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zota @zota.bsky.social · 9m

I'm disappointed that she would disparage people in a red state for trying to build and strengthen their local community with small-scale public expression. Which is what she seems to think people should be doing.

zota @zota.bsky.social · 17m

So you're happy that Libs are now in the streets in the face of fascism and also gratified that they didn't vote in significant enough numbers to prevent it.

Okay!

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 18m

You contrasted their action with your own noble suggestion—strengthening local community ties.

I'm sure you have reasons for believing what you're doing now is Right and what they did is Wrong. Doesn't sound like you talked to them about it before making them your example.

zota @zota.bsky.social · 21m

A corner rally where you dance around maybe exhausts you—did i get that right.

What does two days of disparaging posting about people having a corner rally do for your energy. You feeling pumped up?

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 23m

Finally, we find out what the plan is

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 23m

You've made up quite a lot of shit about some people who tried to find community in Tulsa

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 27m

Then why would anyone attack "libs" for getting out in the streets to protest? If you truly believed that they think protesting is "useless/terrorism", shouldn't you be celebrating every minor public gesture they make as a step into the light?

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 32m

When you claim that other people are wasting their precious limited time and energy doing protests in a way you feel is inappropriate or ineffectual, the way that you're personally focusing your limited time and energy becomes a relevant example.

This is her example.
It could be better.

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 37m

it's funny to see people who use "lib" as an insult saying that mass street actions are useless, self-congratulatory performances

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 39m

But you don't want to do that in person or with anyone you don't already know?

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 42m

Drag Race for Militants

zota @zota.bsky.social · 44m

I got lucky and bought a house. Idiots like you drive up my equity and make me rich for doing nothing but sitting on my ass, so uh... thanks for that I guess?

But you're killing my city and making sure no one else could ever live the live I did. So could you please stop now? I have enough, thanks.

zota @zota.bsky.social · 2h

Cool

three men are standing in front of a building and one of them says no donny these men are cowards

Alt: A scene from The Big Lebowski in which Walter reassures Donny that the black-clad nihilists who set fire to the Dude's car are not actually dangerous—they're just posturing cowards

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 2h

Hey, you know what a great way to advocate for labor rights is?

Might want to do some research into how those unions came about and what they do to organize.

zota @zota.bsky.social · 2h

So you're attacking Jane for calling these protests superficial and pointless.

Got it.

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 2h

So the best things to do is...
uhhhhhhhhhhh..................

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

Did you want to train all the suburban moms how to use your favorite brand of gas mask? Maybe get a commission is they use your affiliate link?

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

So these protests are such a threat to the state, they will use deadly force to put them down.

Which is why they are superficial and pointless.

So the best thing to do is... uh... uhhhhh

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

If you don't believe the the civil rights, gay rights, voting rights protests ever achieved anything, then getting shot with a gas canister certainly won't achieve anything either.

I guess you just should stay home and complain online.

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

"Be sure to go to the protest, but please know that you never need to sign up or ask permission" is a thing she could have said.

Alas

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

If millions of people taking to the streets with an allied message is what "kills" your movement? That was not a movement—that was a scene. You're sad that there's suburban moms in your goth club.

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

Mm, no.

The Libs here are not making fun of opsec and Jane was not promoting it. She was criticizing the appropriation and superficiality of what will likely be the largest single protest in American history—an opinion more than worthy of critique.

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

Too many for my tastes.

Which is why "don't sign for spam lists" and "go to the mass protest" are two separate things.

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

so why haven't you organized a mass movement of daily struggle yet

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zota @zota.bsky.social · 3h

"Don't sign up for spam lists" and "go to the mass protest" are two whole different things.

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