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Politico Phil's avatar

The Brazilians are protesting in mass, the European farmers are protesting like crazy, the French are protesting, everybody's protesting except Americans. I'm just wondering if America's in a pressure cooker and instead of protesting they'll just blow up someday. Just asking

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Karen's avatar

The answer is simple. Our government arrests political opponents and lets them rot in jail without bail or habeus corpus. That was the whole point of "Jan 6". You may get out if you confess your sins and learn to love big brother (the grandmother they arrested had to make a public confession and agree that the election was not stolen.) Perhaps when we get desperate enough we will protest. For now, it is easier to keep one's head down.

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CMCM's avatar

What has been done and continues to be done to the Jan 6 people is beyond egregious and against our entire constitution and rule of law. It is disgraceful how it is generally ignored by most in government (all parties) and most of the American population. You think it couldn't happen to you? Just wait.

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J Boss's avatar

We allowed it with Guantanamo. They just it home and used it on us, just like they did with Colour Revolutions.

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Leskunque Lepew's avatar

Welcome to United Soviet Socialist States. How much money do you have?

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AngelaK's avatar

I do sometimes wonder how we are all taking so much of this garbage going on sitting down, unlike the rest of the world.

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AM's avatar

Because compared to much of the world, we still have a great deal of freedom in many ways. And we're blessed with a physically large country with room to spread out/seek out your 'people.' That being said, we can never take it for granted and we have to push back on any encroachments to our freedom. Europeans are more "collective" in mindset in my experience (but protesting is sort of a collectivist action, no?). Americans are individually minded (generally speaking of course) so we are not as 'into' collective protests. I'm still convinced that the summer of 2020 was incited to a large extent by dark money interest, and of course legitimate outrage ginned up in our young people.

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SadieJay's avatar

You are 100% correct. Summer of 2020 was the pivot point and the collective "go time" for the chaos that we see and have lived in since then...that was the start of the coup.

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AM's avatar

I don't think I will ever forget the summer of 2020 . . . nor will the powers-that-be for whom it worked REALLY WELL.

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Jay Horton's avatar

Still happening. Atlanta, over the weekend with the attack on the police training facility. Think about Portlandia, Seattle. Pee-brained professional victim causing chaos all over the place. Well placed bricks and stick all paid for by someone.

Bricks were on pallets so someone had to pay for them. Probably easy to trace. Just my observation.

Later Jay

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J Boss's avatar

Historically, revolutions start when 3-5 percent of the people can no longer live their lives under the oppressive conditions and fight back risking their lives. No where near that in U.S. yet. But it will be epic when it happens, with all the armed citizens that could hit the tipping point as soon as the first shot is fired.

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Karen's avatar

Because protesting may get you thrown in the gulag.

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AngelaK's avatar

Very true. Scary, unless you are sponsored by Soros.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Yes. The J6 guys are the template.

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J Boss's avatar

I think "example" is the more precise word... same thing they said about Seth Rich... even if he wasn't guilty, they wanted to make an example of him.

Our "leaders" are not playing by the same rules as the would-be tyrants.

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SadieJay's avatar

I ALWAYS wonder that. Always. Americans are a sad lot, as a whole and a laughing stock. But, the trials are forming bonds of humans that are coming together like never before. I was one of the original Hell No club from out of the gate. That is my litmus test for friendship these days. Nobody can appreciate the extreme pressure to hold the line of sanity without just giving in....unless you have held fast. I thank the patent WO 2020060606 from March 26, 2020 for making me a true believer...and then friends started dropping dead to cement my Hell No theory.

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Christy's avatar

Yep. Becoming more and more of an introvert because talking about anything relevant puts me into the crazy conspiracy group. Who wants to talk about depressing topics all the time? Sad thing is I can’t even carry on a conversation anymore u less it’s about politics, homesteading or traveling. I DO not wanna talk about movie stars, gossip or sports. So irritating.

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SadieJay's avatar

No shit....I just want to shake them. Chicken Little I am.

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Christy's avatar

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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RunningLogic's avatar

Unfortunately the protests don’t necessarily mean anything will be done, certainly in the case of the French, they protest all the time with very limited results.

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AM's avatar

Exactly.

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SadieJay's avatar

Seriously.....I haven't seen these stories!! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Americans are ego-centric and sit idly by, with no clue. Until they can't turn on their Foosball or Netflix. Then, there will be an uprising. Americans are shallow and see nothing. Until the power gets shut off. We are due for an implosion. I just hope to be in the right place when this happens. It is inevitable. As long as people are comfortable, they can live with slight inconveniences, like their favorite mocha-chai being out of stock. Problem is, nobody is ready for third world shit and we are frogs in the pot. Ijeeits.

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Karen's avatar

Read Julie Kelly. She has been reporting on the Jan. 6 political prisoners.

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Christy's avatar

Sadie you couldn’t be more right if you tried. My husband and I are baffled how america has lasted this long.

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SadieJay's avatar

So are we Christy. So are we. I got to meet with some amazing people for lunch yesterday that I met on here in SWFL. It was amazing.

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Christy's avatar

That’s awesome!!!!! North cent trees florida here. More cows than ppl. Lol

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AM's avatar

I agree, but that being said, Europeans do like their protests and strikes. Have never been to Europe when there *wasn't* a strike of some sort going on. Nevertheless, I'm especially cheering on the Dutch farmers.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yes they like them but nothing happens because of them a lot of the time. And many of the strikes are by public sector workers who have huge privileges compared to the private sector and they don’t want to lose those. The farmers are an exception for sure.

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