I just went down to our local lib demonstration. All I could really feel was depressed. All those people waving signs but I wonder how many are willing to do anything more than that? Shit most of them were pretty old, tbh. I approached some people I clocked as comrades but I was very awkward and we didn’t have a conversation.

I guess I don’t really have a question here. Just feel like everybody has identified (some of) the problems, but have totally misidentified the solutions. Will these protests ever accomplish anything? Can we radicalize the protestors without them having to get beaten by cops? Or is that what it will take?

  • procapra@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I now better understand your position, and believe that we are in agreement. Thank you for the well thought out response. ❤️

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Yeah, sorry. I’m notoriously bad about not fleshing out what I mean as much as I should the first time around in my comments. I agree that we are probably on the same page, I just don’t see the education aspect focused on as much as I think it should be it talks about organizing.

      • procapra@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 day ago

        It’s all good. I definitely agree that educational courses should be a big part of organizational work. People just don’t show up to that kinda stuff in my experience though, which is a damn shame.

        If you’ve got anything like that going on, feel free to hit me up in dms, I’d certainly go out of my way to attend something over zoom or discord or whatever. :)

        • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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          23 hours ago

          I’ve had the same experience. When it’s pitched as education, no one comes, but if you integrate it into other activities (think the Black Panther breakfast program), it’s easier to get people there and you can relate what you want to talk about to the other action you are taking.