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I'm shocked that I haven't seen one protest yet. Is the media suppressing them? If there aren't any, why?

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[-] kreynen@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 4 months ago

@Yazer@lemmy.ca there is also the 50501 group organizing protests in all 50 states April 5.

As others have commented, there haven't been protests this large and often in the US since the Vietnam War. Organizing this takes time. Organizing without using billionaire owned services with questionable privacy policies takes even longer... but it is happening.

https://www.fiftyfifty.one/

[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Yes. The media is suppressing them. See c/50501

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[-] Jhogenbaum@leminal.space 1 points 4 months ago

My wife and I got babysitters went to the science protests. There's often protestors waiving Palestinian flag downtown during the week - small but consistent group near city hall. I don't hear any reporting either but I see them.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We have an extremely effective propaganda system. There are protests. My partner shows me on Instagram videos. But most people are complacent or defeatist (because of the propaganda system since childhood).

[-] TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

To be the most effective we have to be protesting in front of houses of people who actually influence change. I’ve been too far too many protests and it feels like they mean nothing. Only way to make change is to stop taking it to the streets. And taking it to houses of billionaires and politicians who actually are in control of change.

[-] Kaboom@reddthat.com 1 points 4 months ago

There's been a lot of protests. How massive is mass is up to you though.

Although, a lot of people really like the way things are going, and a lot of anger is just terminally online bozos who don't even live in America.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

there are pretty significant protests in recent months. Tesla, the federal government, unions etc. It's just that nobody really care about them with all the funny shit happening in the federal government right now.

Realistically, they also won't do much, so you'll have better reach doing more traditional on the ground campaigning anyway.

[-] toxiczombie@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Just went to one for vets against the VA cuts and haven't heard shit about it since

[-] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Americans are too dumd down, pacified, apathetic and fatalistic.
Europe or other places would be on fire.
In the US taking a group walk with some signs and shouting is already too much to ask.
Let the downvotes rain for the uncomfortable truth.

[-] salena@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Bernie and AOC just got 34,000 people at a protest they did. Check out 50501... They seem to be rallying point. You might need to check them out here or on Blue Sky though, tik tok is deleting comments about them and Facebook will soon also probably. But yeah, for some reason the protests are not hitting the media

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

The revolution will not be televised

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