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minus-squareZephorah@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 hours agoI’d love to think people would’ve protested racism and gross police incompetencies ending in death regardless, but it’s highly unlikely. Even the storming of the Bastille had to wait for nice weather. Locking away the poors’ access to distraction could very well be that “nice weather”.
minus-squareanonymouse2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoBoth of those things were protested when George Floyd was murdered. But only so much can be accomplished through protesting.
I’d love to think people would’ve protested racism and gross police incompetencies ending in death regardless, but it’s highly unlikely.
Even the storming of the Bastille had to wait for nice weather.
Locking away the poors’ access to distraction could very well be that “nice weather”.
Both of those things were protested when George Floyd was murdered. But only so much can be accomplished through protesting.