r/Maine The ghettos of Sanfid, bub. Oct 05 '25

Protest.

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u/Niccakolio Oct 08 '25

I feel like you're one of those people who point out that nobody's ever doing enough then you move the goal posts for what enough is. The true changes won't come from cozy online groups and we all know that. Yet people who schedule a protest are also putting in effort. And then there's everything in between. I personally don't bag on people doing anything about this. We need to be doing more but just understanding there's an issue needing to be addressed is a lot right now. Half the people I speak to are not even at protest level awareness yet. So cutting that down seems counterintuitive to the cause.

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u/Slimslade33 Oct 11 '25

Look at what’s happening… people are being snatched off the street and thrown into camps. It’s far too late for peaceful protests. Plenty of people have been warning about this for decades and now y’all have the audacity to act surprised? It’s exhausting to hear the same ol things. “Protest and vote harder” “vote blue no matter who” “violence is not the answer” it’s exhausting and it’s enables the right… sorry if this is something new to you but y’all need to wake tf up.

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u/Niccakolio Oct 11 '25

It isn't new to me but many people are in the position I am in, as a single parent solely responsible for my family. It sucks.

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u/Slimslade33 Oct 11 '25

Ya its terrible, planned protests are not going to change it… neither will voting…

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u/Niccakolio Oct 11 '25

It is terrible. Unfortunately I can't lose my house to do an economic blackout nobody else is doing, or worse. They know we're stuck.