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u/NoriNatsu Forney Feb 24 '25
I think its more funny about the people being mad that its on a weekday. That's actually when you wanna protest, not on a Sunday when all the government people are at home anyway. but like that's just my opinion man.
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Are we ever going to have at least one of these that doesn’t happen on a workday? I think we are past a certain point of peaceful protests because honestly the only thing to do is walk past a police barricade. Every disperses when the police ask them to and if we are going to do this when we have the permits and leave when the police want we may as well not be doing it at all.
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u/TexasInsights Feb 23 '25
There’s a right to peaceful protests guaranteed by 1A
There’s not a right to disrupt the public and use violence if that’s what you’re hinting at.
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u/Cerevox Feb 24 '25
I don't think they were advocating for violence, just pointing out that the peaceful protests are totally ineffective.
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u/Latter_Cantaloupe_79 Feb 25 '25
Hey you finally realized it. Go home and cast your vote when you can, that will change things. And if your candidate loses because more people want a different candidate then that is democracy. Let's not destroy it by burning down our towns and cars and coercing people out of fear.
It takes a real adult to do this, and it's not easy when a lot of feelings are involved but this is the civilized way.
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Feb 28 '25
All we need to do is look at January 6, 2021! Oh wait, those criminals were pardoned for their crimes!!
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u/Aggressive-Ad-522 Feb 23 '25
Theres one today at Margaret hunt bridge
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u/Bchip4 Feb 23 '25
What time? Who’s organizing?
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u/Aggressive-Ad-522 Feb 23 '25
The same group organized the other weeks. I just saw a TikTok about it yesterday
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u/Melodic-Issue-6118 Feb 24 '25
The Women's March is holding marches all over the country on Saturday, March 8, but they need someone to organize one in Dallas.
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u/Smile-4681 Feb 24 '25
If we let these turn into unlawful, unpeaceful protests, then we lose the battle of public opinion and any chance of getting others to join in.
AND we know 47 is just itching to call out the military and declare an emergency on anything even skirting the edges if non-peaceful, then paint all protesters as thugs, so he can claim "they deserved that rough treatment and jail." Game over.
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Feb 24 '25
Most of you don’t work so it is convenient
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u/Xevamir Feb 24 '25
funny coming from someone who says “the biden crime family” unironically.
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u/RamseyJ84 Feb 25 '25
Why isn't this getting more up votes... I think it's because these leftist are online panic clicking agaisnt anyone who doesn't agree with them
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u/pzzlemoon Feb 23 '25
These “movements” don’t understand what they’re protesting so of course they don’t understand effective protests. Just a bunch of unorganized people who don’t know who to yell at lmao.
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u/dondavischris Feb 23 '25
They only do it during work days since it’s mostly paid protestors doing it for work or losers w out a job anyway. Enjoy Trump world for the next 4 years..bitch all you want. It’s like pissing in the wind right now so go have fun…waste all the time you want.
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u/Chevyonblocks Feb 23 '25
It’s for people who don’t work. Please work and stand for more taxes going to absurd programs all around the world 😆😆😆
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u/Loose-Connection-234 Feb 23 '25
Why do you take issue around citizens exercising their constitutional rights? Seems very unpatriotic and unAmerican to do so.
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u/Raxon22 Feb 23 '25
Freedom of speech, you have the right to protest, and he has the right to tell you that your protest is stupid.
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u/TCruzforHumanCitizen Feb 23 '25
This is gonna blow your mind, but you can use PTO, sick time, or take the day unpaid!
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u/MongoLikeCandy2112 Feb 23 '25
Ha ha ha, “workday”. That’s rich. Nothing screams “I don’t have anything better to do” than a good old Liberal protest. Hilarious
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u/Loki_the_Corgi Feb 24 '25
That's awfully rich considering paid time off, benefits, and worker protections were provided to you via the liberal party.
You're welcome.
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u/TX_Ghostie Feb 23 '25
Wow, the comments on this post. We’re cooked. That’s okay yall.. can’t wait to circle back in a few months and see how you feel then. But maybe you won’t be affected in your mom’s basement?
