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There are many, but nobody reports them.

Getting sick of Europeans falling for the blatant suppression and propaganda that our corporate-elite overlords are spoon-feeding them and using that to act superior.

there are pretty significant protests in recent months. Tesla, the federal government, unions etc. It's just that nobody really care about them with all the funny shit happening in the federal government right now.

Realistically, they also won't do much, so you'll have better reach doing more traditional on the ground campaigning anyway.

the media is definitely suppressing it….

We have an extremely effective propaganda system. There are protests. My partner shows me on Instagram videos. But most people are complacent or defeatist (because of the propaganda system since childhood).

I dunno about you bro but there's a protest every other day in Denver. We're getting there.

The question is how Dumbfuck will respond. There's an unverified rumor the Insurrection Act may be invoked on April 20th owing to an executive order signed on January 20th. If it gets to that point, we will find out how far our military is willing to stretch its service to the Constitution.

Don't be afraid. Don't look away.

To be the most effective we have to be protesting in front of houses of people who actually influence change. I’ve been too far too many protests and it feels like they mean nothing. Only way to make change is to stop taking it to the streets. And taking it to houses of billionaires and politicians who actually are in control of change.

It's going to take a unifying event that is unifyingly abhorrent.

Until that show drops, no movement will take enough momentum with it.

Wait until a Mayors daughter gets sent to gitmo for protesting at college. Wait until the social security checks bounce. Wait until the next viral George Floyd police killing.

The tension is simmering.

There are.

Trump isn't threatening to charge people with domestic terrorism for leaving Tesla dealerships alone, is he?

There's been a lot of protests. How massive is mass is up to you though.

Although, a lot of people really like the way things are going, and a lot of anger is just terminally online bozos who don't even live in America.

Millions protested against the invasion of Iraq, the USA invaded Iraq anyway. Mass protests are ignored by the oligarchs.

Now if the USians grew spines and organized a general strike, that might get the ruling class's attention.

There are, The media is own'd by the rich and now so is the government.

@Yazer@lemmy.ca my kids didn't have school yesterday because their teachers were protesting.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/20/hundreds-of-teachers-rally-to-protect-schools-at-the-colorado-capitol-as-lawmakers-look-for-cuts/

My wife and I got babysitters went to the science protests. There's often protestors waiving Palestinian flag downtown during the week - small but consistent group near city hall. I don't hear any reporting either but I see them.

Okay, I'm going to acknowledge that there are protests, yes, but probably what OP is thinking of something more like the BLM protests during COVID where shit started to get real. There's a few things going on here:

First: People don't have the time off like they did during COVID. They also aren't locked up and less able to ignore the news.

Third: Resignation. I think this is the bigger of the three parts. I know for my part, I consider this a complete loss of the federal government. Even if we somehow avoid a dictatorship and get control of the government back, the damage that's been done is so deep and complete that we'll likely never fully recover from it, we'll just have to move on with things as they are. My efforts are now focused on organizing balkanization. If Texas wants to be a fucking stupid theocracy with prosperity gospel televangelists and the antichrist at the top, who am I to get between them and a good time? Maybe without having to hear about what Daniel the terminally addicted Fox News viewer thinks about Critical Race Theory, we can get some shit done, fix healthcare, get some fucking trains and bike lanes put up.

Second: Lack of organization. The federal government has spent the last 100 years stomping any serious leftist movements both here and abroad. There is almost no living memory of what a real leftist movement looks like, or how to get one going, so we're all having to roll them from scratch, and there's still a lot of the old high-roading instincts that were implanted in us over the decades. It's just going to take time.

There's considerable more happening now than in 2017. They hust aren't getting media attention because the media has been folded in.

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You won't see much about protests until we're closer to the next election.

You also have to understand the sheer size of the USA. It's not like everyone can go to DC that easily. The protests are taking place in all states.

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