- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/35928296
What naysayers don’t get about ‘No Kings,’ the biggest protest in U.S. history
leaders with the most prominent Trump-resistance group organizing “No Kings” answered that complaint Saturday when Indivisible’s Ezra Levin took to the stage in Minneapolis and announced that a nationwide general strike is planned for May 1, modeled after a successful local action that shut down much of that region in January
I’ll do you one better: even with fuel prices doubling and a completely unprovoked war starting without even a clear goal, all whilst the biggest coverup in the DOJ’s history, significantly smelling like the rotting mango may have done pretty sick shit with children, yanks together managed to care to the extent of not quite 2.5% of their population.
As a non yank, you bet I feel uplifted, and you bet protesting is really the absolute bare fucking minimum, preferably not just a few times per year.
The real uplifting news is that this level of civil obedience and inaction sure is fast-tracking that civil war which hopefully will result in the ones that still believe non whites need to be slaves will have their leader “dealt with”.
Who would have thought the country that pumps out hero movies faster than we watch them, has no heroes after all.
USA has uniquely bad public transport systems, which makes these events harder than in Europe.
Without suitable public transport, if you drive your own car, Americans often have to park several kilometers away from the event, and walk for hours to get there.
I have criticized Americans a lot for their inaction against Trump. But at least this is something.
I’d wager most in the USA would have difficulty getting time off work or childcare to have the ability to attend a protest. Also for those living hand to mouth its as much a financial decision as it is a political statement.
Absolutely agree. And the fuel cost plus the endless devaluation of labour there makes it harder. But these are truly unbelievably unprecedented times. Another thing I tend to forget is that every week they let their own kids get shot into pieces at their schools and they have yet to change a gun law.
There are actions that don’t require transportation. I mean in 2-3 months of this, nobody will be driving to a low wage or gig economy job anyway. Capitalism will hopefully activate auto-general-strike mode that way.
Letting aside you have known this for years and never done anything about it either… this does not stop the average American from participating in their soul crushing jobs. It only seems to be a problem when it has to be done for other reasons
Americans certainly get the gold medal in making up excuses
No, soul crushing jobs have a predictable amount of people in a larger distributed area so the infrastructure is planned and built for that many people to be there. It’s mass gatherings in a centralized place (like a protest) that are underserved by our infrastructure design. This is of course intentional by the powers that be.
as if everyone in the USA, or their neighbours, or some friends would not have a car already PRECISELY because your public transportation infrastructure is horrendous
Next excuse up: “I didn’t have protest-appropriate clothes to wear”
I am from Denmark, so you are jumping to all the wrong conclusions, and using extremely poor judgement comparing a huge demonstration to going to work.
yes, because buses never go downtown… that is the least serviced area
Yup, here it is.
Sorry for complaining about USA destroying the world asshole.
? The thing you want to downvote because reality is too hard to swallow, but you have no rebuttal to, so all you’re left with are “In be4” and “here it is” platitudes?
You haven’t raised a point worth discussing, you’re just sitting over there thinking how if you were in the horror movie you’d definitely punch out Jason.
Ah yes, more wise words from … fartmaster69…
An excellent ad hominem!
It’s not an ad himinem. It’s literally their name.
Right, you used their name to discredit their argument
Wiser than the “king of RAS”.