‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele
‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele
"The homegrowns are next." President Trump told the El Salvador president he needs "five more" prisons to house American criminals to be deported.
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How are those peaceful protests going?
I have been saying this for a bit. Peaceful protests work in a democratic environment.
Trump is a narcissistic psychopath. He only understands power. So we're likely gonna have to get violent to get him out of there. Just saying
Depends on what you mean by peaceful. Plenty of violent, authoritarian dictators have been overthrown by largely nonviolent collective action.
Plenty?
Like, 3!
Because of the threats of violence they hid.
At least 40 in the past century. But also I consider threats of violence (especially implicit ones) to be a distinct tactic from actual violence both in terms of effectiveness and ethics.
40ish is a pretty good number.
Yup. Peaceful protests only work when the tyrant actually cares about the opinion of the protesters and may want to go out with even a shred of dignity.
That doesn't work for self-absorbed scum who believes they're above everyone else and thinks they can win by bulldozing the opposition - appealing to the good will of a sociopath won't save you, because there's none there.
He's calling the people's bluff, and he damn well knows the people don't want to get their hands dirty.
All the defense of school shootings for what? For a second amendment that isn't even used in the only situation in history where it would be justified? All talk, no action. And Trump is exploiting it big time.
So how does your snarky Lemmy comment helps fight fascism again? Does attempts at stopping the organisation of a resistance movement while it's in its infancy roadblocks the rise of fascism or bolsters it, in your opinion?
More importantly, what effort have you done to organise a resistance that is more effective than the protest that you sneer at?
Physically put my body on roads to block coal trucks from the Great Barrier Reef. Instead of peacefully holding a sign where the police gave me permission to do so, I risked my freedom and safety by body blocking trucks and giving police chase. They never caught me, but the NYPD got me for blocking the Brooklyn Bridge during the Occupy protests (along with 800 other people).
What about you, how does your snarky Lemmy comment help fight against fascism again?
I do love when the lazy homestucks assume the people they talk to cant possibly have ever done anything because they haven't and never will
So you protested in Australia and New York?