Imagine the situation, the country has decided next week is a huge day of protest against the Trump Agenda.
The government has decided that they will record the protests and as a chilling factor will randomly pick out people from the crowd and have them detained and background searched (social media, previous tax returns etc). Now we’ve all done something stupid/bad/illegal even the saints amongst us. So it’s going to adversely affect your family if you get picked out. So would you do it?
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Imagine the situation, the country has decided next week is a huge day of protest against the Trump Agenda.
The government has decided that they will record the protests and as a chilling factor will randomly pick out people from the crowd and have them detained and background searched (social media, previous tax returns etc). Now we’ve all done something stupid/bad/illegal even the saints amongst us. So it’s going to adversely affect your family if you get picked out. So would you do it?
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I don’t go to protests now.
Always gotta look out for number 1 first.
Do not bow down in advance. And this post sounds very much like bait to get ppl to do just that. Show up on April 5th at a rally near you! Be smart, be polite, be vocal. No violence. Go with family and friends. We are at a breaking point of losing this country to an actual Facist dictatorship! APRIL 5th!! Stand up and be counted!
Definitely not. There’s nothing to gain and everything to lose.
No – the stakes aren’t high enough
If you think it’s dangerous to speak out now, imagine how dangerous it would be to speak out later.
Not resisting now gives greater chance for authoritarianism to set in.
Time to protest twice as hard.
I’m not sure anything in my past would adversely affect my family. I’m pretty boring.
That said, I have a trans loved one. So if it drew attention ton to them and their safety were at risk I would start to second guess things.
Yes, humanity is more important than my family
IDGAF
DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE
There is safety in numbers, but marches and protests are just the tip of the iceberg of a resistance movement. Mere mile markers on a marathon. Just something to gather media attention and get people interested in a cause.
The actual resistance work happens by the small actions of millions of people everyday, some known people like Cory Booker, Rachel Maddow, or Cliff Cash, but the vast majority nameless and unknown writing letters, making calls, or attending town halls.
r/50501 is a good resource.
r/Indivisible has been going on since 2016
New groups arising everyday, all working together with democracy in mind. An unifying idea, the need to do something, and the curiosity to drive you forward is all you need. Most of us need to find our joy.
Yah
So … this already happens. Like every word of it.
If we are pretending this is a new thing, that should only cause an interest in continued and potentially more radical protests and civil disobedience.
That is exactly what is already happening. The United States is at the point of Germany in 1936. What side are you on?
Your country is worth fighting for. If you have dignity, you oppose fascism. Only limp dicked cowards make it a pro/con argument.
The only thing they could possibly have on me is maybe my social media posts. My taxes are simple, I have no criminal background and my family has been here for hundreds of years. Yeah, I’d do it.
Fuck yes I would. We’ve got kids to leave a better world for.