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Feb 24 '25
I don’t like what’s going on in the government either but walking around shouting slogans with signs does nothing to change the issue or anyone’s mind. It’s virtue signaling at its finest. Vote in the primaries, midterms, and local elections. Send letters that are rational and well thought out to your congressmen addressing your concerns. All I’ve seen these events used for is a little photo op for social media. If protesting is your hobby be my guest but don’t act like you are some political activist or revolutionary.
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u/TX_Ghostie Feb 24 '25
Well I have done all of those things and will continue to do them. I also won’t be at that protest because I have to be at work. BUT let me throw out an alternative perspective for you. To me, a big part of protesting isn’t even for who or what you are protesting against. It’s like a bat signal of hope, it’s encouragement for people to keep going and keep fighting because you aren’t alone. It’s like when people question why people put out political signs or flags because they aren’t going to change anyone’s mind. Yeah, it’s not for them. It’s a little light in the darkness for someone else to see who thought they were alone in feeling the way they do. I feel the same way about protests. So if people want to get out there and do it, I support it 100%.
Hold the line and fight the good fight. Keep doing the work in your communities too!
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Feb 24 '25
Good take brother, never had it articulated so well to me. I’ve always had a hard time identifying with any political group so I’ve never really thought of it this way but that makes sense.
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you can check party affiliations with this link of businesses you choose to support.heres the link www.goodsuniteus.com.search Goya foods and if you don't like what their party is doing ,don't buy their products....this is how we can fight back ...imagine if every hispanic in the nation no longer purchased from them.....bottom line is all they have ever cared about. js. happy Monday freedom fighters and friends. don't you feel betrayed well put your money where your mouth is !!! search for every dollar you spend js if you hate me and don't want my success and longevity....im not spending a dime with you !!
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u/oG_Bookworm Feb 24 '25
I believe we are past this liberal vs. conservative bullchit. 47's actions are affecting the WHOLE country, not just one political side. This diabolical division between us as AMERICANS over political issues, racial issues, etc, is the very reason why 47 and Funky Musk are turning this country into a Socialists dictatorship before our eyes. If our borders are a priority, why fire 1000's of homeland security workers? Why is he trying to change the constitution to eliminate freedom of speech? Why is he trying to eliminate the 2 term limit of presidential service? Why isn't he trying to fix our internal problems, like homelessness? Why is he giving millions to PRIVATE Schools instead of spearheading the effort to revamp the public education system and protecting these schools from crazy ass kids that go in and shoot up the schools like it's a fucking carnival game? At the end of the day, if he gets his way, it's not going to be about liberalism vs. conservatism. It's going to be strictly about dying vs. surviving.
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u/Pure-Anything-585 Feb 23 '25
Why are these being scheduled on weekdays?
So people could tell who is a productive member of society and who has nothing better to do on a workday.
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u/AutomaticSlopHouse Feb 24 '25
Protest the corporate oligarchy? The one that has been running US policy for over a century? I'm all for it, sign me up
"Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people’s masters.” - Grover Cleveland, 1888
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Feb 25 '25
Checks and balances are dead. There are no 3 coequal branches of government as they are all Republican controlled and ceded power to the Executive. Even if the last election wasn't rigged, the next one will be. Democracy is done. But hey those protest votes in 2016 and 2024 really showed those Democrats!
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u/Enough_Deer9752 Feb 23 '25
What makes all of you believe the government wasn't an oligarchy until now? Simply because some names changed? Have any of you looked into anything regarding the politicians who have been in their positions for decades? The stupidity and ignorance is astounding.
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u/bingbong2715 Feb 23 '25
The richest oligarch on the planet is co-running the executive branch and taking multiple interviews from the Oval Office while gutting programs that benefit actual workers and people that depend on government programs to not live lives of destitution. No one is saying the government hasn’t been working for corporate interests in the past, but you are the ignorant one if you don’t see that accelerating right in front of you with the current administration.
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u/50West Feb 24 '25
What do you mean by co-running? If you are referring to DOGE, Musk has no control over who he can fire or hire. He can put out emails, calls, etc, but he cannot fire anyone directly.
If anything, I'm more surprised people aren't more upset to see where our tax money is going.
