I’m so, so fucking sick and tired of all the doomer shut-in fuckwits who think that we’re going to fix this by doing a Jan 6 style raid on the White House. That’s not how any of this works. I went to a No Kings protest. You want to know what happened before/after the “parade”? Thousands of people signed up to move our state towards ranked choice voting, information was given out on protecting your community from ICE, and people are getting resources to be more politically active. Literally every political advocacy org in my area has absolutely exploded and we’re at a point where we’re having to pause memberships because there are so many people trying to join.
Real change takes a bit of fucking time and I’m so, so, so sick and tired of all the people who act like no one is doing anything, while they themselves do fuck-all but doom scroll on Lemmy and post about how it’s all over.
It’s a boss battle, and bitching about how people are just dodge rolling and parrying and have barely chipped away at the health bar is absolutely asinine.
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. Especially when these people come out of the woodwork to push productive conversation into extremist territory. It’s probably a good idea for everyone to keep an eye out and not rise to the bait.
Anyway, don’t let me derail things. Let’s keep it civil and keep telling these yahoos to take a hike.
the problem is many believe you’re not winning this via signatures or advocacy groups or resources to provide info to stop the literal SS. I think that’s the frustration with many people.
I understand it’s a “boss battle” but I think what confuses many outsiders looking in is the notion that for the longest time the impression of the US has been “gun loving patriotic ‘don’t tread on me’ nation” and when people see the lack of gun loving patriots allowing themselves to be tread all over they’re like “you ok America?”
I mean trust me as someone who lives directly above you guys I’d love nothing more than to see you start knocking teeth in because I absolutely hate living above a Nazi country.
No one is saying signitures are what will win. However, protests and activist gatherings are how you reach new people. Yeah, they don’t work alone. They’re how you start in the bigger stuff though. Any successful resistance starts slow and small. The ones that don’t die quickly.
And hopefully that all motivates more people to vote this time around. I assume there are a lot more liberally minded people in the US than Magats, anyway. Though that’s not proving out at the ballot box, though.
Whew. Okay, uh- I guess, when they’re loading you into one of the the vans you can take some satisfaction in having really given a piece of your mind to some guy on the internet who suggested you bring something other than pillows to a gunfight.
Did I mention one of the organizations is the SRA? I’m well aware of the possibility of being loaded into a van and I’m going to do my damned best to keep myself, my friends, and people in my community out of them.
I get why ppl are downvoting you but you do have a point. What are people doing? Writing strongly worded letters? Putting them “on blast” on their socials? Sharing an article. I know what you mean, and there’s only one thing that can stop fascists once they have power because they will never give it up
And you understand that there are a significant number of people working to do so, and that doing it correctly is not an overnight process?
No. There really aren’t. There are people talking about how terrible it is. Some are making cute little signs and doing parades.
Nobody is “working to stop them.”
I’m so, so fucking sick and tired of all the doomer shut-in fuckwits who think that we’re going to fix this by doing a Jan 6 style raid on the White House. That’s not how any of this works. I went to a No Kings protest. You want to know what happened before/after the “parade”? Thousands of people signed up to move our state towards ranked choice voting, information was given out on protecting your community from ICE, and people are getting resources to be more politically active. Literally every political advocacy org in my area has absolutely exploded and we’re at a point where we’re having to pause memberships because there are so many people trying to join.
Real change takes a bit of fucking time and I’m so, so, so sick and tired of all the people who act like no one is doing anything, while they themselves do fuck-all but doom scroll on Lemmy and post about how it’s all over.
It’s a boss battle, and bitching about how people are just dodge rolling and parrying and have barely chipped away at the health bar is absolutely asinine.
Doomers or agents provacateur?
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. Especially when these people come out of the woodwork to push productive conversation into extremist territory. It’s probably a good idea for everyone to keep an eye out and not rise to the bait.
Anyway, don’t let me derail things. Let’s keep it civil and keep telling these yahoos to take a hike.
Fuck yeah this is the correct kind of comment right here.
the problem is many believe you’re not winning this via signatures or advocacy groups or resources to provide info to stop the literal SS. I think that’s the frustration with many people.
I understand it’s a “boss battle” but I think what confuses many outsiders looking in is the notion that for the longest time the impression of the US has been “gun loving patriotic ‘don’t tread on me’ nation” and when people see the lack of gun loving patriots allowing themselves to be tread all over they’re like “you ok America?”
I mean trust me as someone who lives directly above you guys I’d love nothing more than to see you start knocking teeth in because I absolutely hate living above a Nazi country.
No one is saying signitures are what will win. However, protests and activist gatherings are how you reach new people. Yeah, they don’t work alone. They’re how you start in the bigger stuff though. Any successful resistance starts slow and small. The ones that don’t die quickly.
The Dream of a Thousand Cats.
And hopefully that all motivates more people to vote this time around. I assume there are a lot more liberally minded people in the US than Magats, anyway. Though that’s not proving out at the ballot box, though.
Canada’s Right Is Moving Further Right—And Closer to the U.S.
yeah bud, and they lost the last election.
Donald Trump bows out of 2012 US presidential election race
Thoughts and prayers aren’t gonna help you.
Neither are protests. Or votes.
Yes you absolutely will need Jan6-style raids - a lot of them.
Good luck.
Thank you, we will absolutely need it.
Whew. Okay, uh- I guess, when they’re loading you into one of the the vans you can take some satisfaction in having really given a piece of your mind to some guy on the internet who suggested you bring something other than pillows to a gunfight.
Did I mention one of the organizations is the SRA? I’m well aware of the possibility of being loaded into a van and I’m going to do my damned best to keep myself, my friends, and people in my community out of them.
Is that the Socialist Rifle Association? Didn’t know they existed… cool.
Almost sounds like you enjoy things being so bad, because nobody who has a normal opinion about it talks like this.
The husband in OP pic is literally someone doing something
I get why ppl are downvoting you but you do have a point. What are people doing? Writing strongly worded letters? Putting them “on blast” on their socials? Sharing an article. I know what you mean, and there’s only one thing that can stop fascists once they have power because they will never give it up