• Knightfox@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      Except that protests that actually disrupt something get you arrested. Still doesn’t actually do much in the USA.

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        That’s the thing. You have to get enough people arrested that the system can’t handle it. Its tough to find that many people willing to make that sacrifice until things get much worse than they are now

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          16 hours ago

          Eh, that’s not really a good example. The US already has more people incarcerated per capita than any other country. The biggest limitation is how many people they can arrest at one time, not how many people they will arrest total. You might be able to get enough people to protest at once that they can’t arrest them all at once, but they absolutely will arrest them over 1-3 years. They kept arresting Jan 6th people for 4 years under Biden, you don’t think that the current administration will be after you as long as possible?

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            Jan 6 is actually the example I was thinking of. The system was overwhelmed enough that it took so long that their guy took office and pardoned everyone.

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      4 days ago

      and also its only 1 side protesting, maga/conservatives almost never protest against the gop, they are more likely to follow the leader than anything.