• @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    2521 hours ago

    Can we get just, like, a whole bunch of French citizens in here to teach us how to protest, en masse, at the drop of a hat?

    (and also maybe teach us how to make…um…outdoor furniture?)

    • @Septimaeus@infosec.pub
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      513 hours ago

      You guys did once have a successful working relationship. It’s not entirely out of the question. International coordination will be important by the end, regardless.

      That said, Americans appear to already be actively protesting every day in most states. Mostly civil but a few have gotten spicy. I’ve not seen any fire-bombing-the-police levels of spiciness we saw in France, so I guess Americans could step up their game.

      But it’s really hard to say because coverage right now is evidently being heavily suppressed across all major news sources and digital platforms. Like a couple times now I’ve seen live streams of big active and loud protests that I can’t find any trace of the following day, even in archives, as if it never happened. I need to learn how to record livestreams if only to remind myself I’m not crazy. I guess we’re all still adapting to the new normal.

      • @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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        26 hours ago

        It is definitely happening. The numbers are encouraging, and if this had happened ten years ago it’d be one thing. But by this point, we need more.

    • @Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      620 hours ago

      We’re importing the french, en masse, but we’re NOT getting tips on cheeses and breads?

      What are we even DOING here???