority was canceled out. This was intentional by democrat leadership(pelosi). The US voters refused to remove both democrats and republicans end masse because both of them wanted their party to have the power. Welcome to the Divided States of america. Have you had your joy today?

  • @Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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    12916 days ago

    While I fully support these protests, they need to be planning for the responding violence from authorities. It’s coming the day Trump takes office.

    • @Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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      People protesting in Seattle or NYC are, rest assured, taking state sanctioned violence into account. SPD/NYPD are a great way to train a culture in how to mitigate absolute bastards.

      • @Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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        615 days ago

        Probably best to stick to coordinating movements to isolate and neutralize paid provocateurs and provide secure wellness stations, while maintaining a recording of EVERYTHING done by officials. Remember to broadcast everything, not just record. That way recordings can’t be seized.

        At some point they’ll start shutting down internet access to prevent recording of their actions. But that will probably coincide to when protest isn’t the most efficient of methods any more.

        • @Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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          At some point they’ll start shutting down internet access to prevent recording of their actions

          This is an interesting viewpoint. I think the internet is where the modern GOP has their strongest control over people. Yeah, there is traditional media, but the internet echo chambers are where a lot of their people go to express their beliefs. Shutting it all down would be severing a link that directly guides the populace’s minds. (Especially for the younger folks who don’t know a life without internet.)

          Imagine no more Xitter propaganda, no more ignorant Facebook posts, no hate-inspiring memes propagating at the speed of light… Conspiracy theories and gossip would become localized again, and since the people inclined toward those things can’t independently determine reality, over time their viewpoints would inevitably diverge from each other.

          I mean, a lot of things could happen, ranging from violent reactions, to increased empathy (from being forced to interact with diverse neighbors in-person.) But without a central command link, a brain to tell them what to believe, the tribal nature of their supporters would invariably cause fractures within their own base.

          (At least, one can hope.)

          • @Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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            315 days ago

            They won’t shut it all down, just localized areas in order to ‘protect the safety of officers operating in the area’.

  • @jmsy@lemmy.world
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    americans are awful at protesting. they show up, cant figure out where to park, have no organizations, have lame chants (e.g. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has go to go), present the same meaningless meme protest posters, leave tons of trash behind, and it last a few hours. Nothing is sustained for multiple days or weeks, and the solidarity is with people who already were with you.

  • @auzy@lemmy.world
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    10415 days ago

    And searches for “can I change my vote” and “what is a tariff” have spiked

    Everyone has been warning against Trump (including his own ex staff and lawyers).

    Big thanks to the donkeys though who promoted Trump and tried to pretend Kamala is the same.

    I doubt there is a single economist that believes in Trump

    • @WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
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      Yep. They knew what would happen because we’ve been telling them for months what would happen. Trump himself has been telling them for months what would happen. But they’re too smart. They always seem to know more than those they disagree with.

      And now, because of a single issue that’s happing in a country where most of them couldn’t have located on a map a year ago- we’re now having to deal with the worst possible outcome.

      And here’s the kicker-

      What’s happening at that place that they could locate on a map a year ago that upset them so much will not be happening for too much longer…

      and it won’t be ending in a way they’d have hoped it would.

      But just wait… it’ll be everyone else’s fault.

    • Flying Squid
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      114 days ago

      The new narrative is “I have no culpability whatsoever when it comes to Trump winning just because I kept repeating that no one should vote for Harris. It’s entirely her fault for running a bad campaign.”

      They refuse to share blame. I hope they feel just as self-righteous when they’re getting marched into that boxcar.

    • @Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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      3015 days ago

      Get ready because next year they going make protesting illegal, and Trump already signal his willingness to send troops to said protest. I suspect we will have protest and soldiers shooting said protesters. People under estimate how many mega have joined the army.

      • @EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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        That’s why I would advise against directly confrontation means of protest. Instead look at things like malicious compliance, boycotts, 4B / birthstrike, anticonsumption, and other acts of non-participation. Labor strikes will probably be common, but those can be rather risky.

        Governments know how to deal in violence. Don’t give them a target to aim at.

    • fadingembers
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      615 days ago

      They were protesting before the election. You just weren’t paying attention

    • @Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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      4015 days ago

      I think Trump’s strategy was “I’m going to sound so crazy every Democrat will assume I’ll lose and don’t bother voting”.

      And it worked.

      TWICE

      • JaggedRobotPubes
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        715 days ago

        Well, at a certain point, “just don’t be that big a dumbass” has to happen because things really can’t stay together otherwise. Assuming he couldn’t win is a perfectly sensible assumption. You can lead 73 million horses to water but you can’t make them drink.

      • @Fedizen@lemmy.world
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        1915 days ago

        both times dem consultants took the bait and courted republicans. Though this is the first time right wing immigration policies were pushed by the democrat.

  • @GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    2915 days ago

    yall had your chance. fucked around and found out.

    I still support the protests but, jesus christ, this fucking mess is only just beginning.

  • @VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world
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    Remember if you’re going to any protests. Don’t bring your phone and wear a mask. Use a map if you’re not familiar with the area, write any important numbers you might need to call from a cell on your arm. Let friends know where you’re going and don’t go alone if you can.