Kyle Rittenhouse walked up to police carrying an assault weapon during protests in Kenosha, then killed people, and Conservatives called him a hero.
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Kyle Rittenhouse walked up to police carrying an assault weapon during protests in Kenosha, then killed people, and Conservatives called him a hero.
Alex Pretti filmed officers during a protest, kept his handgun holstered, was wrestled to the ground, had his weapon taken away, and then was shot dead, and Conservatives are calling him a terrorist.
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@augieray I really needed to read all of this today. Thank you for summarizing it so clearly.
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After all, this is the president who casually suggested a couple of weeks ago that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.” (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/five-takeaways-reuters-interview-president-trump-2026-01-15/#:~:text=%E2%80%9Cwhen%20you%20think%20of%20it%2C%20we%20shouldn%27t%20even%20have%20an%20election.%E2%80%9D)
Legal experts continue to assert Trump doesn't have the power to stop the midterms (https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/politics/midterm-elections-trump-2026-analysis), but this is a president who claims unlimited power, has ignored court orders and rulings, and is protected by a biased Supreme Court.
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When cops write their own "administrative warrants" and don't enforce real judicial warrants if other cops say "go away", then a constitution is just a piece of paper.
The United States no longer exists for its people when its government has been siezed by a criminal gang, headed by a felon, whose word is law.
It no longer exists for other countries when it violates treaties and changes its position daily on the word of that same felon.
It's now the Formerly United States of America. #FUSA
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@lawyersgunsnmoney @augieray @darwinwoodka They didn't use enough rope after WWII.
@LukefromDC @lawyersgunsnmoney @augieray @darwinwoodka Or the Civil War. We should've hanged Jefferson Davis.
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Protests matter. Research has found that, "Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.” (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world) Yet, some of you can't be bothered to show up when protests and marches have occurred.
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Im autistic. Leave me alone.
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Im autistic. Leave me alone.
Ps, blocking the road and damaging the library and bus stops makes me hate movements.
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Ps, blocking the road and damaging the library and bus stops makes me hate movements.
Making it to where I cant go home to take my meds wont make me stay at your protest but it will make me cause a scene that is embarrassing for me and you.
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Making it to where I cant go home to take my meds wont make me stay at your protest but it will make me cause a scene that is embarrassing for me and you.
You know that thing you hated the other day where you felt blamed by the whole world? Imagine posting “the silence of your friends” stuff with an autistic who goes silent reading it.
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Like imagine how I feel with “cant even be bothered to show up” if your protest is by design inaccessible.
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Like dude your protest blocked the road, was loud and had too many people. Of course I “couldn’t be bothered to show up” you fucked over the bus stop and you chose destroying my safe space as an action!
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@rpin42 You're not wrong, but we need to be clear that the answer is "non-violent protests." The response from police and officials is on them, not on the protesters.
Also, some of these books and studies on the effectiveness of nonviolence do NOT actually count property damage as violence, even though a lot of the people who DO consider that violence, like to cite such studies to bolster their arguments against, say, burning the 3rd Precinct. Which further complicates the debate.
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@LukefromDC @augieray um going to quietly back out now. Big fan of non-violent direct-action and civil disobedience including general strikes, so I suppose if it were happening to me, I’d do my homework. It’s not me, yet, so I’ll focus on avoiding it. I feel for you in The States, it’s quite different where you are. Best of luck
It's something everyone is going to have to give some very serious thought. Goons may not be directly on your personal doorstep yet, but they're coming for EVERYONE.
The entire planet is under attack. The very air you breathe, the water you drink, the food you eat, the value of your work and life and home no matter WHERE you live.
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It's something everyone is going to have to give some very serious thought. Goons may not be directly on your personal doorstep yet, but they're coming for EVERYONE.
The entire planet is under attack. The very air you breathe, the water you drink, the food you eat, the value of your work and life and home no matter WHERE you live.
@violetmadder @rpin42 @augieray The only possible answer is "Arrgh-let them come!"
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@LukefromDC @lawyersgunsnmoney @augieray @darwinwoodka Or the Civil War. We should've hanged Jefferson Davis.
@theorangetheme @lawyersgunsnmoney @augieray @darwinwoodka That would have been a great idea. Also handle the slaveowners the same way Haiti did
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@starlily I'm not the one fighting, "Chief." In a world where people can pick fights with MAGAts and conservatives, it pisses me off when people want to pick fights with people with whom they agree because they think they got one point of their argument incorrect.
Seriously, train your fire on the people destroying democracy. Not the people you disagree with when they say 3.5% of the populace protesting can make a difference.
@augieray If you’ll consider a piece of unsolicited advice from a complete stranger, it does seem from here like you were gratuitously, needlessly antagonistic to people who share your values and goals, and disagree with you (if at all) only on relatively minor points.
When I’ve done stuff like this – and trust me, I have – on some level I knew I’d screwed up, and nothing made me feel better until I’d reached out to the folks I’d insulted and apologized to them.
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Kyle Rittenhouse walked up to police carrying an assault weapon during protests in Kenosha, then killed people, and Conservatives called him a hero.
Alex Pretti filmed officers during a protest, kept his handgun holstered, was wrestled to the ground, had his weapon taken away, and then was shot dead, and Conservatives are calling him a terrorist.
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@augieray Nothing has changed. Conservatism in this country at least, has always been about enforcing law upon others while enjoying freedom from enforcement from those same laws.
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@augieray I could have guessed Augie would block me. He seemed like the type that would brook no discussion on his pronouncements.
No loss for me. Like I said, I feel when you post in public, you should listen to arguments made in good faith. Otherwise you are just another talking point parrot.
I understand everyones pissed and raw right now, but fighting each other is what they want. Dont give in like Augie.
@starlily He's such an ass
