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[+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -27 points 1 week ago (17 children) Looting stores? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago (13 children) yes you should always believe the framing of the regime media. But I totally do not expect anything better really. The US is just a running gag permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 week ago (10 children) I’d love a general strike. Can’t do it by myself. No one else I know is ready to sacrifice everything they have to start the revolution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago (9 children) sacrifice everything Jezus christ, striking is one of the easiest and effective means. The level of subservience and impotence is mind-boggling. And frightning at the same time. If I would live in a dystopian country where people had this mentality I would go crazy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (1 child) We get fired and lose healthcare if we strike, and possibly get shot by police. By design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago Alright then, do what you want. Not our problem permalink fedilink source parent [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -12 points 1 week ago (6 children) And none of that would give “the democrats” the means to do anything about the president. Maybe I’ll come live in your utopian country and gripe on lemmy about people in America just trying to get through their day. I totally agree with you on stuff but your expectations and attitude here are baffling. Come on over and start organizing if you feel it’s so easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago* A general strike in Minnesota lead to the resignations of federal prosecutors, the firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noam, and the eventual resignation of US Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Now, try to magine what could be accomplished with a national wide general strike. Try to imagine what could be possible if Democrats stopped condemning protests every time a window gets broken, they could use that mass movement to do whatever they wanted. You can't just try to get through your day anymore, you have to fight back or you're going to fucking die. permalink fedilink source parent [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Why the fuck should we do your hardwork for you LMAO? We have our country and our country men who need class consciousness. We'll work towards fixing our countries. You're free to try to do so for your own. But if all you got is excuses, might as well perish. But best hope that your imperialist countries don't think they can plunder the third world again. That'll just be bodies being sent back horizontally to Europe and US permalink fedilink source parent [+] cone_zombie@lemmy.ml -12 points 1 week ago (1 child) You don't believe there's looting? There very often is, along with burning civilian cars etc. In the last video I saw from the UK, the "protesters" were walking along a residential street smashing random windows while the residents were hiding inside terrified permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago That's not the point and I never said that. There are sometimes people joining the legitimate protests for their own (bad) reasons. Sometimes deliberately by the government agents provocateur. Both with the same result. Demonizing the protests. The press will invariably only focus on that fringe group and call all of them "troublemakers"or whatever. (As you implied by using quote marks) The general public will dislike them and not even know about the legitimate demands of their protest. Simple tactics that work on gullible people permalink fedilink source parent [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago About time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago Right? You cant loot stores unless you form a private equity firm with republican venture capitalists first. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Lmao. Sure, bro. Guess what? Its not gonna stop :)) every store and every store owner will be rendered bankrupt and they'll have to pull themselves up by the bootstraps like the rest of us. Welcome to living like the proles removedboy :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago (13 children) yes you should always believe the framing of the regime media. But I totally do not expect anything better really. The US is just a running gag permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 week ago (10 children) I’d love a general strike. Can’t do it by myself. No one else I know is ready to sacrifice everything they have to start the revolution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago (9 children) sacrifice everything Jezus christ, striking is one of the easiest and effective means. The level of subservience and impotence is mind-boggling. And frightning at the same time. If I would live in a dystopian country where people had this mentality I would go crazy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (1 child) We get fired and lose healthcare if we strike, and possibly get shot by police. By design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago Alright then, do what you want. Not our problem permalink fedilink source parent [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -12 points 1 week ago (6 children) And none of that would give “the democrats” the means to do anything about the president. Maybe I’ll come live in your utopian country and gripe on lemmy about people in America just trying to get through their day. I totally agree with you on stuff but your expectations and attitude here are baffling. Come on over and start organizing if you feel it’s so easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago* A general strike in Minnesota lead to the resignations of federal prosecutors, the firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noam, and the eventual resignation of US Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Now, try to magine what could be accomplished with a national wide general strike. Try to imagine what could be possible if Democrats stopped condemning protests every time a window gets broken, they could use that mass movement to do whatever they wanted. You can't just try to get through your day anymore, you have to fight back or you're going to fucking die. permalink fedilink source parent [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Why the fuck should we do your hardwork for you LMAO? We have our country and our country men who need class consciousness. We'll work towards fixing our countries. You're free to try to do so for your own. But if all you got is excuses, might as well perish. But best hope that your imperialist countries don't think they can plunder the third world again. That'll just be bodies being sent back horizontally to Europe and US permalink fedilink source parent [+] cone_zombie@lemmy.ml -12 points 1 week ago (1 child) You don't believe there's looting? There very often is, along with burning civilian cars etc. In the last video I saw from the UK, the "protesters" were walking along a residential street smashing random windows while the residents were hiding inside terrified permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago That's not the point and I never said that. There are sometimes people joining the legitimate protests for their own (bad) reasons. Sometimes deliberately by the government agents provocateur. Both with the same result. Demonizing the protests. The press will invariably only focus on that fringe group and call all of them "troublemakers"or whatever. (As you implied by using quote marks) The general public will dislike them and not even know about the legitimate demands of their protest. Simple tactics that work on gullible people permalink fedilink source parent
