• hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    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.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      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.

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      8 days ago

      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.

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      8 days ago

      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.

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      8 days ago

      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.

      • hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        8 days ago

        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.