ICE Out for Good vigils and rallies are being tracked online by Indivisible, the group behind the No Kings protests

More than a thousand protests are planned across the US this Saturday and Sunday after an ICE agent killed US citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis this week.

“This weekend, people all over are coming together not just to mourn the lives lost to ICE violence, but to confront a pattern of harm that has torn families apart and terrorized our communities,” said Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, an organizer of “ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action”.

  • ineedmorecoffee@lemmy.cafe
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    2 days ago

    Oh sweetie, there is no revolution. Not with people who silence revolution controlling the conversation of the Internet.

    The best you can hope for is to stay alive for the next 50 years during the Republican regime.

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      2 days ago

      I’ve been alive through this before…

      1969-1976
      1981-1992
      2001-2008
      2017-2020
      2025-2028

      There have only been a few Democratic breaks:

      1977-1980
      1993-2000
      2008-2016
      2021-2024

      It will likely flip back in 2028, but we have to flip the House back in 2026, ideally the House and Senate but that’s unlikely.

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        23 hours ago

        It will likely flip back in 2028, but we have to flip the House back in 2026, ideally the House and Senate but that’s unlikely.

        JFC, that’s the solution? Wait 10 months and hopefully flip house but probably not the Senate?

        Then everything returns to the stagnant status quo that resulted in this situation in the first place. Dems continue to be toothless, Republicans continue to prevent anything from happening, continue to face zero consequences, and are further emboldened to go even further next time because why the fuck not? Either they succeeded in the fascist takeover or nothing happens and they just try again.

        That’s the best you can hope for?

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          19 hours ago

          That’s the only recourse short of a revolution or a civil war which would be 1000x more destructive.

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            18 hours ago

            If going back to doing nothing and kicking the can down the road is the only way to avoid a civil war then I have bad news for you: you’re not avoiding anything, you’re just trying to delay it for another 4 years while things continue to get worse and more people get killed.

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              18 hours ago

              “More people” = < 20 vs a civil war with tens to hundreds of thousands dead? 🤔

              The last civil war we had killed 600,000 to 700,000 and that’s without modern weapons.

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                17 hours ago

                The last civil war we had killed 600,000 to 700,000 and that’s without modern weapons.

                I agree, as time goes on a Civil war gets more destructive.

                Therefore, delaying a civil war by 4-8 years will result in more destruction than if citizens stand up for themselves now. Either way, according to your arguments the civil war will happen eventually.

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                  17 hours ago

                  Citizens ARE standing up for themselves now, that’s what the protests and elections are for. 😉

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                    2 hours ago

                    Protests are only taking action if they are disruptive. Standing in a corner with signs while people go about their day is as effective as sharing memes on Lemmy.

                    Wait for Elections is waiting 10 months, not taking action now.

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        2 days ago

        “Everything is going to be fine”

        Famous last words.

        So, if the dems don’t flip it in 26, you’ll eat your hat or just keep on believing a lie?