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[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

So when are you planning on going out to actually prosecute that revolution you're memeing about? Because I'm seeing a lot of memes and not a lot of stringing fascists up by their ankles.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Why ankles when it could be necks?

Morbid jokes aside. I agree, nothing will change without intense and painful protest or revolution. Peaceful protest only works when your opposition has a conscience.

[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah that's fair. Not normally a fan of tradition, but I'd be happy make an exception here.

[–] sus@programming.dev 4 points 11 hours ago

"Me" is also one of the "grey NPCs" sooo

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

We get it. You don't like liberal Dems.

Make your own party. Go. Do something.

do anything please

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 29 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

"Resistance theater" is a great term.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's also a term describing the protest non-voters.

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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

How'd "not voting to punish the dems" work last time?

[–] philosloppy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

voting only works if you also put in the work after the fact. When biden got elected, suddenly all the political fervor of the previous ~4 years vanished. And, assuming we get out of the current morass in one piece, it's likely that all the uproar going on now will similarly disappear once "our guy" is in the oval office again.

Voting is the least any person can do, but without pounding the pavement and going out and doing the legwork, it's just a bone they throw to us so we shut up. It happens every time, in every presidential election I can remember, and yet there are still people out here saying "but dae vote or dont complain!!:!:!:!:!"!"!"!?!!:!L!". It's insulting.

There are few, if any, actually effective political movements that relied solely on officially approved political avenues to achieve anything. The Civil Rights movement in the US didn't merely vote until the federal government deigned them worthy of being treated like human beings; they got out in the streets and demanded equality. The Indian Independence movement didn't succeed by only appealing to the official colonial political apparatus using whatever methods were allowed them. They went and earned it.

So, whenever the liberal voting bloc is ready to stop letting themselves be politically infantilized by the electoral process, get at me.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

It's really weird to blame individuals for the failures of an organization. They can plan and change and strategize. The random voter your screaming at is a void. Stop being angry at the void, be angry at the thing that can actually change and do something.

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