The protest movement in the United States is growing, but so is the global authoritarian playbook it’s up against.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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    What’s the trap? I read that thing and I still have no idea. We embarrassed tf out of trump on his birthday. He had to tease that he’s starting a war with Iran to make himself feel better about it.

    This is a job he has that the republicans can fire him from at any point. Protesting is letting the republicans, who are never safe even if trump is, know that their jobs are also on the line.

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      He didn’t care. Nor did any of the republicans. By the end of the week no one will be talking about it. He was always going to Iran.

    • VagueAnodyneComments@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      you understand that war with Iran and the escalation of ICE raids in response to No Kings protests is significantly worse and in no way impeded by people marching with signs right?

      embarrassing Trump is kayfabe to let the Volk blow off steam

      they’re doing a fascist imperial war expansion whether people “peacefully protest” or not, so it is time for better tactics or removing oneself from the conflict so as not to be useful to fascists