• GiddyGap@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    4 days ago

    So much for the 1st Amendment. Guess that’s only valid when it fuels the Trumpsterfire.

    • The Spectre@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      There is only free speech when it agrees with the capitalist elite or it doesn’t directly threaten them

  • Richie Rich@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    What can you say to that? The Americans knew what they were getting into. They elected a fascist to power who is abolishing democracy. In case you didn’t know it yet, let me tell you: America is on the way to becoming a dictatorship.

    • MithranArkanere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      The American politicians basically barred the ability for any other party to get into power, until people gave up going to vote, and fascism won by a third of the votes.

      It all started before the Red Scare. The moment the Robber Barons got their plans thwarted, they started planning so it would never happen again, and they played the long, long game.

  • Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    I’m not in his district but I was so impressed by Rep. AL Green’s (https://algreen.house.gov/about) courage in standing up to and calling out Krasnov’s and the GOP’s lies yesterday that I wanted to donate some money. Unlike all the impotent, sclerotic clowns who call themselves the Dem “leadership” and constantly ask me for money whilst the most they do are write “Strongly worded letters” and finger wagging, Rep. Green’s website was all about service to his district. I literally could not find a way to donate to him. But he is now a hero of mine. If only HE or one of the few with his courage and fire were leading the Dems. I wish he were 20 years younger. He’d have made a great president.

  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    5 days ago

    honey look, freedom of expression and the right to protest in America just got dropped.

    • rational_lib@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      Let’s not keep making the mistake of assuming Trump’s tweets have force of law. He’s just talking out of his ass again, just like he’s not actually invading greenland and canada. Notice how he’s talking about at least 4 different actions here, I’m pretty sure none of which he can actually do. 5 if you count thanking us for our attention to this matter (?). If Trump tries to do anything in this regard no judge* will uphold it.

      *Obligatory other than Clarence Thomas

      • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Let’s not keep making the mistake of assuming the rule of law matters at this point. If he does something and nobody stops it, its legality or lack there of is moot. If he says to do something and people do it and nobody stops him (or judge’s rulings about it are ignored), then it doesn’t matter that it was illegal.

        I know you’re just trying to get people to calm down, but at this point, people are right to be scared and right to think these things could actually come to pass considering it has happened before. Maybe it won’t get that far… But plenty has already happened that should never have happened, and the US currently has a president who is illegally, specifically unconstitutionally, holding office and was allowed to be sworn in anyway, so it’s probably not a good idea to assume this won’t happen just because it’s also unconstitutional.

      • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        People in power do what he says. His word is de facto law, even if it’s illegal. It literally does not matter. You are in denial if you think he’s not going to get away with this.

  • ChiefGyk3D@infosec.pubEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    “illegal protests” Pretty sure Freedom of Speech and Assembly is part of the first amendment. He’s a putz

    • easily3667@lemmus.orgEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      The point isn’t to stop it. It’s to scare a few people and ready the maga parents with school-age children who refuse to speak to them for the Kent state reruns we’re getting soon.

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      0·
      5 days ago

      Apparantly, (in the US) any protest that needs to occupy the road requires a permit. Yea imagine how stupid it is, you want to protest the government and you need to apply for permission?!? I was shocked when my teacher told me about this. Seems like a huge First Amendment violation to me, but society just goes along with it. 😓

      So unless your protest is strictly on the sidewalk, you need a permit. So fucking dumb.

      • pappabosley@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        So that’s why they’re so car centric with their infrastructure, more sidewalls = more protests

      • e$tGyr#J2pqM8v@feddit.nlEnglish
        0·
        5 days ago

        You don’t need a permit to march in the streets or on sidewalks, as long as marchers don’t obstruct car or pedestrian traffic. And that makes a lot of sense because if you block a road perhaps emergency services need to know ahead of time that they can’t take that route. Or others concerns may be relevant. For the very same reasons this is similar in countries around the world. Source: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

        • cheers_queers@lemm.eeEnglish
          0·
          5 days ago

          that’s literally why blocking roads in protest is so effective. enough angry calls to the mayor office due to people being late for work etc, is how protesting puts pressure on representatives to actually represent the people.

          or did you think that huddling on sidewalks holding signs was supposed to do something?

          • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
            01·
            5 days ago

            Blocking roads in protest has proven effective at exactly one thing: Increasing the enforcement and penalties for jaywalking.

            It is counterproductive at everything else.

            did you think that huddling on sidewalks holding signs was supposed to do something?

            Where did I say huddle on sidewalks?

            I think JSO should be firebombing ICE car dealerships, gas stations, muffler shops, and other entities and agents of the oil industry. Not harassing victims of that industry.

            • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
              0·
              4 days ago

              Blocking roads in protest has proven effective at exactly one thing: Increasing the enforcement and penalties for jaywalking.

              Well… no.

                • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  0·
                  4 days ago

                  I can cite many news articles which show that protesting in this way is more effective.

              • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
                1·
                4 days ago

                You would have a point if “protesting” was “life”. But it’s not.

                When demonstrators were pissed off at Elon Musk, they didn’t picket grocery stores and kindergartens. they didnt blockade old folks homes, delay firefighters and ambulances.

                They burned Tesla dealerships.

                JSO could learn a thing or two from these anti-Musk demonstrators.