cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/97685
Originally Posted By
u/Northwest_ThrillsAt2025-04-07 01:34:57 PM| Source
I'm so glad the George Floyd protests solved police brutality!
This is why protesting should only be treated as the initial rallying cry to garner support. Without the millions protesting willing to engage in direct action — like general strikes, permanent boycotts, etc — there will never be meaningful change.
Remember kids nonviolent protests does not mean you can’t annoy the shit out of the people you want to change things. Don’t make the ruling class uncomfortable and they won’t bother with listening to you.
Earth Day, 1970. 200 million people in the USA then, so 10% of the country. And look where the earth is now...
So far. I really hope the 3.5 percent rule works for a country as large as the US.
We somehow need to explain to everyone who marched for George Floyd that brown Muslim Americans are being deported to El Salvadorian prisons without due process and subject to prison labour. Overt racist slavery is back, and we're far from outraged enough.
Where’s the MLK speech in this list?
An astounding number of people in this thread simply do not understand how the math of a two-party FPtP electoral system works.
Also, If your 3rd party isn't putting the work in for local elections, your 3rd party isn't actually a serious political party, regardless of your opinion of it.
God, that's depressing.
Protest accomplishes nothing, because all of you are going to ignore the last 44 years of politics and vote Democrat and Republican when the next election rolls around. You all voted for the Bidens, Schumers, Bookers, and Harrises of the world who didn't do shit about the issues that got Trump elected a second time.
Hands Off is a pro-NATO, pro-war, pro-Israel org. Which is why you saw the likes of Nancy Pelosi as featured speakers.
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