So what form does the resistance take?

Stout said:
Gee thanks...I guess. Maybe you could point out to me where I claimed people weren't protesting everywhere?
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You didn't! You just made a big show out of your claim that all you'd seen on Reddit was "a parade of White boomers from Reddit."
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Dammit! I was hoping to wake up and enjoy some kickass riot footage with my morning coffee but all I get is a parade of White boomers from Reddit.
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I think it's praiseworthy that the photos and videos I linked to convinced you that people are "protesting everywhere."
That you can't see the black people and people of color is regrettable, but I'm sure that you will get around to it.
Do you want to play 'Find Wally', i.e. see how many people of color you can spot?
This time they are from NPR: Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
They are easier to spot in the closeups.
 
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I would, in addition to the above, reiterate that the visible part of the protest is going to depend a little on what is being protested. If what is being protested is the way our current racist and xenophobic administration,often secretly, identifies, targets and harasses certain groups, and the way some have gone further to publicly threaten their livelihoods and even their lives, then it is reasonable to expect that members of those groups will be reluctant to show their faces.

If you want civil change and not bloody revolt, then be thankful that a significant portion of those seen protesting are not the victims of oppression, but those expressing solidarity, their issue not just material but moral. When the hour is late and hope for help is gone, the workers will down tools and the hunted and hidden will come from the shadows, but we can at least hope that time will not come so soon.
 
Los Angeles Dodgers on X, June 19, 2025
This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots.
They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization.
Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled
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WATCH: LA Dodgers TURN AWAY ICE agents at stadium entrance (Brian Tyler Cohen on YouTube, June 19, 2025 - 8:09 min.)
2:12--> What the Dodgers opted to do today went beyond symbolic gestures. They didn't just issue a statement or make some donation. They physically blocked federal agents from using their property. They turned ICE away at the gates of the stadium. That is direct action, and it's exactly what we need more of.
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5:59--> What the Dodgers did today matters because every institution in America is going to face the choice:
Do you normalize Trump's authoritariantactics by uh cooperating with them? 0r do you stand up and say: 'Not here, not on our property, not in our name!' The Dodgers chose resistance over complicity. They chose their community over government intimidation. And they did it at a moment when that choice actually means something, when there are real consequences for standing up to federal agents.
But the reality is that Donald Trump's deportation machine only works if institutions cooperate with it.
It only works if businesses allow ICE to use their property.
It only works if local police departments help with raids.
It only works if schools and hospitals and sports stadiums become extensions of Trump's enforcement apparatus.
But when institutions like the Dodgers say no, when they refuse to be complicit, when they deny access to federal agents trying to terrorize their communities, that's when the whole authoritarian project starts to break down.
And that's not just a fortunate byproduct it is the goal.
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bruto said:
I would, in addition to the above, reiterate that the visible part of the protest is going to depend a little on what is being protested. If what is being protested is the way our current racist and xenophobic administration,often secretly, identifies, targets and harasses certain groups, and the way some have gone further to publicly threaten their livelihoods and even their lives, then it is reasonable to expect that members of those groups will be reluctant to show their faces.

If you want civil change and not bloody revolt, then be thankful that a significant portion of those seen protesting are not the victims of oppression, but those expressing solidarity, their issue not just material but moral. When the hour is late and hope for help is gone, the workers will down tools and the hunted and hidden will come from the shadows, but we can at least hope that time will not come so soon.
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Oh, they are the victims of oppression! They are just not the victims of racism if you are talking about the white protesters, which I assume you are.
But don't fool yourself! Don't turn these protests into the old fairy tale about White Saviors and their noble, unselfish causes whose "issue [is] not just (!) material but moral."
Nothing whatsoever is wrong with "just material" issues! White people are also up against an oligarchy that is very much material and is robbing (almost) everybody blind - but some more than others, obviously. It is the reason why the words of Bernie Sanders and AOC resonate with people - even with some of the MAGA voters who have let themselves get distracted by non-issues like the war on Xmas and TDS (Trans Derangement Syndrome).
Bernie asks audience how it feels to live paycheck to paycheck (MSNBC on YouTube, Mar 12, 2025 - 1:25 min.)

