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A Boring Dystopia

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The pig sees her, turns, aims, and shoots her almost point blank.

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[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (4 children)

While I detest violence in all forms, and respect peaceful protest and the power of the ballot box; it seems like the current administration is doing everything it can to disenfranchise the voters of this country, and preemptively using violence against peaceful protesters. I hope things don’t tip too far, because while Americans don’t riot like the French at the drop of a hat, there is an enormous amount of anger simmering among the working class people in this country, and I’d hate to see that erupt. If it does come to a head it will make the Paris riots like a sunny day on Lake Geneva.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

and mostly targeting blue counties too.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A large part of that working class is fully captive to the corporate media narratives, and voted for Trump last November. They support this.

[–] emmy67@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They less support this, than the lies they were fed. His disapproval polling is clear on that

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And yet, zero self-awareness to try to connect the actions to the outcome. If those same lies were fed to them in the exact same way, they will continue to do the same stupid thing.

[–] emmy67@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If they're too busy worrying about where the next meal is coming from, can you blame them? I mean you can but surely that removes some of the blame

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It does not. They are poor as shit because of who they vote for. Full stop.

[–] emmy67@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Not really, the kind of people you're talking about have been poor for at least a generation

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Americans are packing more heat than the French. We won't ever organize to shut down the country, but there will be more executions and attempted murders like the United Health CEO.

As people fall into despair most will rot away silently, but a minority will decide to take somebody with them.

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How about we organize instead? Make it a goal to go to the protest this weekend, meet one person whose sign you like, get their contact details and agree to meet up at the next protest. It’s that easy to get the ball rolling.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Protest would be more effective to effect change, and I will be doing my part in my city.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

america may have tons of guns, but when what's probably the majority of them are owned by people who seemingly approve of what's happening, will there ever be the necessary large scale resistance?

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

For what I and probably you want to happen? Almost certainly not.

For something to happen? I figure yes. I will be doing what I can to shape the future with peaceful protest.

[–] IDrawPoorly@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I mean guns guns guns people talk about but IEDs won Iraq and can be made IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, if Americans rise up, I think it'll look a lot more like The Troubles than the first American Civil War. For one, because there aren't clear, geographical divisions this time, and indeed, I would guess that guerilla tactics are going to be more effective than guns against a military with overwhelming conventional warfare capabilities.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Absolutely. The US military was tiny at the outbreak of the civil war, and a whole lot of the veterans of the Mexican American war were fighting for the South.

If violence escalates, and I think it might, it will look much more like the troubles than the American Civil war.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't be surprised to find more of those in use in the US I. The coming years.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

i hate how vague the term violence is, as it can mean so much as to make it useless.

protesting is a form of violence, it is meant to hurt the status quo. if the protests blocks a road or impedes trade and therefore there's some economical violence in there too.

but there's also violence in an unfair system that creates those protests. people are protesting ICE kidnapping and disappearing people with support of the state. that is a much worse violence than that being used in the protest.

and the "violent" police response, was violent, because he literally shot a reporter.

because the term is so vague, anti violence as a moral stance is meaningless.