• @Skyrmir
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    13013 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
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      5112 days ago

      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.

    • @4lan
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      312 days ago

      Maybe I should get started on that LRAD deflector…

      • @Skyrmir
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        612 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
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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
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            312 days ago

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

        • @4lan
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          14 days ago

          Got that covered!