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This is specifically in regards to the most recent No Kings, because I’ve been seeing, for the first time, normie libs being jaded toward the No Kings protests, I’ve seen surprising amount of “what are these actually accomplishing?” But what’s wild/sadder to me is all the responses being “well, I know they’re useless, but we can’t do anything until November”

Like Americans venerate non-violent protests, to the point all protesting is just completely symbolic, but can’t even take a page out of the civil rights movement and do a nonviolent protest that are actually a protest, like blocking a highway or a sit in, physically blocking people/things from getting places, you know, actually being disruptive, they just accept this tepid shouting parade for a couple hours every 6 months. I’ve been a doomer on American protesting for years now, sorry about the rant post

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[–] echo@lemmy.today 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Guess it’s a catch 22 for the them.

It absolutely is. I absolutely cannot lose my job. If I lose my health insurance then my wife and I are as good as dead. I would also be financially ruined.

[–] hornywarthogfart@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago

System is working as designed...