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    37 days ago

    I did attend. The most that happened is i signed up for a lot of email lists and now i get emails that bring me to more events where we don’t accomplish things and trade emails.

    Not a single thing you have listed involves removing fascists from power.

    Thanks for making me feel validated.

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      16 days ago

      You know how Black people finally got their civil rights?

      Lawsuits. Lots and lots and lots of lawsuits.

      Look it up if you do not believe me.

      Black lawyers and their allies worked tirelessly to sue local, state, and federal institutions. The peaceful protests brought attention to the lawsuits so they could not be ignored and galvanized the Black community and their allies into a movement of orchestrated action.

      Millions of people boycotting, even if imperfectly, is fucking devastating for corporate giants and 100% legal.

      Violent action will not work because taking down an authoritarian regime is a marathon, not a race.

      It’s going to take a long time to extirpate all the cancer plaguing our institutions, and violent conflicts just make it take even longer.

      I’m sharing a link with you of an interview between John Stewart and Maria Ressa, who is a journalist that was targeted, attacked, arrested, and charged for her criticisms of Rodrigo Duerte.

      It’s important to note the role that social media manipulation plays us all into thinking that challenges in court and peaceful protests do not work-- they do, just not in a way that is obvious to someone who is not used to fighting against an authoritarian regime.

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          15 days ago

          Hitler committed suicide, dumbass.

          Again, peaceful protests are not a mutually exclusive option. They are simply the most accessible and most important in order to amplify labor strikes and boycotting.

          Don’t fall for the propaganda calls for violence, it’s all an excuse to unleash violence upon peaceful protesters.

          This marathon against fear and authoritarianism is only going to be won with facts and rule of law.

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            My bad i forgot Stalin and Mussolini stepped down after they brought enough lawsuits against them.

            Authoritarians only ever leave office when they die

            Grow up