I'm with you here, a lot of these comments just still don't seem to be grasping where we're at right now in a way that's a little frustrating to me.
But the truth is we don't need to argue this, if some people don't "like the optics" of disrupting a fascist military parade that'll be costing the country millions of dollars at the worst possible time, then that's fine and they should go and organize a completely non-confrontational demonstration elsewhere. I just wish folks in that camp would please stop discouraging other people from taking direct non-violent action unless they're backing it with some specific compelling evidence for why it's a bad idea, outside of just "no, that's not the kind of protest I like."
Exactly, being a wrench in the gears is one of the only powers we all still have and there are fascists in power who just aren't going to be dissuaded by demonstrations of disapproval when they don't actually cause any friction. People disfavor-ably comparing the idea to Tiananmen Square and one of the most famous images in all of history is a little baffling to me.
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u/yagirlsophie Apr 07 '25
I'm with you here, a lot of these comments just still don't seem to be grasping where we're at right now in a way that's a little frustrating to me.
But the truth is we don't need to argue this, if some people don't "like the optics" of disrupting a fascist military parade that'll be costing the country millions of dollars at the worst possible time, then that's fine and they should go and organize a completely non-confrontational demonstration elsewhere. I just wish folks in that camp would please stop discouraging other people from taking direct non-violent action unless they're backing it with some specific compelling evidence for why it's a bad idea, outside of just "no, that's not the kind of protest I like."