The Germans didn't have any kind of huge protest movement. They executed people for doing things like holding a private dinner in honor of Einstein.
Big protests are a key part of how we avoid that situation.
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I'll happily welcome anybody who flips because they recognize how awful Republican policy is. That's important if we are going to have a durable majority
The brainwashing is much harder when its your own community turning out
They care enough that they're trying to talk it down. Having a big chunk of the population turn out to tell off a dictator is a key step in how they lose power
Symbolic actions lead to practical ones — My friend group has been canvassing for Yes on California Prop. 50. Making popular support visible gets more people on your side, so we are all taking a couple hours to attend the rallly.
Basically, if we start shooting, that will result in a military response, and the US military is really good at massacres.
The "radical left " had the temerity to object to the hate
Democrats got legislation to end gerrymandering through the House, but there wasn't support for ending the filibuster in the Senate to pass it.
The one I was at did training on how to respond. Remember: people are at a protest in their own community
We dont need to flip most of their supporters to change things radically. Flipping 1 in 10 would do it
I have to disagree here: symbolic actions are how you get people hooked on action. Big ones like this have a significant bandwagon effect. Its very much a good use of a couple hours