And yet nobody seems willing to acknowledge that America has just turned out a fourth largest protest in the nation’s history over the last two years, mobilizing tens of millions of people with no significant reports of violence or looting.
I guess it doesn’t count when organizers successfully create a peaceful environment that doesn’t play into the hands of the fascists in our government who are looking for any excuse to enact martial law and suspend elections to establish their total and complete authority?
What does that large protest do, though? In what way does it pressure the state to enact change? A large amount of people asking nicely doesn’t make fascists decide to no longer be fascist - at best all you can really do with it is spread your message to more people.
It took more than peaceful protests during the civil rights movement, and our state still is systemically discriminatory against minorities.
America is a vastly different country now versus what it was during the civil rights movement. If Nixon got ousted for Watergate, imagine how short Trump’s presidency would have been had he taken office in that era.
Our government today is not aligned with the interests of the general public. It serves the interests of a small subset of the populace and rallies broader support through authoritarian action against a propagandized enemy.
The reality is that this government will not be influenced by any protest we can realistically organize. Despite our 2A rights, the state has far more power than its citizens possess in arms. Economically, too many Americans are either too beholden to or dependent on the system to endure a general strike. A violent protest will turn the general public against the movement and give the state an excuse to crush dissent and make themselves out to be the hero.
These large, peaceful protests are not intended to directly influence the state to change policy but rather are designed to invite the public into a safe space with their neighbors and community where they are more receptive to the idea that we are oppressed by the system this state perpetuates and how we can realistically enact change. The midterms will be a measure of how effective this movement has been.
our government who are looking for any excuse to enact martial law and suspend elections to establish their total and complete authority?
Lmao, well goodness, it’s a good thing you guys didn’t upset anyone during your parade, you wouldn’t want the government to act lawlessly and in an authoritarian manner!
Yes but that only matters if the government your under gives a shit about that sort of thing. You doing nothing as they round up ‘illegal voters’ is playing into the hands of fascists.
We had nationwide protests that turned violent with rioting and looting in 2020 under this same regime. It achieved no meaningful change but to turn public opinion against the movement. We’re still recovering from the social trauma that caused and it’s only given ammunition to the opposition. Portland, OR is still a pariah on the national scene due to the violence and looting that happened here in 2020 despite the last six years of adopting a more peaceful way of protesting.
The regime was unprepared for the violent response then but they are prepared for it now. A year ago they were doing everything they could to provoke a violent response, declaring blue cities as enemies within and deploying our own states’ national guards against us. Our response was to turn out in large, peaceful numbers. It made this regime look foolish and they’ve since halted their deployment of the military against blue cities.
They need us to be violent so they can use it to turn the general public against us; and so we show up peacefully and “do nothing”. As a result, they have no enemy to rally the general public against, their actions have no justification and public opinion of this regime is at record-breaking lows and is continuing to trend lower.
And yet nobody seems willing to acknowledge that America has just turned out a fourth largest protest in the nation’s history over the last two years, mobilizing tens of millions of people with no significant reports of violence or looting.
I guess it doesn’t count when organizers successfully create a peaceful environment that doesn’t play into the hands of the fascists in our government who are looking for any excuse to enact martial law and suspend elections to establish their total and complete authority?
What does that large protest do, though? In what way does it pressure the state to enact change? A large amount of people asking nicely doesn’t make fascists decide to no longer be fascist - at best all you can really do with it is spread your message to more people. It took more than peaceful protests during the civil rights movement, and our state still is systemically discriminatory against minorities.
America is a vastly different country now versus what it was during the civil rights movement. If Nixon got ousted for Watergate, imagine how short Trump’s presidency would have been had he taken office in that era.
Our government today is not aligned with the interests of the general public. It serves the interests of a small subset of the populace and rallies broader support through authoritarian action against a propagandized enemy.
The reality is that this government will not be influenced by any protest we can realistically organize. Despite our 2A rights, the state has far more power than its citizens possess in arms. Economically, too many Americans are either too beholden to or dependent on the system to endure a general strike. A violent protest will turn the general public against the movement and give the state an excuse to crush dissent and make themselves out to be the hero.
These large, peaceful protests are not intended to directly influence the state to change policy but rather are designed to invite the public into a safe space with their neighbors and community where they are more receptive to the idea that we are oppressed by the system this state perpetuates and how we can realistically enact change. The midterms will be a measure of how effective this movement has been.
Not saying it’s perfect but it can help spread the word for voting purposes.
Lmao, well goodness, it’s a good thing you guys didn’t upset anyone during your parade, you wouldn’t want the government to act lawlessly and in an authoritarian manner!
Lol, the irony of your username.
And yours, lol.
Yes but that only matters if the government your under gives a shit about that sort of thing. You doing nothing as they round up ‘illegal voters’ is playing into the hands of fascists.
We had nationwide protests that turned violent with rioting and looting in 2020 under this same regime. It achieved no meaningful change but to turn public opinion against the movement. We’re still recovering from the social trauma that caused and it’s only given ammunition to the opposition. Portland, OR is still a pariah on the national scene due to the violence and looting that happened here in 2020 despite the last six years of adopting a more peaceful way of protesting.
The regime was unprepared for the violent response then but they are prepared for it now. A year ago they were doing everything they could to provoke a violent response, declaring blue cities as enemies within and deploying our own states’ national guards against us. Our response was to turn out in large, peaceful numbers. It made this regime look foolish and they’ve since halted their deployment of the military against blue cities.
They need us to be violent so they can use it to turn the general public against us; and so we show up peacefully and “do nothing”. As a result, they have no enemy to rally the general public against, their actions have no justification and public opinion of this regime is at record-breaking lows and is continuing to trend lower.
Because it only fell the mask for many Americans. Private property is more important to them than any amount of social improvement.
Keep being docile and keep licking those boots, that’ll definitely show them who’s boss.