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    RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 23 days ago

    TIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US History

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    TIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US History

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    RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 23 days ago
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    List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size - Wikipedia
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      A general strike?

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        Funded by?

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          Looting and mutual aid

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            looting will not be supported by the majority

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              Oligarchy is not supported by the majority. Yet it exists nonetheless

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                oligarchy is supported by the rich and powerful which is how it exists against the majority; I doubt you’re suggesting looting is a feasible option for the same reasons…

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                  The point is that majority support is unnecessary for a thing to exist. In fact, it increasingly appears to be an irrelevant metric in general

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                    yes, I agree entirely- but I’m not sure what further point you are making or how it is relevant

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                      Looting may be warranted or unwarranted. But, because majority support is not relevant, we shouldn’t evaluate the propriety of looting based on this metric

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