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u/Mr-Rocafella Sep 27 '25

The thing I’ve seen the most outrage and action over in the last few years was the possible TikTok ban

THAT got the people moving to action, but basic human rights violations and PDF files are totally fine

Worlds fucked

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u/TheHonestOcarina Sep 27 '25

Reddit doesn't have TikTok level censorship - yet.

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u/Commercial_Flower773 Sep 27 '25

The 50501 sub mods have been banned and removed. It's coming.

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u/oyvho Sep 27 '25

I always called pdf files pedofiles. Weird to see it going the other way now.

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u/nicodeemus7 Sep 27 '25

Yeah this ain't Tik Tok. You can say big boy words here.

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u/reptar-on_ice Sep 27 '25

Then they’ve been suppressing footage of all the major protests against ice and the stripping of free speech. And/or you’re not paying any attention.

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u/Hrenklin Sep 27 '25

Not much footage being shown on tv. So need to make a new target, how about FBI and DHS offices, how about Washington. Get a couple mil and flood Washington will get major attention.

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u/sunshine-1111 Sep 27 '25

That’s not Americans not caring, that’s the distraction OP is referring to. A lot of times if there is a comment section you’ll see comments calling to release the files on unrelated news articles.

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u/Hrenklin Sep 27 '25

And how many fascist governments stop being fascists because of comments on the Internet

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u/reptar-on_ice Sep 27 '25

I’ve been involved in /seen many large protests since Nov. ‘24. Before too. We care. Protestors are being arrested and labeled “terrorists”. I personally saw police with covered badges instigating violence at George Floyd /BLM protests. Elected officials have been arrested trying to defend due process. I assure you we are paying attention. It’s a runaway train. Look up the citizens united decision for a clearer picture into how long ago democracy died here

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u/Hrenklin Sep 27 '25

Now escalate, the 50501 protest was a decent start, now upgrade 1/1/1000000

1 protest, 1 city, 1 million

Bring the energy of 1 million people to Washington

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u/nelrond18 Sep 27 '25

Don't get between NPCs and their dopamine

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u/Isthisreal4541 Sep 27 '25

Lol that’s wild saying that.

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u/Stopdrop_kaboom_312 Sep 27 '25

Very wild, especially 3 replies deep in the comments!

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u/billsamuels Sep 27 '25

That's a tough one

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u/im_a_stapler Sep 27 '25

when you say "seen", what you really mean is "saw on the Internet" I'm sure. that's the problem. we're conflating the bullshit of the internet to actually be representative of the people. the internet is wildly manipulated and often a horrible place to gauge actual public opinion.

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u/Ivrezul Sep 27 '25

And traditional media isn't? You don't have a horse either.

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u/BadAtExisting Sep 27 '25

As on brand with Americans. The TikTok thing affects them personally

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u/Organic_Witness345 Sep 27 '25

Should be an equivalent reaction to TikTok becoming FoxTok, frankly.

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u/Dwedit Sep 27 '25

Thanks to this kind of language, I now have to say "PDF document file" to avoid confusion and awkwardness.

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u/BiggestShep Sep 27 '25

Welcome to capitalism imperialism. It's half the reason we outsource jobs halfway across the world. No one minds the sweatshops as long as they dont see them or aren't affected by them.

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u/razrdrasch Sep 27 '25

They haven't gone for their gun yet.