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[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Stop with the false fucking hope, wake the fuck up, and do something. God you people will be wringing your hands acting like there is nothing you can do right until the end.

JOIN A UNION. JOIN THE IWW. ORGANIZE. GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL PROTESTS AND NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK. FORM A GROUP CHAT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. BUY A GUN AND LEARN TO USE IT.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

Yes but apparently fighting fascistism is mildly inconvenient so they're not going to do it.

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Where did the original commenter say they weren't doing these things? Or are you just not satisfied unless every random person on the internet is declaring they're committing suicide by cop?

Where do you live, should I make assumptions about you? Are you out on the street right now calling for sanctions on US plutocrats? Are you in the USA and not seeing this networking happen on the ground? If so, where in particular and what are you doing about it? Otherwise, what conditions are making your networking successful and how can we replicate those? Because I promise your imagined passivity is not universal...

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Americans should improve their society somewhat."

"Why do you want me to die? ? ? ! ! "

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Masterful deflection of the questions

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

We’re powerless and spread too thin geographically to do anything meaningful. Maybe we do need to get that radical, but I really hope it doesn’t ever need to get to that point.

I was replying to this. I didn't make any assumptions, I was replying directly to their claim that they're powerless, unable to do anything meaningful, and that they felt hope that they wouldn't need to get radical.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But do it faster, faster I say! I want to see American bodies in the street on the telly!