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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 195 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh. Yeah. Someone should probably tell them that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don't care about civilian casualties. In fact, they might even be more likely to attack those targets, knowing civilians will be there.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 136 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The US isn't the only audience for this defiant display.

[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 74 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But the pedo is the one who will bomb them, and its clear he doesn't give a fuck.

These people have balls. I wouldn't be there. I think it'll give him more reason to bomb them. Fuck this sucks.

[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 week ago (2 children)

US citizens need to show this kind of boldness come the May 1st general strike by continuing it for more than one day.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also, what moron specifies an end date to a strike? That's defeating the entire purpose of striking.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Step one is to get organized. Some morons know this.

[–] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Given the previous demonstrations, albeit too far and few in between, the numbers participating have increased each time.

I personally am cynical with the current show so far, but I remain hopeful that critical mass will be achieved. Agent Orangutan must be stopped.

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you mean the 3 day weekend everyone is planning on taking? really hard to get enthusiastic about this when most engagement is lazy, but like i get why they are trying to make it as easy as possible to claim people are striking.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The point isn't what Trump thinks. Many people are not going to be there either. Some will be though.

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago

Brave thing to do.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If this happens we all need to be off our asses and in the streets. No memes, no shitposting, on the fucking streets. It’s already been way too long and far for this administration to continually hold the world hostage.

[–] morto@piefed.social 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We don't need to let it happen first. We should be already on the streets.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago
[–] smeg@infosec.pub 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

General Strike. Don't work, don't shop.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

I don't think US Americans are capable

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

im outside every single time but nothing crazy ever happens except police brutality like tear gas and arrests and energized republicans

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure but there's so many far easier things. Buy spray paint and go out at night and write some thoughts on the walls. Do easy things that are a little bit out of your comfort zone.

There's no way the US is going into france protest mode over a president, it has been proven. Trump could kill half the country and the other half would go to work.

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Unfortunately true. Half who voted still support him after all.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

Tbf this should have happened under W, Obama, the first Trump admin, but especially since j6

[–] Space00@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They are going to need those if they want a country after regime change. The people showing up to defend what is their’s is a good sign.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Need which, the bridges and power plants, or the people?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If they think that will stop bombs, they're very much mistaken.

Although I suspect the Iranian regime know that all too well, and that this will solidify people against the invaders. It's hard to side with people who've just turned your family into mince.

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is pretty much the only strategy they have. Although their country is one third as populous as the United States, their defense department has less funding than Arkansa's public education system. Outrage from the America public is their only defense against US military superiority.

It's a good strategy. I'd be upset if my tax dollars blew up thousands of civilians making a human chain around a powerplant.

[–] assa123@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Trump on how to unite a country

[–] kamayatu24@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Most likely, this won't even come close to stopping the psychopath Trump.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

For a bunch of far right fasicsts, it's truly remarkable how the MAGA idiots and the Likud+ maniacs underestimate ...nationalism.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

trump anf isreal found the one way to rally the iranian people behind their government..

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They should probably not do that. Trump doesn't give a fuck. They're just increasing their death chances.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

What he say now? Let's keep talking?

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but apparently this had nothing to do with it.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It might. Looked real bad when their palantir ai software helped kill all the children

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

no but it helps the regime, by martyring them, and turning the public from other countries against israel and trump MORE. in the DS9 show, the CHangeling female, dominion proposed a plan to use meatshields, by placing cardassian citizens in around military compounds, power stations,,,etc. in order to turn the public against the rebels.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Hmmm, human chains ended horribly for the protesters a couple months back, I wonder how this will

[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  1. Get all the Pro-Iranian-Government people right on top of important infra
  2. USA blows them all up
  3. ????
  4. PROFIT!?
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remember when Osama Bin Laden killed all the NYC plutocrats and the US gave up on its imperial ambitions in the Middle East?

[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 2 points 17 hours ago

Ah shit, you must be from the based timeline. I got the one with 9/11 and COVID instead :/

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