• GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Last year many articles were saying that if the protests hit 3% of the population Trump was done. Welp it’s happened, so what does his exit look like?

    Otherwise this is performative bullshit while we need hard action.

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      10 days ago

      First thing everyone in America can do is buy and learn how to safely use, and store a firearm. It won’t be the first line of action that should be taken, but it’s important for when they refuse to cede power and use violence against everyone.

      More people need to be trained to defend themselves, and their freedoms.

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      10 days ago

      Everyone forgot that there is a hidden big good function for protests more than just a good way to show unity

      The hidden function is to enable people to be together so they can socialize, get to know each other, and brainstorm on what they can do together to make things better in some way. Brainstorming, doing, and collaborating united

      Everybody in a protest getting things done is more effective than a protest where everyone is only just walking with signs

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      11 days ago

      “B-but it takes so much time and effort!! Don’t worry we’ll be able to do something after 5 more years of doing this once every 6-12 months on the weekends when businesses are closed. We can let him keep murdering people like every other president does in the meantime.”

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        10 days ago

        and your alternative to confronting the US police, military, and the several 10s of millions who voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024—and I suppose at least half of those who voted for Dubya—is …,?

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      11 days ago

      3% of 320 million is like 9.6 million. I guess they needed another 1.6 million people before the world changes for them.

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        10 days ago

        I’ve been using 3.5% of 335,000,000 million, which is 11,725,000. Figure 12,000,000.

        This No Kings was about 8 million, which was bigger than last time. There are also millions of people at home that are committed to the end of MAGA, but won’t go to a protest.

        We hit that 3.5% of committed resistance long ago.