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749 points doener | 1 comments | 01 Feb 25 11:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.616s | source
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paulyy_y ◴[01 Feb 25 13:52 UTC] No.42898268[source]▶
What's more depressing is this was completely predictable, totally avoidable, but half the country welcomed this wave of oppression with open arms.
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diggan ◴[01 Feb 25 14:12 UTC] No.42898405[source]▶
> but half the country welcomed this wave of oppression with open arms.

And the other half? They seem to welcome this as well, but with crossed arms. Where are the protests? Seems most people end up writing upset messages on Twitter/Bluesky, but also seems there are no grassroots movements to actually protest the borderline coup that is happening?

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Applejinx ◴[01 Feb 25 14:20 UTC] No.42898465[source]▶
That's not how that works. The situation is set up to attempt to produce 'wild crazy radicals' who can be acted against super-aggressively. Failing to run about throwing rocks is a refusal to provide the guilty parties with exoneration for their acts. In effect, 'grassroots movements' directed by adversaries is what got us here, and is overwhelmingly unlikely to get us out.
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1. fn-mote ◴[01 Feb 25 15:04 UTC] No.42898840[source]▶
> 'grassroots movements' directed by adversaries is what got us here

This is too pessimistic. Consider successful grass-roots movements: civil rights and maybe anti-war (Vietnam).

> and is overwhelmingly unlikely to get us out.

In the sense that nothing is likely to get us out? Sure. At some point you need to stand up for what you believe is right, though.