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Wikipedia page "List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size" says the Hands off protests were the third largest protest in US history (i.redd.it)

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cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/97685

Originally Posted By u/Northwest_Thrills At 2025-04-07 01:34:57 PM | Source

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 62 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

I'm so glad the George Floyd protests solved police brutality!

This is why protesting should only be treated as the initial rallying cry to garner support. Without the millions protesting willing to engage in direct action — like general strikes, permanent boycotts, etc — there will never be meaningful change.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The George Floyd protests were absolutely the reason that Chauvin got convicted and sent to prison. It's fucked up that that's what it took, but they at least got a concrete result. Which is more than I can say for any of these other protests. Not that I don't support them-- in fact I drove 2 hours to DC to participate on Saturday. It was cool to see so many people out, but to make changes, you have to force power to recognize you as a force to be reckoned with.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

15 - 26 million people to get one person convicted for an act they clearly did.

America is so fucked.

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