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Cake day: July 18th, 2023
  • Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You are going to lead the revolution aren’t you?byMaxxus@sh.itjust.works
    15 hours

    I think that’s the first reply I’ve seen with an actual action item and not just diverting from actual criticisms of the “don’t vote” mentality. The revolution doesn’t have to be violence. A cultural revolution can also affect change. Dr. King’s civil rights movement was famously non-violent.

    My point is the nay-sayers here say “don’t vote”, but offer no alternatives.

    You say join a union? I say hell yeah, sign me up! Can I join yours?

Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldbyMaxxus@sh.itjust.works
1 day

You are going to lead the revolution aren’t you?

sh.itjust.works

I’m envious of the way the French protest their government. They’re literally setting things on fire because their schools aren’t adequate. Because the government tried to raise the retirement age. Because their politicians are shitbags.

I think the biggest obstacle to organizing in the US is the sheer distance. It takes 40 solid hours of driving to get from one side to the other. That’s not counting any breaks. France takes about 14 hours. Doable in a day or so if you push it.

Anyway, I’d sign up for a Revolution if there was a serious contender.

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    Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldbyMaxxus@sh.itjust.works
    28 days

    Where is the current wave of Punk music?

    If the original movement in the 70s was in response to political stagnation in the UK and the Vietnam war in the US. And the revival in the 00s in response to the US wars in the Middle East. Between Black Lives Matters, No Kings protests, and far right political parties recent win across the globe, where is the Punk movement? Where is the disenfranchised youth grinding out their anger on an electric guitar in an abandoned industrial building?

    Edit: Thank you to everyone who suggested various artists. I’m going to check them all out!

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