this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2025
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Resist: It's Time

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We are still in this together, but "this" is going to be real different in the very near future. This demands a different kind of "we."

The French Resistance during Nazi occupation played important roles delivering downed Allied airmen back to safety, supplying military intelligence, and acts of sabotage.

The Underground Railroad is estimated to have brought 100,000 freedom seekers to safety between 1810 and 1850.

It's time.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Again with the short notice. Y'all, people have jobs, people have families. Arrangements have to be made and contingencies have to be planned. Where will you stay? What if you get arrested? Who's going to watch your kids?

If you want good participation, especially with such high numbers, you can't just give people two weeks notice.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago

tbf, I've been hearing April 5th for over a month now, but it still doesn't change the fact that without a highly coordinated movement, these protests aren't going to get close to the desired effects

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://50501.chat/

https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events

If you can't be one of the tens of thousands of people coming out, you can do your part online. Or at the very least, prep your family the best you can.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Thanks. I'll try to keep up on the happenings so I can be more prepared.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did they even bother to send an evite or do they expect you to add it to your calender yourself?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Betcha they haven't even thought about finger foods. This is bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You lads are hilarious. Can I have the day off to protest the fascist oligarch boss? Please?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Give it a year or so. People aren't feeling it so much yet.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yikes.... you can't even make time for A DAY to fight fascist. i guess you don't mind after all?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't live anywhere near DC or a capitol. It's not a simple matter of just showing up.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Me either. Not everything is "for" me. There are people who it is for. More publicity means it'll reach more poeple who it could be for. If you happen to know someone who's going, kick them some money to help cover gas, water, food, first aid, whatever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

That's why there are limited numbers. The solution is simple, get rid of the restrictions that stop most people. Once enough people lose their job and have their family in danger, they'll protest. They'll do more than protest.

If he cuts social security enough, he might generate the same impulse from seniors who have the time, and the ones who are able will show up quite livid. I don't think he realizes that you can't push people all the way and not have consequences, you do have to keep some semblance of bread and circus intact for control.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No shit add the cost of trying to get to DC in their as well. Why do they keep doing it this way? Most of us all living pay check to pay check. Can't do this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Someone else suggested sponsoring someone (maybe someone you know). Not a bad idea, if people can't make it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Honestly this wasn't even close to enough of a heads up. We need a 2 month notice of a day to just get this done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That's the only reason I'm not attending, I don't have anyone to watch my kids that weekend and it would be irresponsible to bring a 6 year old to something that could break into violence so easily. One cop or bad actor who pushes the crowd wrong...

I wish I could be there, but instead I'm going to teach my kids about what's going on and why the protests are happening. With video, if I can find any livestream of it.

[–] Varyk 24 points 1 month ago

fuck yeah, these guys are killing it.

coupled with all the judges and lawyers, all the executive orders they're managing to stop is pretty great.

will of the people with legitimate political act action.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you have my support once again but y'all really need to start doing long-term encampments of DC in particular

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Y'all? Be the change. I'll fucking join you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Serbia did that for months, nothing changed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Milosevic rules to this day, according to u/Sektor

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Vucevic did, seems like Serbia should keep the pressure on

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yep only destruction and violence makes real change. History is written in blood...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What? Where?? Besides DC. Where do I go in Alabama? What is this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every state capitoI, at noon local time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

See you there!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What exactly are our goals in all this?

I'm not sure i want to commit to whatever this is...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

To show that you're not okay with it and that there's many of you.

You only have to gain by going. It'll only get worse and worse as long as those fucktards are in power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I don't think we're doing this, friend.