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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Getting people to start acting and organizing is a necessary first step towards revolution.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I agree with that. I’ve been in one and it was not wasted energy because people were networking and exchanging information about local government crimes.

My problem is I cannot imagine these evolving. It’s a dead end.

Perhaps this is only my imagination not being big enough when I think of what I have seen and heard.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

it was not wasted energy because people were networking and exchanging information about local government crimes.

This is it. The protest itself isn't going to do much. What the protest does is concentrate people together so that the people who want to do something and the people organizing things to do can meet each other.

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The problem is that there is organizing being conducted by the oligarchy via no kings. What they're missing out on is the mobilizing part, that's the part that gets things done. And after people have done their little frog dances and chanted and held signs for 2 hours, they're ready to go back to brunch and forget about the whole thing.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Any top down political movement in the United States must, by definition, fail in its primary goals and will be hijacked by the wealthy.

Any internet coordinating is by definition top down.

Editing: Communication on the internet by local groups is different

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

This one started out being organized by the oligarchy to prevent an actual uprising