I've tried with local people I know and can vet that aren't MAGAts. No one was interested. We have an insane level of individualistic thinking in this country.

I would argue that No Kings protest will never achieve the goals french protesters are because No Kings refuses to use a wider diversity of tactics.
You can’t force someone to the negotiating table without force. Sit ins, speeches and tweets won’t make the Republican party any less fascist.

That a protest should be a tactic, an action towards an immediate goal, and not a goal within itself.

Tankie nostalgy and consiprations❤️‍🩹

As if these regimes were not totalitarian from beginning and did not serve imperialist interests of soviet pseudosocialism.
Protecting the spirit of revolution to eventually become corpocracy that is even stronger capitalist than the capitalist-democratic counterparts.

Europeans: this is not normal, this is not fair. Let's protest for our rights.
Americans: this is fine...

"Russian people" speaking language of russian propaganda? Im russian in some sense, so can you tell me how our society is fighting fascism (the democratic republic protecting its own soverignity you mean? Because they used to have 1 seat in the parliament for one fascist).
Or maybee because of CIA helping Yeltsin save his power and eventually put bunch of oligarchs with Putin as a president. And now having a war because militarists can profit from it , and it is just fun for a brainrot dictator.
Never mentioning cooperating with corpocracies like china and vietnam, that disappear their people for attempting to create independent workers union.

You see, it is hard to not fall into pit of idealization and polarization, meaning, instead of having nuanced socialist view, you prefer tankies that were quite popular at the time.
And you are likely american so you have no idea what post-war consensus was. But you might know Chile before CIA-assisted coup.

And maybe, protests do very little in America because ruling class aren't afraid of the public that much

That's just precious. You're unable to comprehend a single sentence, and you're doubling down on that.

I think that both celebrating "working hard" (so, long hours rather than the efficiency of working smart) and having the concept of "shopping theraphy", are pretty good indications that the entire culture is twisted towards maximizing things that aren't aren't good for most people.

It's a lot deeper and well entrenched than merelly Politics.

Ahh yes. Here come the excuses.

Adding to your post, the protesting, this is a classic idea everyone has. Have you ever lived there, then shut the fuck up. Because in places like this you have to shut the fuck up. You can have an opinion to yourself otherwise you're going to the front line.

You guys need to chill on the hate. A good amount of hate is fine but y'all becoming redditors.

It's starting to look like Europeans can't tell where the front door is or the backdoor is. It's like these protests are supposed to result in yes daddy and yield results. Sorry, you're reading history books to tackle modern day issues.

I seek the down votes. They let me know you read my unpopular opinion. Also I do enjoy traveling to Europe.

.... Provide me with citable evidence that socialist Cuba or North Korea served the Soviets' 'imperial interests'

I really hate driving in DC but this post is… next level. It isn’t so bad people that it would “put a damper on protesting”. One of the easiest places to park is actually around the National Mall which is really close to the White House.

Ah the classic “go die in the streets because I totally would” response.

This is why you show up in numbers that are difficult to deal with.

I'm not clicking on your YouTube video link. That's so 2014.

Tell me what it is.

No, you’re fine. Stay home and do nothing. I’m absolutely fine with your country becoming a cautionary tale for everywhere else the Nazis are trying to make inroads.

You just keep doing fuck all, vote like you were going to do anyway, attend a parade or two and wave a snarky sign. Really. Don’t do a damn thing, and watch what happens. There’s literally no one I’d rather see made an example of than some cowardly white liberal on Lemmy projecting insincerity onto actual antifascists.

Sorry you decided you feel like you had to act like an ass too. Seems to be a real problem with Americans these days.

You should pick better role models.

Work ethic as it’s called doesn’t oppose the things I mentioned. But yes there is some of that ingrained in our culture, though I’d argue that there is some of that mentality in plenty of more socialist countries as well.

And your recommendations then?

Oh yeah

You might be underestimating what the US government is capable, willing, and ready to do to its own people if they legitimately threaten status quo leadership.

well at least it would substantiate substantial changes …so… 🤷🏿‍♂️

It wouldn't. But even if it did, you are endorsing telling people to enter into a meat grinder.

If the americans are A-OK with the status quo allow tjem to keep doing what theyre currently doimg and let us see how much positive changes they bring about.

They aren't A-OK, which is why they're finally going to vote in numbers. They're also petulantly stupid though and are only reactively voting now that we have had shit completely fall apart under Trump.

Dude you live in Dreamland.

We other people actually try to change things by, you know, actually doing something.

No need to vomit wordsalads at me 😁😂🤣

If we don't cause discomfort for the federal representatives, I'm afraid they will just call it a local problem much as they've done with the No Kings protests up to this point

its an 'important' song to those who know 'The Truth'.

even better Im a ML, Marxist Leninist!

they should make them afraid, seeing as how they outnumber theem overwhelmingly.

ah yes! Voting will make a substantial permanent difference! ... 🤭

...ok.... and what exactly do you other people do? ...

Im still waiting....

Okay, you are actually advocating for people to give up. This is like a cattle mindset. The elephant that no longer tries to break the twine around his neck.

Never mind the fact that, no, I'm not underestimating—do I need to remind you what your grandmothers and grandfathers bled for? Are they just better people than you?

I am American, by the way. Do not come at me with that "fuck off european" horseshit.