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Okay, now do it every weekend until something changes. That's why protests are successful in places like France, because they repeat until it's no longer possible to ignore.
Edit: Cleaned up that last line.
Americans on both sides of the political theater have long since given over agency to fantasy ideas about "someone coming" or someone is going to "do something" or that "nothing ever happens." It's why we have Trump and why nobody has done anything about him.
We are far, far from uncomfortable enough to sacrifice our weekends every week to go stand in the sun. We are the wealthiest nation, and thus the most comfortable in our routines.
Protests are successful in places like France because they carry with them the implicit threat that the elites will sonner or later have their heads separated from their shoulders if they don't address the concerns of the rest of the population.
Meanwhile in the US there is not even the risk of the economic damage of a General Strike, much less of the physical integrity of those who actually control how the country is managed.
Several million Americans walking around in their own time holding boards decrying the current puppet of the elites ain't going to scare the elites into letting go of some of their power.
The murder by a single individual of a Healthcare Insurance company CEO had more concrete impact than this march of millions of Americans ever will.
thats why they worked very quickly to suppress news about luigi, it also took them a month to come out with a way to propagandize against him.
They also work in France because all of those people can very reasonably gather in one place, which isn't feasible for the US
Not all of France is Paris either. This is just one of those excuses not to do anything.
Good news! You don't have to all gather in one location!
Yeah, this is crucial here. We also had large protests in Germany last year. Once, maybe twice. Then everyone went home and let the fascists continue to take more influence and the supposed center followed suit and now the country has shifted significantly to the far right and the minister of interior is in open defiance of the courts to abuse refugee seekers.
You have to protest every week and if your demands are not met you have to escalate protests. That includes things like striking, blocking the police/ICE thugs from carrying out their oppressive missions but will also need you to fight back, if you are attacked.
Not keeping up the pressure now would be a great blunder, unfortunately one that many "liberals" or "social democrats" love to fall into.
I don't know if I'd lump in democratic socialists with liberals but I agree with everything else that you said.
Social democrats are hardly "democratic socialists" in almost all European countries. By now in countries like Germany or Denmark the "Social democrats" are Neoliberals with a hard on for authoritarian and racist policies.
Ah okay, I thought we were talking about actual social democrats, not LARPers.
Those are considered Leftist parties nowadays, not to be confused with Leftist parties (tankie edition).
They also burn things in France.
Like Waymos?
They also blockade the ports and spay manure at government buildings in France.
Looks like there's a lesson here.
Sick burn. I'm not American though so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
JFC. Seek help mate.