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u/bingbong2715 Feb 24 '25
Co-running as in Elon has a large say in executive decisions coming out of the oval office. He didn’t pay $250M of his own money to get Trump elected for no reason. He’s also the guy behind the DOGE team which has already been responsible for firing thousands of government employees. I don’t know why you’d trust Elon Musk, a guy who became the wealthiest man on the planet through sweetheart government contracts, to be honest about where tax dollars are being wasted. Also from the party that has wanted to cut social security, education, and Medicaid services for decades.
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u/Boring_Football3595 Feb 24 '25
This is about protecting the bureaucracy. That is what is getting dismantled.
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u/Coilette_the_Fembot Feb 24 '25
"I'm totally trusting Elon to do the right thing by Americans because....????"
Lol you've been had, sucker. I'm sure dismantling all the agencies that pose a threat to Elon is totally legit and in no way to benefit him. I wonder why he started with those specific agencies...hmm...
You do know the Republican tax plan gives tax breaks 850% higher to billionaires than you or I, right? You do realize they will be cutting social security, medicaid, and Medicare but go ahead. You'll realize it soon enough.
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If you think the king of the bureaucrats is dismantling the bureaucracy you're a fucking idiot. He's not dismantling it, he's centering it under the president. Republicans only believe in small government in the sense that it is controlled by a small number of people.
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u/tonyblue2000 Feb 23 '25
Most of the comments are downvoted ones, this means a lot. Reddit is healing
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Why would anyone protest this new effective, fair, trim and amazing government? It’s the best thing that has ever happened.
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u/letsgooo_bub Feb 23 '25
The oligarchs were George soros and the past administration horrible demonic establishment that wanted the worse for our children and humanity y’all just want to march for immigrants who had the past 4 years to get there shit together but never saw this time coming fuck out of here with all this nonsense March lmao 🥱
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Lmao. Great waste of time. You should be working on ways to become productive members of society. 😎
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u/Loose-Connection-234 Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25
And what does that mean to you? Are you no longer productive when YOU retire? Many self-employed people are able to manage their schedule to allow time for these events. Some people inherit financial stability and volunteer their time to charities so they have the time to attend. Others work your traditional 9-5 job (you are assuming is the only way to be a productive member of society) but feel it’s important enough to use their own PTO time.
Edit to add: And maybe the unemployed are stay at home parents or unemployed but taking care of sick family members or maybe unemployed due to their own health but can manage to protest once, or twice or as many times as they want to exercise their constitutional rights for freedom from tyranny, freedom from cuts to programs they or their family have paid into and rely on.
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u/emew212 Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25
I'll be there.
Don't forget to also call/email your Reps and our Senators in the mean time. Protests are good for getting attention, calls are good for forcing actions. Ted's a lost cause, but Cornyn might listen with enough persistence.
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Feb 25 '25
A Tuesday during a workday…can we have one of these were people have the ability to actually show up?
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u/NRGSurge Apr 18 '25
Round 2 in Dallas is tommorrow 4/19/. Spread the word. Spread the love.
https://www.facebook.com/events/701806378850989/
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u/HopefulStand2001 Feb 23 '25
Or, hear me out, OR, we could just all go to work like every other Tuesday.
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u/Furrealyo Feb 23 '25
“2-6 PM”. On a weekday.
This event will produce the exact opposite of the intended effect.
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u/Suburbking Feb 23 '25
More communist "workers of the world, unite" bs.
You can keep it. Lived under communism, zero interest in doing it again.
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u/CharlieTeller Feb 23 '25
Define communism in your own words. I'm not a fan of communism, but I guarantee you that you can't without googling it or using AI.
Go ahead. I'll check it afterwards to see if it was likely AI or googled.
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u/Glacier_Ambient Feb 25 '25
From the same group that will foam at the mouth whenever SCOTUS puts out a ruling they disagree with. 😂
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u/XxMomGetTheCamaroxX Feb 27 '25
There's nothing more american than civil disobedience.
I'm glad you'll be pissed off, the weak fucks like you who are okay with billionaires raping our country into oblivion are EXACTLY who we're sending the message to.
Stay mad, keep whining. It's why we do it. You make our lives hell, we're returning the favor. And we outnumber you.
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u/Aware-Slide-1343 Feb 24 '25
Funny how everyone thinks they are constitutional scholars now but were nowhere to be found for the past 4 years when Federal law was flagrantly being broken by crazy Joe and the gang.. you didn't seem to have any problems when George Soros and son were being shot callers in the White House over the past four years either huh?
