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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

yall had your chance. fucked around and found out.

I still support the protests but, jesus christ, this fucking mess is only just beginning.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)

americans are awful at protesting. they show up, cant figure out where to park, have no organizations, have lame chants (e.g. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has go to go), present the same meaningless meme protest posters, leave tons of trash behind, and it last a few hours. Nothing is sustained for multiple days or weeks, and the solidarity is with people who already were with you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

So accurate. Attention span issues.

[–] JackbyDev 4 points 2 days ago

H A S T O G O

Donald Trump has got to go!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They should ship in French people. They are first class protestors.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Remember if you're going to any protests. Don't bring your phone and wear a mask. Use a map if you're not familiar with the area, write any important numbers you might need to call from a cell on your arm. Let friends know where you're going and don't go alone if you can.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago

monkey paw curls

The two party system is over

[–] [email protected] 103 points 3 days ago (14 children)

And searches for "can I change my vote" and "what is a tariff" have spiked

Everyone has been warning against Trump (including his own ex staff and lawyers).

Big thanks to the donkeys though who promoted Trump and tried to pretend Kamala is the same.

I doubt there is a single economist that believes in Trump

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Get ready because next year they going make protesting illegal, and Trump already signal his willingness to send troops to said protest. I suspect we will have protest and soldiers shooting said protesters. People under estimate how many mega have joined the army.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If making protesting illegal is enough to get you to stop protesting: You're not really upset enough to have protested in the first place for anything but taking pictures of it for social media points.

And it's not like protesters haven't been getting shot or beaten up by police even while it's legal.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

That's why I would advise against directly confrontation means of protest. Instead look at things like malicious compliance, boycotts, 4B / birthstrike, anticonsumption, and other acts of non-participation. Labor strikes will probably be common, but those can be rather risky.

Governments know how to deal in violence. Don't give them a target to aim at.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (7 children)

March and rally to protest Trump and the two-party war machine

Mass protests against the two-party system. Perhaps we can get some actual representation next election.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There isn’t going to be another election, not a real one anyway. It’s game over.

For starters, his first speech on 1A basically says he’s prosecuting anyone who dares to enforce the Hatch Act.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dudes getting rid of the department of education so garbage human beings can isolate their children in homeschooling. More than protests are required. Real tangible steps needed to be taken prior to the election to enshrine basic rights and quality of standard for the US citizens. Democrats refused because everyone knows they have 1 or 2 senators or congressional rep that would make sure their minor majority was canceled out. This was intentional by democrat leadership(pelosi). The US voters refused to remove both democrats and republicans end masse because both of them wanted their party to have the power. Welcome to the Divided States of america. Have you had your joy today?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They can come out to protest but not to vote?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There are 161 million people registered to vote. Out of 147 million that did vote, 3 million more voted for Trump. Do not shame the actual voters, we did our part.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 3 days ago (24 children)

I see all these comments roasting the protestors, but I'm just glad people are angry. It would have been great if the election went differently, but it didn't, and we are where we are. Support people getting mad with how things turned out. Stop acting like all these people did nothing until now. I voted, and I'm protesting. I'll happily welcome non voters in the protests too. Turn your frustration and anger against the people you oppose instead of willing allies.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Minority of americans are against Trump. I've lost all hope for average americans intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Wasn’t the time to protest like before the election? Can’t figure the US line of reasoning

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I think Trump's strategy was "I'm going to sound so crazy every Democrat will assume I'll lose and don't bother voting".

And it worked.

TWICE

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

both times dem consultants took the bait and courted republicans. Though this is the first time right wing immigration policies were pushed by the democrat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hillary campaigns with Kissinger, Harris campaigns with the Cheneys, and then Democrats wonder why no one trusts them.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago

couldve been louder a couple months ago

[–] [email protected] 193 points 3 days ago (5 children)

This was one of the main reasons why I was looking forward to Harris winning ... so that everyone in the world could just stop talking about dumb American politics for a while

Now it looks like it's all we'll ever talk about at the expense of talking about every other important thing in the world ... such as our long term survival as a species on this planet.

[–] [email protected] 138 points 3 days ago (11 children)

The unfortunate truth is that a Trump win is relevant to our long term survival as a species. He's likely to push anti-pollution deregulation, prioritize fossil fuels, refuse to uphold international agreements on climate change policy, etc. That's on top of the damage he will do to international trade, charitable efforts, world health, immigration, and war. He is far from the only problem in all of those areas, but unfortunately he's likely to be involved with just about all of it, and improve none of it. As an American, I'm so so sorry.

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[–] [email protected] 130 points 3 days ago (6 children)

While I fully support these protests, they need to be planning for the responding violence from authorities. It's coming the day Trump takes office.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

"Hate never made America great" ? What the fuck are you even talking about? Your hate of commies launched you to the moon and made you a nuclear superpower. Your hate of the religious freedom in Europe caused you to invade another continent and cause genocide upon its inhabitants. Your hate of black people sparked a civil war that almost destroyed you as a country.

Hate is what defines you. As a reminder of the hate you perpetuate, your majority chose hate of women and minorities instead of throwing a known criminal in jail. Trump is the US. Hate is the US.

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Wonderful timing! Did you ever consider doing this a week or two ago?

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