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In reply to the discussion: HANDS OFF PROTEST 4/05 [View all]
 

Trexmaster

(63 posts)
10. My point
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:07 AM
Mar 2025

People are wasting time for the nth time with something that doesn't work (arguably, never worked ever).
As for...

but in terms of a practical alternative, you've offered nothing of substance.


I did, previously; yet I know nobody encouraged to participate in these marches, protests, gathering etc., aren't there to do differently than in previous times, generations, other than provide materials for social media, mass-media news cycles, and for the police to show who're really the bosses when violence, beatings, killings, are at play.

Crowds aren't there to die or "unalive" the monopoly of violence operatives (police, paramilitary, military, federal officers etc.), and the latter are just there to re-re-re-re...-re-reiterate that they're still in power and ready to "unalive" people, the same crowds doing nothing while marching/protesting/gathering/etc.

That's the supreme point: nothing is done, nothing is being achieved (as always...), everything is room temperature lukewarm as always – but hey, at least one gets to do screenshots to upload on social media and, maybe, see their faces on some news media cycles reruns on the internet the next day or so.

Nobody is serious, I've argued why.

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HANDS OFF PROTEST 4/05 [View all] angryxyouth Mar 2025 OP
Yes! This one is going to be consequential Easterncedar Mar 2025 #1
I'll be with you in spirit Jack Valentino Mar 2025 #2
Post removed Post removed Mar 2025 #3
Other than political violence angryxyouth Mar 2025 #4
So nothing Trexmaster Mar 2025 #6
what do you actually expect WE THE PEOPLE to do to fight FASCISM Skittles Mar 2025 #9
Weak AZJonnie Mar 2025 #5
I've seen the rerun of this movie multiple times Trexmaster Mar 2025 #7
You post a link to 'something new' that you've proposed before but which is in fact nothing new AZJonnie Mar 2025 #8
My point Trexmaster Mar 2025 #10
I already read all your posts on the other thread, and these ones, and you're saying the same thing AZJonnie Mar 2025 #15
This reply is pathetically orange. arthritisR_US Mar 2025 #11
What are you expecting people to do? Trexmaster Mar 2025 #13
You're not fooling anybody. (nt) Paladin Mar 2025 #20
Your argument is what doesn't work blubunyip Mar 2025 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author arthritisR_US Mar 2025 #12
When a large number of people actually join tavernier Mar 2025 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2025 #21
Your comment was bdamomma Mar 2025 #24
Then don't do anything bif Mar 2025 #17
You have seriously misread the situation. Qutzupalotl Mar 2025 #23
Looks like they're scared of this, so I guess we're on to something... Think. Again. Mar 2025 #14
Yes, I read here about this last week and found where it will be in my city. elocs Mar 2025 #18
Three of us going from our house. Greybnk48 Mar 2025 #19
There is one near me!! I signed up. LT Barclay Mar 2025 #25
I will def JBTaurus83 Mar 2025 #26
When we get to 3.5% of the population we win! Easterncedar Mar 2025 #27
Lots of Vermonters promising to show up in Montpelier at noon. democrank Mar 2025 #28
Irony... "hands off" but some of these folks plan on mayhem, vandalism and violence. WarGamer Mar 2025 #29
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