• Jhex@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    … and the American people are feckless sheep

    PS: although I must recognize that, since the murder of Renee Good, it does seem that some are waking up

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      6 days ago

      I am impressed at the amount of downvotes. The US had crossed several thresholds now which would’ve (and should’ve) caused Civil wars a while ago or in other countries.

      Downvoting the post above confirms it has not yet been understood where the US now stands.

      • BiteSizedZeitGeist@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        I think it shows a strange effect about American geography. It’s really hard to organize a meaningful, resilient, and camera-worthy resistance because we’re so spread out. It’s all about congregating at big cities, like LA, Portland or Minneapolis.

        Like, if British people wanted to protest and resist in the streets, they go to London. All of them. It’s accessible. Americans can’t do that with Washington DC.

        But I’m in Kansas City, and while our No Kings protests have had not-insignificant turnouts, it’s not as easy or impactful because we had three protest sites across two-state suburban area. Can we get that many Kansas Citians to flock to Minneapolis to disrupt ICE ops? No, not really. It’s why all the major protest and ICE disruptions happen in the biggest cities of the “blue”-est states.

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      7 days ago

      Since Good’s murder, I am finally starting to have hope of a successful American Revolution