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R(ul)evenge USA edition (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
 

The discourse on American politics sometimes devolves to "Leftists who won't vote" & "MAGA Republicans" teaming up to "getting revenge on liberals".

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[–] knightly@pawb.social 48 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Liberals never pay attention to popular protests unless the talking heads on TV tell them to.

I lost my faith in American "Democracy" during Occupy Wall Street, when the national media completely shut out any of the actual demands being made in favor of a "they don't even have any goals" narrative.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still remember how well that propaganda worked on people. It became commonplace for liberals to complain that the OWS protests were aimless and lacked message.

I still see them repeating that shit!

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Even when liberals are shown protests on TV, they often walk away with the wrong message. It seems the only time it doesn't happen is when the state uses violence in a way that is indefensible.

[–] knightly@pawb.social 10 points 10 months ago

And even then it's down to a coin flip whether they'll care.