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I see that as wishful thinking. HN has always been very much right leaning. I very much doubt much has changed.
HN has been right leaning? That seems an odd take. Most comments I see on here lean more progressive. Or are you talking about the billionaire tech class who are in their own demographic?
Memes might continue but WH credibility won't. As if there was any in the first place.
The voter base doesn't care. Federal agents are sent to a state against the governor's will, a man gets shot and killed while carrying a holstered pistol, and all the MAGA 2nd amendment republicans think this was a justified killing because he had a gun on him.
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The instant there is armed pushback, Trump will declare martial law. It's entirely plausible that had there not been so many people with cameras around, this would have been used as the excuse. The best thing to do is to be out there recording everything. You are right that they are emboldened, so you're putting yourself in danger by filming. When people continue to do that despite the danger, and despite the interna…
will declare martial law I don't understand how that will be meaningfully different from what is happening already?
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Not sure why this is being downvoted. It's from the same poster who just gave all the info. It mirrors what is working in Minneapolis. It shows public outrage at what is happening. The absence of violence in the crowd makes it even clearer that ICE are the ones provoking incidents. It helps city and state officials make their case that their people need protection from ICE, not the other way around.
There's a lot of folk out here downvoting my protest and boycott encouragement. I just assume they're do nothing goobers or worse. The sad fact is, even most of the people who're sympathetic to democracy and human rights will do just about zero to protect or fight for them. I don't really know what else to do though, so I keep trying!
From there, it opens doors to working with towns and eventually the state.
States have the power to override Federal laws in greater numbers.
This is by design. If you dont understand how your country works, the systems that run it, then you will fail.
Awareness helps, but it rarely changes things. Participating in the democratic process creates the potential for change before it's too late.
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I see that as wishful thinking. HN has always been very much right leaning. I very much doubt much has changed.
HN has been right leaning? That seems an odd take. Most comments I see on here lean more progressive. Or are you talking about the billionaire tech class who are in their own demographic?
The open embrace of the fascist / nativist right in SV has been more recent, and it has empowered this second Trump administration. The calculation is presumably that they can curry favor and consolidate power.
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As a US citizen, I'm proud of Minnesotans for standing up for American values.
It's nice that they're doing it. And they are certainly the bravest we have to offer; much braver than you or I. That said, the bravest we have are asking that they please not be murdered. And then peacefully kneeling down to be executed, even when they are armed. Obviously this only emboldens the murderers. The options moving forward look bleak.
Do yourself a favor and sit this one out while the rest of us fix it.
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There are people on this site who will still turn out to vote for this administration and their allies in Congress. It's wild.
My suspicion is that, here on HN, the number has dwindled considerably, even as the number has risen among the most famous figures in tech. HN really should conduct a survey, like StackOverflow does. It would be fascinating.
What makes you think that? The number of articles that get flagged and the pattern of the flagging and down voting would suggest that not to be true even if the actual comments might have slowed
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There's a lot of folk out here downvoting my protest and boycott encouragement. I just assume they're do nothing goobers or worse. The sad fact is, even most of the people who're sympathetic to democracy and human rights will do just about zero to protect or fight for them. I don't really know what else to do though, so I keep trying!
Working with your local government and particpating in it will create greater change because you have the ability to influence laws at a local level. From there, it opens doors to working with towns and eventually the state. States have the power to override Federal laws in greater numbers. This is by design. If you dont understand how your country works, the systems that run it, then you will fail. Awareness helps,…
But I'm not sure if you've looked at the news lately... we're pretty far into "too late".
Non-violent protest movements have a great record of creating real, and sustained change. Whether that's in India, or the civil rights and gay rights and suffrage and abolition movements here, peaceful protest is a powerful way to send a message to the people in your governments what you and the rest of the people there support and expect of them.
It's a great way to meet folk, to get good energy, to get a message out, to get a little exercise and fresh air, and to support your causes in an effective and, relatively light time commitment manner.
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My suspicion is that, here on HN, the number has dwindled considerably, even as the number has risen among the most famous figures in tech. HN really should conduct a survey, like StackOverflow does. It would be fascinating.
I see that as wishful thinking. HN has always been very much right leaning. I very much doubt much has changed.