• NoneOfUrBusiness
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    76 days ago

    Nonsensical general destruction of your neighbors’ property?

    No, real obstruction of fascist activity. And, you know, turning out on a weekday. Mass protests work because, aside from the implicit threat of violence, they grind economic activity to a halt. That is simply not what happens when you parade for two hours on a Saturday.

    • Ulrich
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      -56 days ago

      No, real obstruction of fascist activity.

      You’re using a bunch of general language. Why don’t you want to say what makes a protest effective?

      Mass protests work because, aside from the implicit threat of violence, they grind economic activity to a halt.

      Good luck not getting fired.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        46 days ago

        Why don’t you want to say what makes a protest effective?

        I can’t find the article now, but I read one yesterday about LA protesters doing things like blocking ICE vehicles, towing them away and making noise outside their hotels so they can’t sleep. They’re actually confronting ICE and LAPD, draining away their energy and reducing the pace of arrests. Here’s an example. Do this on a national scale and Trump’s little Gestapo won’t stand a chance.

        Good luck not getting fired.

        They can’t fire everyone, but more importantly look up the events of Euromaidan, the various Arab spring revolutions and the recent Serbian (or was it Slovakian?) protests. It’s impossible to overthrow authoritarianism without personal risk; that’s just not how that works. You’re free to choose the authoritarianism instead of the personal risk, but then you can’t claim that you’re resisting, because you’re not; it’s either or.

        • Ulrich
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          -66 days ago

          You’re free to choose the authoritarianism instead of the personal risk, but then you can’t claim that you’re resisting, because you’re not; it’s either or.

          There’s “personal risk” and then there’s losing your livelihood.

          • NoneOfUrBusiness
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            56 days ago

            And there’s getting shot by regime snipers. I’m not trying to make an “others had it worse” argument, but let’s not have any illusions about the scale of action and the amount of risk necessary for America to get out of this. The more you wait the more likely it becomes for this happen in the next protest where you live. Also, as I said, they can’t fire everyone. Maidan and Arab Spring protesters returned to their jobs just fine after their revolutions.

          • @blitzen@lemmy.ca
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            26 days ago

            If we’re not ready to put our jobs at risk to protest for what we believe in, do we really believe in it.

            Our founding fathers were risking their actual lives. GTFO with the “livelihood” bullshit.