[+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 1 week ago (10 children) I’d love a general strike. Can’t do it by myself. No one else I know is ready to sacrifice everything they have to start the revolution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago (9 children) sacrifice everything Jezus christ, striking is one of the easiest and effective means. The level of subservience and impotence is mind-boggling. And frightning at the same time. If I would live in a dystopian country where people had this mentality I would go crazy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (1 child) We get fired and lose healthcare if we strike, and possibly get shot by police. By design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago Alright then, do what you want. Not our problem permalink fedilink source parent [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -12 points 1 week ago (6 children) And none of that would give “the democrats” the means to do anything about the president. Maybe I’ll come live in your utopian country and gripe on lemmy about people in America just trying to get through their day. I totally agree with you on stuff but your expectations and attitude here are baffling. Come on over and start organizing if you feel it’s so easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago* A general strike in Minnesota lead to the resignations of federal prosecutors, the firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noam, and the eventual resignation of US Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Now, try to magine what could be accomplished with a national wide general strike. Try to imagine what could be possible if Democrats stopped condemning protests every time a window gets broken, they could use that mass movement to do whatever they wanted. You can't just try to get through your day anymore, you have to fight back or you're going to fucking die. permalink fedilink source parent [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Why the fuck should we do your hardwork for you LMAO? We have our country and our country men who need class consciousness. We'll work towards fixing our countries. You're free to try to do so for your own. But if all you got is excuses, might as well perish. But best hope that your imperialist countries don't think they can plunder the third world again. That'll just be bodies being sent back horizontally to Europe and US permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago (9 children) sacrifice everything Jezus christ, striking is one of the easiest and effective means. The level of subservience and impotence is mind-boggling. And frightning at the same time. If I would live in a dystopian country where people had this mentality I would go crazy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (1 child) We get fired and lose healthcare if we strike, and possibly get shot by police. By design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago Alright then, do what you want. Not our problem permalink fedilink source parent [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -12 points 1 week ago (6 children) And none of that would give “the democrats” the means to do anything about the president. Maybe I’ll come live in your utopian country and gripe on lemmy about people in America just trying to get through their day. I totally agree with you on stuff but your expectations and attitude here are baffling. Come on over and start organizing if you feel it’s so easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago* A general strike in Minnesota lead to the resignations of federal prosecutors, the firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noam, and the eventual resignation of US Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Now, try to magine what could be accomplished with a national wide general strike. Try to imagine what could be possible if Democrats stopped condemning protests every time a window gets broken, they could use that mass movement to do whatever they wanted. You can't just try to get through your day anymore, you have to fight back or you're going to fucking die. permalink fedilink source parent [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Why the fuck should we do your hardwork for you LMAO? We have our country and our country men who need class consciousness. We'll work towards fixing our countries. You're free to try to do so for your own. But if all you got is excuses, might as well perish. But best hope that your imperialist countries don't think they can plunder the third world again. That'll just be bodies being sent back horizontally to Europe and US permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (1 child) We get fired and lose healthcare if we strike, and possibly get shot by police. By design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago Alright then, do what you want. Not our problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago Alright then, do what you want. Not our problem permalink fedilink source parent
[+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -12 points 1 week ago (6 children) And none of that would give “the democrats” the means to do anything about the president. Maybe I’ll come live in your utopian country and gripe on lemmy about people in America just trying to get through their day. I totally agree with you on stuff but your expectations and attitude here are baffling. Come on over and start organizing if you feel it’s so easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago* A general strike in Minnesota lead to the resignations of federal prosecutors, the firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noam, and the eventual resignation of US Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Now, try to magine what could be accomplished with a national wide general strike. Try to imagine what could be possible if Democrats stopped condemning protests every time a window gets broken, they could use that mass movement to do whatever they wanted. You can't just try to get through your day anymore, you have to fight back or you're going to fucking die. permalink fedilink source parent [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Why the fuck should we do your hardwork for you LMAO? We have our country and our country men who need class consciousness. We'll work towards fixing our countries. You're free to try to do so for your own. But if all you got is excuses, might as well perish. But best hope that your imperialist countries don't think they can plunder the third world again. That'll just be bodies being sent back horizontally to Europe and US permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago* A general strike in Minnesota lead to the resignations of federal prosecutors, the firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noam, and the eventual resignation of US Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Now, try to magine what could be accomplished with a national wide general strike. Try to imagine what could be possible if Democrats stopped condemning protests every time a window gets broken, they could use that mass movement to do whatever they wanted. You can't just try to get through your day anymore, you have to fight back or you're going to fucking die. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent
[+] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone -7 points 1 week ago (2 children) You are insufferable. I hope you get what you wish on us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago I'm pretty sure they won't lol, because they're more likely to work towards socialism, unlike Americans who are only capable of whining and killing PoC in foreign countries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Why the fuck should we do your hardwork for you LMAO? We have our country and our country men who need class consciousness. We'll work towards fixing our countries. You're free to try to do so for your own. But if all you got is excuses, might as well perish. But best hope that your imperialist countries don't think they can plunder the third world again. That'll just be bodies being sent back horizontally to Europe and US permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cone_zombie@lemmy.ml -12 points 1 week ago (1 child) You don't believe there's looting? There very often is, along with burning civilian cars etc. In the last video I saw from the UK, the "protesters" were walking along a residential street smashing random windows while the residents were hiding inside terrified permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago That's not the point and I never said that. There are sometimes people joining the legitimate protests for their own (bad) reasons. Sometimes deliberately by the government agents provocateur. Both with the same result. Demonizing the protests. The press will invariably only focus on that fringe group and call all of them "troublemakers"or whatever. (As you implied by using quote marks) The general public will dislike them and not even know about the legitimate demands of their protest. Simple tactics that work on gullible people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago That's not the point and I never said that. There are sometimes people joining the legitimate protests for their own (bad) reasons. Sometimes deliberately by the government agents provocateur. Both with the same result. Demonizing the protests. The press will invariably only focus on that fringe group and call all of them "troublemakers"or whatever. (As you implied by using quote marks) The general public will dislike them and not even know about the legitimate demands of their protest. Simple tactics that work on gullible people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago Right? You cant loot stores unless you form a private equity firm with republican venture capitalists first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago Lmao. Sure, bro. Guess what? Its not gonna stop :)) every store and every store owner will be rendered bankrupt and they'll have to pull themselves up by the bootstraps like the rest of us. Welcome to living like the proles removedboy :) permalink fedilink source parent