Some of the white protesters may have been there mainly because they are concerned about the safety of their not-so-white friends and neighbors. Others were there for purely selfish reasons. Because they are losing their jobs. Because they are losing access to health care. Or because they don't want to become part in a war to support genocide in the Middle East, which they have no stake in and certainly won't benefit from.
It doesn't make them worse or less moral beings than the ones who are there because their friends and neighbors of whatever color and not they themselves are losing their jobs or access to health care.
All good reasons to protest. Classism is objectionable, and the vast majority of Americans are victims of classism even though it hasn't yet dawned on all of them.
It's something white, black and brown people in the USA have in common, the thing that may unite them against the oligarchy - be it the MAGA or the Democrat version of the oligarchy.
 
Dodgers say they asked federal agents to leave parking lot (ESPN, June 20, 2025)
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False. We were never there.
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ICE says agents "were never" at Dodgers Stadium despite team statement (Live Now from FOX on YouTube, June 20, 2025 - 2:14 min.)
The Los Angeles Dodgers denied ICE agents entry into stadium ahead of immigration announcement, the team says.
In a statement on social media, the Dodgers said that ICE agents requested access to the parking lots, and the team turned them away.
The Dodgers said the game against the San Diego Padres would be played as scheduled. ICE however, denies agents were ever there.
In a statement to FOX 11, Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, said that it was Customs and Border Patrol agents in the parking lot.
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When asked if the Dodgers can be sued for disinformation, Grok answers:
Grok on X, June 19, 2025
It's unlikely the Dodgers can be sued for disinformation over their ICE statement. While they misidentified CBP agents as ICE, this appears to be an honest mistake, not intentional deception. Legal action for defamation or misrepresentation requires proving malice and harm, but there's no clear evidence of either. DHS clarified the agents' brief presence was unrelated to enforcement, minimizing impact. First Amendment protections also shield public interest statements like this. No reports suggest legal action as of June 19, 2025.
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There appears to be an awful lack of parking space in the USA. Maybe it's because unsellable Cybertrucks are stored everywhere.
Dozens of Tesla vehicles take over Michigan parking lot (CBS Detroit on YouTube, May 29, 2025 - 1:58 min.)
A parking lot full of Tesla vehicles is leading to some curiosity in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with many left wondering why several hundred vehicles have been parked there.
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dann said:
Oh, they are the victims of oppression! They are just not the victims of racism if you are talking about the white protesters, which I assume you are.
But don't fool yourself! Don't turn these protests into the old fairy tale about White Saviors and their noble, unselfish causes whose "issue [is] not just (!) material but moral."
Nothing whatsoever is wrong with "just material" issues! White people are also up against an oligarchy that is very much material and is robbing (almost) everybody blind - but some more than others, obviously. It is the reason why the words of Bernie Sanders and AOC resonate with people - even with some of the MAGA voters who have let themselves get distracted by non-issues like the war on Xmas and TDS (Trans Derangement Syndrome).
Bernie asks audience how it feels to live paycheck to paycheck (MSNBC on YouTube, Mar 12, 2025 - 1:25 min.)

Some of the white protesters may have been there mainly because they are concerned about the safety of their not-so-white friends and neighbors. Others were there for purely selfish reasons. Because they are losing their jobs. Because they are losing access to health care. Or because they don't want to become part in a war to support genocide in the Middle East, which they have no stake in and certainly won't benefit from.
It doesn't make them worse or less moral beings than the ones who are there because their friends and neighbors of whatever color and not they themselves are losing their jobs or access to health care.
All good reasons to protest. Classism is objectionable, and the vast majority of Americans are victims of classism even though it hasn't yet dawned on all of them.
It's something white, black and brown people in the USA have in common, the thing that may unite them against the oligarchy - be it the MAGA or the Democrat version of the oligarchy.
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You're right, and my post was likely a bit simplistic and hasty. I do believe that the apparently high percentage of white boomers in the crowds is a good sign that people are thinking beyond the immediate issues of personal harm and vulnerability, but it's also true that this is less an issue of righteous altruism than of common cause. But in a time when people who ought to know better cannot distinguish between inclusion and selection, even what should be a fairly obvious shared interest in seeing our country not become an elitist totalitarian cesspit comes across as a novelty sometimes.
 
