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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago

Gaza war protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge, block traffic in other cities

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Gaza war protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge, block traffic in other cities

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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago
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Cars were stopped and chains were used to block traffic lanes on the famous bridge. Protesters also blocked traffic in Chicago, New York City and Seattle.
  • @Woht24@lemmy.world
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    Mm and how has the average San Franciscan contributed to a war on the other side of the planet?

    • @Jamil@lemm.ee
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      The same way the average American contributed to black oppression. By being silent observers to your government’s actions.

      • @Woht24@lemmy.world
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        Not my government

    • @go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
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      17•1 year ago

      In the same way we all do. Those weapons can’t be built without a reliable economy. Interruptions in labor produce ripple effects which disrupt the atrocities of the capitalist class.

      • @thejynxed@lemmy.basedcount.com
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        Except these morons protest everywhere except where the weapons are made and shipped from. Curious.

        • @go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
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          Well yeah people tend to get shot when they protest around military bases.

          • @FarmTaco@lemmy.world
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            yea that definitely happens all the time.

      • @Woht24@lemmy.world
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        Okay, so why haven’t you, as I assume an American, stopped working to disrupt the atrocities of the capitalist class?

        • @go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
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          2•1 year ago

          I have.

          • @Woht24@lemmy.world
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            2•1 year ago

            Hahaha nice, good luck with that

    • @TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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      4•1 year ago

      It is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers, but what about the supporting cast of complicitors: business partners, employees, investors, news organizations, and others? Whether we’re aware of it or not, almost all of us have been complicit in the unethical behavior of others and have not always used ethical decision-making skills.

      Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

    • @DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
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      With a portion of their taxes.

      • @Woht24@lemmy.world
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        2•1 year ago

        So everyone’s a cunt except the church then?

        • @DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
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          2•1 year ago

          Especially the church.

          • @Woht24@lemmy.world
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            But the church doesn’t pay taxes?

            • @DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
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              1 year ago

              Because the church tries to collect them.

      • @Please_RTFA@slrpnk.net
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        Those protestors should have already stopped paying taxes if that mattered.

        • @DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
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          6•1 year ago

          Feel free to try that.

          • @Please_RTFA@slrpnk.net
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            0•1 year ago

            It’s like they’re not even trying

        • @afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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          3•1 year ago

          That assumes they have employment. Not an assumption I would make.

          • @Please_RTFA@slrpnk.net
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            3•1 year ago

            Fair point

    • @juicy@lemmy.today
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      Well, many of them voted for Biden and plan to do it again, for one thing.

      • @SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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        18•1 year ago

        As opposed to?

        • @eskimofry@lemm.ee
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          “None of the Above” which… like it or not is a vote against genocide… not FOR Trump.

          It’s not the voting populations’ fault that the judiciary is dragging it’s legs punishing Trump. Americans have ruined their country.

          • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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            Only one of two people will win. Donald wants Israel to “finish the job.” Everyone abstaining or voting third party wll be doing a shocked Pikachu face when this genocide expands to other countries under a nakedly fascist administration.

        • @juicy@lemmy.today
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          Voting for one of the three candidates who don’t support genocide

          • @fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee
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            12•1 year ago

            I have you tagged as Kremlin shill, so it’s no surprise to see you here trying to get Trump elected.

          • @Psychodelic@lemmy.world
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            9•1 year ago

            three

            Come again now?

            • @juicy@lemmy.today
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              Stein, West, De La Cruz

              • @Psychodelic@lemmy.world
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                Seriously though, learn a tiny bit of history and political science. Look into the origins of the two-party system we currently have and the history of third parties winning the presidential election.

                • @TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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                  • @assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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                    You should know very well that in a FPTP system, particularly the type the US has, additional political parties do nothing to help democracy. Arguably they make it worse:

                    • 30% vote for liberals and hate fascists
                    • 30% vote for leftists and hate fascists
                    • 40% vote for fascists

                    60% of voters hate the fascists, but they still win the election. This is exactly how the Nazi party took over a democracy.

                    You have to play big tent politics in FPTP. We need a ranked choice, parliamentary system before adding parties will improve democracy. And that happens by taking gradual control of a party and pushing it that way. It isn’t going to come from a third party entering the fray –

                    UNLESS, one of the the main two parties fractures away. And we are currently in a dynamic where Republicans are close to doing so. Firmly beating them in November may lead to a total breakdown of the party, and then Greens could attempt to assume their role as the second major party in the US. That’s the fastest way we can get to national ranked choice voting.

          • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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            7•1 year ago

            Oh. Hopefully you’re picking candidates with a chance of winning in your state and municipal races. But if not, you could skip the line and throw your ballot directly in the trash.

            • @juicy@lemmy.today
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              No I’d rather tell Genocide Joe to fuck off

          • @afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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            3•1 year ago

            I agree. Most definitely working for Russia.

      • @Ellecram@lemmy.world
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        3•1 year ago

        I am voting for Biden. I sure as heck am not voting for the other guy.

        • @juicy@lemmy.today
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          I sure as heck am not voting for genocide. Fortunately, I have options: Stein, West, De La Cruz.

          • @Ellecram@lemmy.world
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            Voting third party gives more power for the former president to win. I am not taking that chance. I think we have a better chance at working with the current administration to intervene positively after the election. If the orange menace gets in he will likely take the Israel/Palestine war to new levels.

            • @juicy@lemmy.today
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              If Biden doesn’t change course, all the Palestinians will be dead from famine before Trump comes in to office.

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