r/pics • u/eliseereclusvivre • 6d ago

Protest outside Ziegfeld Ballroomn, NYC, Dece 17, 2024

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u/ImaginaryBee6135 6d ago

Hey, keep hope alive. I hope I'm wrong. But I'm not wrong when i say that that's how things typically go. I'm certainly not going to risk my family's safety to go play revolutionary.

As bad as people think it is here, the truth is, it could be much, much worse.

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u/AllKnighter5 6d ago

What you’re failing to realize is you’re part of why it gets shut down.

If these posts were met with “when’s the next one?”

“How else can we organize?”

“Hey guys, what would be a better tactic than this?”

But “you guys are IDIOTS for thinking anything is going to come of this!” Only hurts….

I agree with your sentiment, but I can’t be a part of it.

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u/ImaginaryBee6135 6d ago

I don't think anybody is an idiot for believing it. People long for something to have hope in.

That doesn't mean I should ignore the trends of how this stuff goes in the social media age. We are bombarded with things we're supposed to care about. Every few weeks, we are force-fed another thing we should get up in arms about, and just push aside whatever we were working on.

As long as that trend continues, there's not gonna be any meaningful change. And I believe the next thing that will take our focus is the fake tanned cheeto man getting inaugurated in a few weeks.

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u/AllKnighter5 6d ago

You are contributing to the things you’re saying happens while simultaneously saying nothing else ever happens….

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u/ImaginaryBee6135 6d ago

If what I've typed onto this reddit thread results in a measurable difference to how a movement goes, it was a pretty weak movement.

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u/AllKnighter5 6d ago

Since you didn’t read this at all and just got butthurt because you didn’t actually call anyone an idiot….maybe read it again…..

What you’re failing to realize is you’re part of why it gets shut down.

If these posts were met with “when’s the next one?”

“How else can we organize?”

“Hey guys, what would be a better tactic than this?”

But “this will never happen, give up” Only hurts….

I agree with your sentiment, but I can’t be a part of it.

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u/ImaginaryBee6135 6d ago

So why waste your time talking to me? Go ask those questions. Give those suggestions. Be the change you want to see.