• peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    Do you fuckheads think people are just protesting anymore? Just because what you are able to see broadcast by media corporations?

    I’m astounded by how much the international community thinks we’re just yelling chants and marching with signs.

    Do you think all Americans are doing is whining against authoritarians?

    Did you know every single instance of ICE showing up has resulted in people getting detained when they interfere with ICE? People have gotten shot by ICE. Do you seriously think Americans are just “sitting idly by” thinking violence doesn’t do anything?

    What do you expect us to do? 30 of us or so take our AR-15s drive 3 days across the country to shoot at a heavily fortified military building that houses the narcissist in power? Do you expect us to shoot ICE when they ambush a Hyundai plant a 2 day drive away? Hell, maybe even the people in the town could have rallied and done something about it if they could get the alarm out that ICE was arresting workers at Hyundai.

    I’ll give you a hint: stop trying to say we don’t know what we are doing and start looking around you. Europe, South America, and most of Asia are all facing direct threat from authoritarians attempting to seize power.

    What Americans are doing is the first fucking step. Organizing. There’s a lot more land to cover and a lot more people to reach. The Heritage Foundation (or it’s ideology at least) has worked for centuries on getting to where they are today. Americans know what is at stake. They know peaceful protest only does so much.

    The revolution will not be televised.