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No! What the fuck kind of defeatist analogy is this?
THEY are the captain of their ship, but it's being hijacked. It's up to them to regain control over it.
Bro just let's his hands down saying "what do you want me to do?" Fucking fight! Organize protests. Go to town halls and yell at them. Run them the fuck out of building. Others have done it.
The French do it all the time. Are you saying you're not as capable as those you call "cheese eating surrender monkeys"? You keep making fun of them, but if you don't act, they'll be making fun of you.
...the fuck are you talking about? The majority of US voters wanted this shitstorm. This isn't like two people oppressing the country - the problem is that the majority of us land somewhere on the spectrum between stupid and evil, and that's a MUCH larger problem than just Trump.
Protests in the US have lost their teeth ever since the civil rights movement. Nowadays we don't have the Black Panthers standing by with rifles to enforce the efficacy of broader non-violent side of the movement; and so long as they remain nonviolent, they'll continue to be ignored. We protest all the time - it doesn't accomplish shit here.
Again, what the actual fuck are you talking about? I haven't made fun of the French a single time. 100% we're not as capable as the French - the French are absolute badasses who respond to oppression by literally making heads roll. That's why protests there work - the ruling class knows what happens next if they ignore the protests. And cheese is fucking delicious. I'd love if we emulated the French - we should start with the guillotines and end with fondue.
That's the thing.... NOT the majority elected him. A lot of people abstained from voting because they didn't like Kamala. The majority didn't vote for Trump.
Besides, even those who voted for Trump have remorse.
As for the black panthers, you can still form local armed militias to protect protesters. This is a second amendment right. I'd love to see the republicans go against that.
Well, I specified the majority of voters for a reason. When a third of population looks at the possibility of someone as evil as Trump taking power, and are so unmoved by that possibility that they can't even be bothered to so much as color in a quarter-inch rectangle in opposition to it, that's a fucking problem.
Militias to protect protesters is one thing; militias to enforce the demands being made by the protesters is what we need.
Look at current events here: we've got the 50501 protests happening nationwide and frequently - nothing changes. There were protests constantly during Trump's first go at raping the Constitution - nothing changed. There were protests against Biden and Harris over their support for the genocide on Gaza - nothing changed. This has been a recurring theme for the almost 4 decades I've been stuck in this fucking dumpster fire.
You know what did get shit done? Luigi put three bullets into a malicious healthcare CEO's back, and we immediately saw some reform (nothing huge, but some). Teslas and Tesla dealerships started getting burned to the ground, and now (supposedly - hasn't happened yet) Elon is backing down from his role as chief Nazi. The republicans carried out a literal insurrection; they now control the presidency, Congress, and the Judiciary. Any semblance of checks and balances, and they just arrest the judge.
Point being: good or bad, violence is the only thing that works here. We've dipped our toes into it, but we haven't gone full guillotine, which is what desperately needs to happen. Protests aren't going to accomplish shit until the ruling class has a healthy fear for what happens when the protesters' demands are ignored.
You know what? I motherfuckin' agree with you 1 000% on this.
Judging by your post history, it looks like I agree with you on nearly everything, except apparently when it comes to splitting hairs over how much faith we have in the average American to actually get up and get their hands dirty to take our country back.
...and honestly, I'm a little jealous of that optimism. The past decade has made me cynical as fuck. You're right to call me out for defeatism. This all seems so fucking hopeless to me, but I really ought to keep that shit to myself - not like I'd be doing anyone a favor by 'winning' them over.
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We can't give up. We just can't. We don't have a choice. I'm doing my part here in Canada. I hope you guys do yours. Because there's so much at stake.