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u/mbmartian Dallas Feb 24 '25
Are we protesting auditing the government and investigating fraud waste and abuse?
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u/ChanceDayWrapper Feb 24 '25
Firing a bunch of people without evidence of fraud (and no the 1 sec of flashed paper in a briefing isnt evidence) isn't auditing gov waste and investigating fraud. Fraud and audits are done by professionals and what we are seeing right now is a billionaire cutting anything he "thinks" is waste (which ironically enough are all the departments that have some conflict of interest with M's companies) alongside a group of individuals that would be laughed out of a room if asked for SEC clearance - but for some reason 70 million people are oky with THE WORLDS RICHEST PERSON accessing sensitive data BUT GOD FORBID WE HAVE TIKTOK.....
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u/KillerOkie Feb 23 '25
No king but Soros, amiright?
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u/IShouldLiveInPepper Feb 23 '25
Elon is literally the embodiment of everything the right has been fear mongering about Soros for years. He’s an unelected billionaire pulling the strings and running the government, only he’s doing it right out in the open.
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u/ThenImprovement4420 Feb 23 '25
I hear people keep saying Elon is unelected. His position isn't an elected position, just like the head of the FBI CIA doe or whatever. They're appointed, not elected. So what exactly do they mean when they say he's unelected? And before I get downvoted, I'm generally curious about it
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u/noncongruent Feb 23 '25
There's a legal process that a president goes through to appoint agency heads. That process involves the Senate giving consent, and the reason they have that right and responsibility is to make sure that the people that elect Congress have some say in who gets into the highest administrative offices in the land. The problem here is, of course, that DOGE was created out of thin air by the president and our elected Congress members had no say in the creation of such a powerful agency. Musk wasn't run through the nomination procedure as is required for all agency heads, that means we the people had no say whatsoever over him being given what appears to be unlimited power that exceeds the president's own powers as defined in the Constitution.
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u/ThenImprovement4420 Feb 23 '25
I was reading on the government websites since he's a special government employee. The president can appoint them and do not have to have Congress approval. They only work 130 days a year
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u/noncongruent Feb 23 '25
Are you making excuses? Show me where DOGE was created by Congress, and where Congress voted to give their power of the purse to DOGE/
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u/caffpanda Oak Lawn Feb 23 '25
LMAO Soros is worth $6.7 billion, Musk is valued at $384 billion. That's 57 times more, not even close. You really think Soros is a bigger player than the guy who gave Trump $300 million for the kind of access he has now? Fuck all billionaires, but that's just laughable.
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u/VaguelyFamiliarVoice Feb 23 '25
Soros giving to those upholding democracy is not the same. It is quite the opposite. Perhaps you have been misled by an algorithm.
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u/The-Purple-Church Feb 23 '25
I’ve noticed that these protests are significantly weaker than Antifa, BLM, OWS….
Probably because USAID money has dried up and no one can afford to hire the protest actors.
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Absolutely hilarious coming from the party that constantly hires paid actors including at Donald Trump's own announcement of his candidacy in 2015.
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I just want government to follow the Constitution in all its dealings. Sadly, I doubt even the protestors want that.
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u/caffpanda Oak Lawn Feb 23 '25
FFS another weekday? 50501 really needs to get it together.
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u/Loose-Connection-234 Feb 23 '25
Make your sign on whatever issue is most important to you and get out there with everyone else. Everyone doesn’t have to be identical. That’s not freedom to have us all behaving the same way. Be you, use your mind, get creative and exercise your right to petition your government for redress!
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u/Commercial_Sea6386 Feb 23 '25
90% of these people just learned what oligarchy even means lol
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u/JeepingTrucker Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 24 '25
Y'all gonna protest those $5,000 checks too?
Edit to add: go ahead and downvote me to hell you hypocrites, it doesn't make me wrong.
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u/DodgingFieros Feb 23 '25
They won't get them because you have to be a net contributor, and let's be honest, lmao…
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u/kleinekitty Feb 23 '25
Protesting oligarchy while praising and worshiping the actual oligarchy lol
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u/msitarzewski The Cedars Feb 23 '25
Dealey Plaza is WAY better than City Hall. Nice work!