Comment on Paris, France
ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
God I hate how much news is just not shown here in the U.S… This and the recent No King protests are really only found in alternative places. I keep trying to explaining that marching isn’t enough, that it doesn’t generate enough fear/anxiety to make them want to change.
That previous “peaceful” protests like MLK’s had targeted strategies that disrupted life on purpose. And still had Malcolm X and the Black Panthers as the muscle of the movement.
We’re just not doing enough, and allies that are willing are just too far apart distance wise to properly coordinate without getting caught. And random acts of violence can be useful, but only if they are actually shocking enough and have follow up. Luigi enacted a small amount of change for a short amount of time. Companies were denying less for a solid year afterwards. The problem is that there wasn’t enough follow up. The violence wasn’t coordinated enough, or organized with a wider group so they could continue to lay on the fear.
We’re just too passive, too domesticated, and lack the will to properly organize. The only good news is Trump is making these points more salient as time goes on. Especially with his talk of interference, and using the national guard for voter intimidation. I believe the mid terms will be a breakpoint for many depending on how they go. Or I hope it will anyway, as nothing else has been enough so far.
Dude you are so fucking wrong. The point of the no kings protest is to organize people and encourage them to vote early for the election. It isn’t supposed to be a disruptive protest.
Maybe try getting off your ass and actually doing something instead of agitating for violence on lemmy like a terminally online weirdo.
One of is certainly terminally online, but it’s not me. Take your projection and fuck off. I’ve already lost family members to the Concentration Camps, so kindly take your privilege elsewhere and try being useful for once.
Cheebus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
my gut says people are avoiding giving trump the excuse of shutting down elections before midterms
after midterms my theory is things are gunna get ugly and all the people who want a show are gunna get one
ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have to agree. The people I’ve organized with are also waiting to see how mid terms shake out.
TootTootComingThru@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Same. Go out and vote and get ready for violence from the fascist dipshits.
bantering@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Organized what? baking cookies and waltzing around downtown?
Guys, the blue pedo fascists might win, let’s not even do that walking downtown with gumption thing until after we know for a fact who our kings are. If it’s the guys we like, we can forget about the fact that we are getting raked over the coals by billionaires. Our walking cookiethons won’t be needed.