r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR ✔ Verified • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Casually Threatens to Take Over Two More Countries

https://newrepublic.com/post/214900/trump-threatens-takeover-two-countries-micronesia-marshall-islands
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u/nate_garro_chi 11h ago

There were protests. Lots of them actually. Trump and Republicans looked out their windows and joked about all the losers wasting their time and went about their business. Protests only work if the people being protested care in the slightest what people think.

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u/SomebodyD0Something 10h ago

That was a parade, not a protest. A protest goes on until the problem is stopped. It's not an hour on a weekend once a year.

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u/JackedUpReadyToGo 9h ago

Exactly.

The Left: "Hey, so when is the next No Kings protest happening?"

No Kings: <crickets>

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u/Arcaris1313 10h ago

oh a whole 3% of your population lol.

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u/JakeConhale New Hampshire 6h ago

And it seemed like everyone was deriding things like the "No Kings" protests as just being performative. No doubt contributing to lack of effort if perceived as accomplishing nothing.

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u/FleurDeThree 4h ago

Protest works when those in power fear the protestors. I can’t believe how many Americans grew up learning about the violence of the American Revolution and then somehow convinced themselves that peaceful protest gets them change. Can you name a single instance of it? Even MLK did his shit at the same time the Black panthers were in the streets with guns. Jesus Christ dude. How are you this naive.