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>However the lack of resistance I see in in the “land of the free” as their “democratic” institutions collapse just makes me believe they never cared at all. L
by 0xDEAFBEAD 6mo ago
>However the lack of resistance I see in in the “land of the free” as their “democratic” institutions collapse just makes me believe they never cared at all.
Largest protests in US history just in the past year:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and_demonstrations_in_the_United_States_by_size https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and_demonstra...
>insane privilege
My sister and brother recently graduated from college, have been searching for jobs for over 6 months, they can't find anything. They're politically liberal Californians.
- cplusplus6382 6mo agoLargest parade not protest. There was not a single actionable demand from that parade.
- seanclayton 6mo agoWhere are you? Are you doing anything at all? Is commenting on Hacker News and taking a paycheck and maybe donating to some politicians all you're willing to do?
- 0xDEAFBEAD 6mo agoI think you're being disingenuous with this sort of definition gerrymandering. "No Kings" is obviously a demand to stop the authoritarian behavior.
- Jcampuzano2 6mo agoA simple "demand" against this political administration is a waste of time.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 6mo agoResearch shows nonviolent protests are more effective. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5712280/minnesota-ice-surge-ends https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5712280/minnesota-ice-s...
- abecode 6mo agoAs a resident of MN I'm very proud of what fellow Minnesotans did to stop ICE's violent and illegal detentions here. Unfortunately the non-violent protest and anti-ICE techniques were met with violence from ICE, but the protests themselves were non-violent and well organized.
- swasheck 6mo agoas were the protests in the 60s. violent uprisings give greater permission for violent suppression. nonviolent protests that are met with violence draw greater scrutiny. the american behemoth rarely turns quickly.
- Jcampuzano2 6mo agoEvery single no kings protest led to zero results and were a mockery of what protest is even supposed to accomplish. These single day protests where everybody just goes home the same night are doing nothing. Us as Americans have forgotten what a protest and resistance against the political elite even is. Its not a fucking dance party for already well off people to pretend they're actually doing something meaningful which is what usually gets the most publicity from these. People needed to start breaking things yesterday.
- michaelmrose 6mo agoThis provides a pretext to murder people and lock shit down. Violent behavior maked the general public prone to accept and even welcome authoritarian behaviour and policies. We need to fight it on the streets non violently with actions that disrupt not destroy and resist in the courts and ultimately in the ballot box where we can win.
- CuriouslyC 6mo agoBreaking shit is the path of most resistance. Do not do this unless you're young and poor. The way to win is economic resistance. Stop spending and stop paying taxes. Crash the fucking economy so deep into the ground that the country self-immolates.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 6mo agoYes, because never in history has a rotten economy empowered right-wing authoritarians. >the country self-immolates Right-wing authoritarianism is a primal response to perception of disorder my dude. Don't pour fuel on the fire.
- CuriouslyC 6mo agoA bad economy is a noose around the neck of the people who own it, which in this case is the right wing authoritarians. The next people in line are the social democracy leftists. Look to Mamdani for where we're going when we hang the traitors.