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In reply to the discussion: I now have a better understanding of why Americans aren't protesting everyday [View all]Karadeniz
(22,511 posts)34. Absolutely!
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I now have a better understanding of why Americans aren't protesting everyday [View all]
ecstatic
Aug 2019
OP
They don't care about or understand young people who feel they have nothing to lose
BeyondGeography
Aug 2019
#2
They watch Fox all day and it indoctrinates them. It is poison for sure.
redstatebluegirl
Aug 2019
#10
politicians and medi a don't have to pay attention to protestors anymore and the reason is
certainot
Aug 2019
#83
We've been trained to distrust each other specifically and collective action in general.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2019
#8
Maintain the status quo at all costs. Radical changes or ideas are to be suppressed.
jalan48
Aug 2019
#9
Americans prefer to protest only on voting day, and they do so blindly and emotionally.
Auggie
Aug 2019
#14
I've seen some whiny, self-centered posts here on DU when a street protest has inconvenienced them.
Gidney N Cloyd
Aug 2019
#15
Like most major int'l airports, there's a subway system that feeds directly into that airport
BeyondGeography
Aug 2019
#47
how about we the people get to supervise the counting of our ballots?
questionseverything
Aug 2019
#65
That was amazing...should be on every news program...we should be helping them..
Karadeniz
Aug 2019
#33
When I turned the tv on, CNN was doing a better job than Andrea Mitchell, who gobsmacked me ...
Hekate
Aug 2019
#28
Yep. There isn't a social justice movement they didn't bend over backward to undermine.
tenderfoot
Aug 2019
#51
I've said for many years that most Americans won't protest in the streets until their cable TV
TeamPooka
Aug 2019
#58
There were protests about caging children and gun violence held across the country over the weekend.
UniteFightBack
Aug 2019
#79
Convenience plays a factor whether we like it or not. Inconveniencing others because "I have..."
MadDAsHell
Aug 2019
#81
I Wish You Were Wrong - Suppression Of Non-Violent Free Speech Comes In Many Flavors
corbettkroehler
Aug 2019
#86