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  • S4ck [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I know this ruling has been expected, but this feels like big moment. This is an extremely unpopular governmental body making a unilateral decision to rescind the rights of millions of Americans based on theology. This should wake a lot of people up.

    • layla
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    • supdog [e/em/eir,ey/em]
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      2 years ago

      I don't want to bring you down but I could argue that we're pretty much mislead on how broadly popular RVW is for reasons I could go into.

      Are people in California going to take to the streets and block California traffic for the sake of South Carolinians?

      Democrats are going to try to settle into the new equilibrium as quick as possible because the fight tends to attract disproportionately more rightoid wingnuts.

      I'll stop here because it's too :doomjak:

        • DonaldJBrandon [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          I went out and protested the day that the leak happened then the weekend after. Honestly it made me feel more doomer tbh. Just felt.... useless, not a ton of showing. Nothing will be done until capital is legitimately threatened and people aren't willing to lose their lives over this yet. I guess we'll see how this progresses tonight .

          That all being said, I think its worth it to go out and at least show for a bit. If the crowd is huge, stay, if it feels like a circlejerk and useless, make your decision then

      • S4ck [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Oh nothing is going to get done legislatively in this country until there is a general strike. I think I'm mostly speaking in terms of heightening the contradictions for the broader, less politically engaged populous.

        • star_wraith [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          And we're not getting a general strike until we have mass unionization, first.

        • supdog [e/em/eir,ey/em]
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          2 years ago

          this is the question. Do contradictions heighten or is all captured already? I'm predicting the bleak equilibrium or bleakulibrium is upon on us because my heart and balls feel it . :07:

          • grisbajskulor [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Curious about this too. I think this all hinges on radlibs being radicalized and realizing the democrats can't do anything.

            If you zoom out, I suppose you can kinda see Occupy Wallstreet --> BLM --> Bernie --> BLM 2.0 --> whatever is next. Gotta remember shit changes pretty slowly. I think the contradictions are definitely heightening in that sense.

            Is it all captured already? Also true.

      • DinosaurThussy [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Really puts the “they’ve made their choices” line that’s been so popular with libs into focus

      • Ericthescruffy [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Holy shit, I just realized that tweet wasn't even about this ruling, this just made him double down again today. Even when I was a lib I've always disliked Olbermann but if even HE has been pushed to this point that says something. I'm not optimistic enough to think it will lead to anywhere without mass illegal organizing and action people aren't quite ready for yet...but if "Abolish the Court" becomes a mainstream talking point that's not insignificant.

    • DinosaurThussy [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      DoD put Supreme Court decisions right up there in terms of risk of political violence alongside right wing extremism

    • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It will wake people up but only as much as we help them wake up