• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Protests are an opening offer.

    If you aren’t willing to escalate, then they’re meaningless.

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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      5 hours ago

      Protests are also networking events, where you show the public that opposition exists and is welcome to new members.

      We started as five people in a rural coffee shop last year, and now we’re over 100, with the majority of the new members joining at protest events after saying “Oh wow, I’ve been commuting because I didn’t think there would be resistance here!”