I’m done with Google.

They ruin everything good they create, like Google Music, in the name of profits.

Putting GrapheneOS on my phone this weekend. I already started migrating all my files to Proton.

Better CEO choice than Elon Musk.

Hitler committed suicide, dumbass.

Again, peaceful protests are not a mutually exclusive option. They are simply the most accessible and most important in order to amplify labor strikes and boycotting.

Don’t fall for the propaganda calls for violence, it’s all an excuse to unleash violence upon peaceful protesters.

This marathon against fear and authoritarianism is only going to be won with facts and rule of law.

Bro, this whole stupid ass conversation started with me saying peaceful protesting is not a mutually exclusive action.

Like, feel free to go be violent or whatever. Just don’t talk others into doing it first when you obviously are not willing to do that.

That’s why Luigi is an icon, and you are, frankly speaking, a huge hypocrite.

Luigi didn’t try to persuade or pressure others into taking a risk he wasn’t personally willing to take.

I have seen the power of peaceful protesting.

The boycotts work.

Violence only gives the administration a convenient excuse to hurt us.

Don’t fall for it.

The calls for violence are propaganda.

They have had a bad reputation for a while, but personally I only really noticed when they treated their workers poorly and disrespectfully during COVID-19.

I am ashamed to say I still shopped there infrequently after I knew we did not share the same values, but going forward I’ll never set foot in their stores again.

You know how Black people finally got their civil rights?

Lawsuits. Lots and lots and lots of lawsuits.

Look it up if you do not believe me.

Black lawyers and their allies worked tirelessly to sue local, state, and federal institutions. The peaceful protests brought attention to the lawsuits so they could not be ignored and galvanized the Black community and their allies into a movement of orchestrated action.

Millions of people boycotting, even if imperfectly, is fucking devastating for corporate giants and 100% legal.

Violent action will not work because taking down an authoritarian regime is a marathon, not a race.

It’s going to take a long time to extirpate all the cancer plaguing our institutions, and violent conflicts just make it take even longer.

I’m sharing a link with you of an interview between John Stewart and Maria Ressa, who is a journalist that was targeted, attacked, arrested, and charged for her criticisms of Rodrigo Duerte.

It’s important to note the role that social media manipulation plays us all into thinking that challenges in court and peaceful protests do not work-- they do, just not in a way that is obvious to someone who is not used to fighting against an authoritarian regime.

It’s very ironic to me you are even bringing up Martin Luther King Jr because it makes my point.

You know how Black people finally got their civil rights?

Lawsuits. Lots and lots and lots of lawsuits.

Look it up if you do not believe me.

Black lawyers and their allies worked tirelessly to sue local, state, and federal institutions. The peaceful protests brought attention to the lawsuits so they could not be ignored and galvanized the Black community and their allies into a movement of orchestrated action.

Millions of people boycotting, even if imperfectly, is fucking devastating for corporate giants and 100% legal.

Violent action will not work because taking down an authoritarian regime is a marathon, not a race.

It’s going to take a long time to extirpate all the cancer plaguing our institutions, and violent conflicts just make it take even longer.

I’m sharing a link with you of an interview between John Stewart and Maria Ressa, who is a journalist that was targeted, attacked, arrested, and charged for her criticisms of Rodrigo Duerte.

It’s important to note the role that social media manipulation plays us all into thinking that challenges in court and peaceful protests do not work-- they do, just not in a way that is obvious to someone who is not used to fighting against an authoritarian regime.

If you believe violence is necessary, you need to be the one that suffers the consequences of it.

This is a disinformation and manipulation war, and such wars are won with facts and the rule of law.

You are already seeing institutions rising and forming stronger coalitions.

You are already seeing the richest man in the world cry like a fucking pussy, knowing he’s completely fucked and hated by the entire world.

You are already seeing Trump panicking and throwing tantrums because he’s facing a lot more opposition from the people he thought would go along with the plans.

They’re desperate. They want violence from us so they can justice unleashing police and military violence upon us all.

The boycotts work. The sabotage works. The solidarity being spread across the nation through peaceful protesting works.

May 1st.

Show up if you are not a Russian bot spreading hopelessness and fear.

It’s wasn’t my generation that sold them.

My generation is working hard at getting them back.

I believe in a better world, with less selfishness and cruelty, and I’m working hard to make that happen.

Goddamn, that’s a hilarious headline.

!LemmySilver

Amazing photographs!

Don’t comply.

Happened to us, we checked out mentally and now we do not bother to get anything done.

They are trying to buy us back, threaten us, beg us.

Sentiment all around my team is:

“I don’t want to work like this anymore.”

Such unrealistic beauty standards.

Our governments are bought and paid. We’re fighting to get them back, but it’s not going to be easy.

This is happening in all developed nations.

It’s an international crisis.

Can you not read?

Peaceful protests are not the only option on the table, but they are one of the most powerful ones available to us.

The government cannot touch a peaceful protest with violence without drawing enormous amounts of anger from the rest of the population.

And the bigger and more regular these protests become, it pulls more and more people out of the labor pool and consumer pool, because nobody is working or buying much of anything on days of protests.

I can tell you have never been to a single one, because if you had, you would know that peaceful protests is where everyone is coordinating and spreading useful information, because you cannot do that online.

People who attend peaceful protests go back home learning about boycotts, sabotage, and feeling connected and inspired by others who feel just like they do.

It’s really expensive, for sure.

We cannot afford to shop there exclusively, but when you are looking for a fine cheese or bread, it’s a really nice place to shop.

I can always tell when someone has not ever been to a peaceful protest because they do not understand their true purpose.

The problem is that you are thinking of peaceful protests as the only form of action being suggested, when that it is simply not the case.

What is happening to the United States (and Canada, the Philippines, Turkey, Hungary, etc.) is an incredibly powerful disinformation campaign, meant to spread division, lies, hopelessness, anger, and fear through social media.

Step one to fight back is to get off social media and start engaging with your community directly.

At peaceful protests, you will connect with:

1. Groups looking for volunteers to organize even bigger protests and form coalitions.
2. Lists of businesses to boycott
3. Planned labor strikes and food drives for striking local union members
4. Sign ups for phone calls and letters to Congressional members calling for action.
5. Establishing support networks in case disaster strikes the community with first aid training.
6. Information on how to be prepared in case martial law is enacted and what to do if a protest turns violent.
7. All kinds of artists and musicians, using their talents to spread the word.
8. Peaceful protests are the best way to connect with underground and secret coalitions, because it is imperative all coordination takes place completely outside of the Internet for obvious reasons.

There’s a lot more happening, so why don’t you just attend one and find out for yourself if I’m telling you the truth or not?

You can personally perpetuate violence against our oppressors.

Just don’t call on others to do so first.

Other options:

1. Boycott
2. Sabotage
3. Organize coalitions to take concerted action

Do not conflate the people with the corporations.

And let’s not ignore the fact that many nations were happy to buy and profit until the USA government turned into a bargain sale for billionaires.