strap in folks welcome to the super cool zone

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Pro-equality protests face crackdowns from US American regime

    Bogotá - In the face of deteriorating civil liberties and reproductive rights in US America protestors went on the street in the city of Los Angeles in the nation's California province, demanding an end to the repressive policies that targets women's bodily autonomy. Gender-based oppression against women and trans people has been on the rise in the former British colony as the failed economic policies of the ruling Republican-Democrat party has left the mass of people struggling to get by.

    The protesters were met with brutal repression from the regime's internal security forces who beat and harassed protestors. The violence displayed by the regime stands in stark contrast to the hopes of some observers who thought that last year's appointment of Joseph Robinette Biden as premier to replace the authoritarian strongman Donald Trump would herald a thaw and open up the possibility of pro-democracy reforms, however the regime appears as authoritarian as ever.

  • artichoke_heart [fae/faer]
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    3 years ago

    getting similar vibes to the beginning of blm. despite having nothing directly to do with cops, it's not like the cops are capable of restraint and using the pigs' own fascist tendencies to expose the contradictions on things that are widely popular ideas being protested and violently oppressed might be a good line to build on.

    cops beating protestors over police protests at least plausibly makes sense in a very vulgar way. cops beating protestors over women's rights is reaching the cool zone that will force libs to experience extreme cognitive dissonance in the best of ways.

    • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      You say that but cops kicked the shit out of a women's vigil after a cop murdered a woman here in the UK and the next week the Guardian was naming and shaming people from the follow-up protests and asking protesters to get in touch with their real names so they could shop them to the cops.

      I hope I'm wrong but liberals will tut for a moment and then back up the fash.

      • artichoke_heart [fae/faer]
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        3 years ago

        it's our job to agitate the libs and advance them towards class consciousness. ive seen a lot of status quo supporting posts recently about the low potential of the response to the overturning of roe v wade, but i see a lot of potential.

        the potential just needs to be analyzed correctly and exploited correctly, and libs being libs isn't a good enough reason to not see this as an incredible opportunity

        • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          That's true and to be fair I wasn't trying to be wholly cynical about it, although a bit of my bitterness about being involved in recent movements in the UK probably shone through more than I intended.

          I absolutely believe in the ability to agitate and help radicalise individuals, whether that's those in our lives or at demos etc. I just think it's important to remember that the liberal blob, whether that's media, politicians, NGOs or prominent figures aren't going to back you up. We should be agitating, but we shouldn't be relying on anyone but proven comrades.

      • Civility [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        There's a massive difference between liberal media institutions and the average person on the street who politically identifies as a liberal because its the only mainstream alternative to chuddery and they haven't thought that hard about it.

        The former is as much an arm of capital as the cops or army, a human mask for hollow inhumanity and a pied piper to lull to sleep, the latter our future comrades who absolutely need to be radicalized if we're ever going to get anything done.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      force libs to experience extreme cognitive dissonance

      I do like the part where the sparks come shooting out of their ears.

  • OfficialBenGarrison [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Nothing says "land of the free" quite like seeing all the special treatment nazis get over civil libertarians.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    You can physically see this man shrink as the video goes on. "NO YOU BACK UP" and he does.

    • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, it's a perfect representation of cop cowardice.

      Starts by assaulting people with a bat - realises they're not afraid - realises he doesn't have overwhelming numbers and military gear to protect himself from angry people trying to hand him leaflets - shrinks back and calls for backup so they can stand in a scared huddle and try and sound authoritative.

  • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    I feel so secure in my homeland when unaccountable federal thugs harass peaceful protesters :))))

    • artichoke_heart [fae/faer]
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      3 years ago

      not usually the sectarian, but if you are capable and do not use this as an agitation opportunity you can't call yourself a socialist

      • MikeHockempalz [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Lol. Lmao. It's gonna take liberals less than a week to turn these protests into parades, exactly like they did in summer 2020. Nothing will arise from this until armed militias start showing up and shooting the cops. Obviously that's never going to happen, so we can conclude these protests will accomplish exactly nothing.

        • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Women will show up with shirts and signs that say "you were just too sexist to vote for Hillary" and "If men could get pregnant then abortion would be available everywhere instantly", and then the entire message will turn into vote shaming for not giving the Democrats a 72-28 majority that might just possibly legalise abortion in the federal level if they feel like it.

          It'll be called the "March for Autonomy", have 3 million participants, and accomplish nothing except boosting pussy hat sales and embiggening Democratic party cash reserves.

      • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I agree. If you are able go help.

        (but if you aren't able to don't feel too bad, you can still give people moral support.)

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Liberals are dumb. Bring them water so they don't die of heat stroke.

    • Ligma_Male [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      I'm not really clear on how protests in blue states contributes to anything here, but I'm also not able to walk several miles so I guess convincing me doesn't matter. bon chance to all the comrades on the streets

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Hey, silver lining for this summer; All the war shit that the US and EU have shipped off to Ukraine can't be deployed against their own citizens during the bread and energy riots.

      • bigboopballs [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        All the war shit that the US and EU have shipped off to Ukraine can’t be deployed against their own citizens during the bread and energy riots.

        The United Snakes has no shortage of war shit in the hands of its cops

      • Ideology [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        Mushroom clouds don't have silver linings. Theirs are made of Cesium 135 and Strontium 90.

      • SoyViking [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Don't worry, the MIC is already putting your tax dollars to work building new shiny weapons to replace the old beaters that were dumped in the Ukraine. If there is one thing American industry can still build its weapons intended to be used against civilians and poorly armed insurgents.

        • FirstToServe [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          I saw that today Biden toured a Raytheon plant in Georgia. He looked so happy to have an excuse to stan the MIC openly.

    • MikeHockempalz [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      This but unironically. I hope we as a species liberate the earth from ourselves

      • Mother [any]
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        3 years ago

        I understand the sentiment but there’s plenty of people out there living in harmony with nature

        The earth needs to be liberated from industrial capitalism and colonialists

  • MerryChristmas [any]
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    3 years ago

    People are always like "sure, you say ACAB now, but what if you actually needed protection?"

    So uh, I guess these protestors should just call 911 and report the crime and then everything will be fine, y'all.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      That sentiment is so gross. We don't call the cops because they don't protect us and only make the situation worse.

    • soy_disantra [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I am once again calling to ask the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia to arrest all 9 supreme court justices :bernie:

  • Tiocfaidhcaisarla [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    In the video following the one linked, a city bus pulls up while protestors and cops are in the street, the next stop is displayed and then changes to...: "Fare payment required" It's all a hell of a glimpse into hellworld

  • CIYe [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Absolute cowards, pushing over that person's cart like that. Fuck them

  • invo_rt [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    At least the melon man made it so I can post on Twitter dot com again :frothingfash:

    • CIYe [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Fundamentally, if the choice was up to Joe Biden, he would rather send goons to brutalize pro choice protestors than do anything to upset the """"norms"""" with respect to the Supreme court