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On it's own, it doesn't matter at all. You can't protest against those who don't recognise your humanity. The exact lesson from apartheid here in south Africa. There is no peaceful way to oppose ideologies based on violence.
It mattered enough for the administration to act out, post AI, and create competition stories to have anything else to talk about
This fascist administration and fake fox news both disagree with you
Still think this holds up? They dismissed it effortlessly. You are impotent and they know it.
living in your head rent free a month later, oh man
Fascists are all about controlling the narrative. Any time we can seize that from them, they will be impacted. Trump has been trying desperately for months to encite violence and riots so he can justify massive military intervention. So far, his use of the national guard on peaceful cities is being met with contempt and resistance by the majority of Americans. Even his base is getting frustrated.
It sucks, but this is what winning looks like when we have a president, house, senate, and Supreme Court all captured by a hostile party looking to dismantle and divide the country.
I agree in some ways.
But there needs to be multiple factions. These protestors are one faction. One piece of movement. Another traditional faction is the politicians. Then there are teachers... Everyone plays their part. Even criminals have a part they can play (honestly it is probably one of the most important seeing as we are dealing with people above the law... It takes one to know one type of mindset).
The fight needs multiple arms. And it's up to each individual to play their part outside of these visible productions of display.
If you know criminals, or players of "the game", you know they see these protests as nothing but comical and you know they can find a way to utilize them for their own gains too. So you are correct in your view. But I don't think the protests are worthless if they are attached to the bigger spectrum and other factions of change. We just need to see those other factions have growth too. People can't put all the eggs into this protest basket.
"Do Not Split"
Learned about it from this episode of the Team Human podcast
The protests aren't meant to persuade Trump. You should educate yourself on how things work in the US.
The point is to persuade the 150+ million Americans that did not vote in the last election to vote in the next one, which is only about a year away. If Trump loses the house and senate, he will be severely limited in what he can do, and many of the awful things taking place can be reversed or at least halted.
Secondarily, many people that dispassionately voted for Trump are not happy about the economy and how he's preventing the release of the Epstein files. Those people absolutely can be persuaded to turn against him in the next election.
This is (for the moment) still a democratic republic.