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There were some pretty big protests Saturday. But, realistically, we aren’t going to have the sort of protests that, like, overthrow governments in the US. We t
by bee_rider 2y ago
There were some pretty big protests Saturday. But, realistically, we aren’t going to have the sort of protests that, like, overthrow governments in the US. We tend to have rallies and marches rather than riots and rebellions. These are really
1) exercise in venting/speaking out/awareness raising
2) networking events for activists.
Eventually the activists and movements aim to get votes in the next election. Get funding for the opposition party’s legal fights and campaigns. That sort of thing.
So, for the most part it’ll be the Trump & Friends show until the midterms at least. It isn’t complacency I think, I mean the opportunity to pick an alternative happened in the past. Is it complacency to live in the outcomes of what has already happened?