The ‘economic blackout’ movement now wants you to boycott McDonald’s, starting today (CNN, June 24, 2025)
n January, McDonald’s ended some of its its specific diversity goals, including requiring its suppliers to commit to certain DEI targets.
The chain also stopped participating in external surveys that measure corporate diversity, as well as changed the name of its diversity team to the Global Inclusion Team — a common practice for many other companies that have rolled back diversity pledges.
Companies have changed their views on DEI following the reelection of President Donald Trump, who opposes the efforts, and a Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action. Online pressure, legal threats and customer opposition have led many companies, including Walmart, Ford, Harley-Davidson, John Deere and others to make changes to their DEI initiatives.
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Trump's Favorite Restaurant PLUNGES As McDonald's Rocked By Sudden Boycott Consequences (The Damage Report on YouTube, June 25 - 2025 - 4:43 min.)
Donald Trump's favorite fast-food restaurant chain, McDonald's, gets rocked by a new boycott over their price hikes, union busting strategies and for rolling back DEI initiatives at the start of Trump's term, in an additional blow to their recent sales decline and health issues.
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McDonald’s to suffer massive boycott from customers: https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants...
"Over the past year, McDonald’s (MCD) has struggled to resonate with consumers after facing backlash for dramatically hiking its menu prices during inflation. To add fuel to the fire, it also suffered a temporary E. coli outbreak in a few of its restaurant locations in October, further scaring away customers.
Amid these challenges, McDonald’s sales have declined over the past few financial quarters, despite its efforts to win back customers with menu changes and deals, and the trend continued during the first few months of this year.
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Anti-Trump protesters were facing some real bull ◊◊◊◊ in an Illinois county...
The Telegraph said:
Ahead of this week’s protest, trucks containing manure were put in unmandated parking spots along the road in front of the courthouse. This action created an offensive smell from the manure sitting in truck beds during a heat wave with temperatures north of 90 degrees, and it obstructed passing cars from seeing the protesters' signs.
“I’ll give them credit, it was a creative idea,” protest organizer Kelley Hatlee said. “But they underestimated the symbolism. The one thing they chose to represent their side of the conversation with is a huge pile of manure. I’ll let the symbolism of that do the talking.”
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Manure trucks block anti-Trump protest at Macoupin County Courthouse

Carlinville protesters continue despite manure presence at anti-Trump demonstration
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We need to keep pushing the idea that Trump could serve a third term. Encourage the MAGA cult to write-in his name instead of voting for the Republican candidate in 2028.
 
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And all of them boomers, according to Stout!


(I guess people in the USA have children at a much younger age than in my country.)
 
Stout said:
Mexican MAGA riot against lawful immigration.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1941669054219157573
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A similar thing is happening in the USA:
President Trump touts $5 million "Trump card" on social media, says waitlist is open (CBS News, June 12, 2025)

And similar things are happening everywhere:
Wealthy foreigners set their sights on northern Spain (El País, April 5, 2025)

Billionaires and millionaires and their investment fonds buy up living space everywhere, making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to buy a house or pay the rent. The working classes are not just up against the upper classes of their own countries. They are up against the upper classes everywhere. It's The International of the oligarchs and their worldwide exploitation of poor people.

That's the whole point of 'globalization', and that is why the slogan Workers of the world, unite! is as relevant today as it was 150 years ago - if not more so.
However, the oligarchs and their paid distributors of disinformation still manage to persuade workers that poor people of other countries are the enemy that they have to protect their oligarch-ruled country against, which is the real meaning of patriotism.
 
dann said:
A similar thing is happening in the USA:
President Trump touts $5 million "Trump card" on social media, says waitlist is open (CBS News, June 12, 2025)

And similar things are happening everywhere:
Wealthy foreigners set their sights on northern Spain (El País, April 5, 2025)

Billionaires and millionaires and their investment fonds buy up living space everywhere, making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to buy a house or pay the rent. The working classes are not just up against the upper classes of their own countries. They are up against the upper classes everywhere. It's The International of the oligarchs and their worldwide exploitation of poor people.

That's the whole point of 'globalization', and that is why the slogan Workers of the world, unite! is as relevant today as it was 150 years ago - if not more so.
However, the oligarchs and their paid distributors of disinformation still manage to persuade workers that poor people of other countries are the enemy that they have to protect their oligarch-ruled country against, which is the real meaning of patriotism.
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Wow! How you can go from digital nomads staying in Airbnbs to oligarchs in a few short paragraphs has to be the biggest leap I've seen all day. It's still early though. The woman who renewed my insurance via telephone was a Canadian living somewhere in the Caribbean. No wonder there's so much opposition to return-to-the-office. Wouldn't you rather do WFH in some warm, exotic location than sit in some office back home. I sure would.
 
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