cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27995219
Now we’re mixing the leadership of law enforcement and military.
In other news, armed minorities are harder to suppress.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27995219
Now we’re mixing the leadership of law enforcement and military.
In other news, armed minorities are harder to suppress.
I have no idea what your definition of toxic is. Feel free to share that if you like. I can say so far you haven’t added anything positive to the conversation though. Feel free to jump in and contribute to the topic of how we can affect change, and protect Canada from US aggression.
your comment is toxic because you employ the rhetoric of a middleschooler while acting like you’re on the high road here. growup and do better plz
I’m out there protesting. The person I’m talking to is telling me not to. Asking what their effective alternative is when we clearly both want a free and sovereign nation of Canada is a perfectly legitimate question. So far their only reply is to say effectively “when it gets worse, I’ll do something”. I’m not content to wait until Canada is invaded to show my opposition through my voice.
Can I ask what your suggestion to receive an answer of alternative action besides protesting at this point, or are you qualifying that as a toxic question too?
Please acknowledge the smug petulant tone of your comments here. The other guy said that sternly worded signs don’t change much. I feel the same way. There are few people in positions to affect change right now—namely our politicians and other people of high social status such as celebrities or athletes, yet they’re as comfy as anyone. If other guy were actually planning any substantial resistance, this is not the place to share it. You are nipping at the people on your own side like a dumb little anklebiting dog and deserve a kick for it.
Do you think my tone is out-of-place in the context of this discussion from the other participants? Are you giving them a pass but for some reasons holding me to higher standard of discussion?
That’s not what he said. He said “bunch of stupid fucking signs isn’t going to cut it.” Does that not carry the voice of condescension or being smug?
Well, you’re welcome to your opinion, and apparently, your inaction just like that person. If you don’t think protesting is going to make a difference, you don’t have to protest. That’s your right, even if I disagree with you about your responsibility as a citizen to make your voice heard in our democracy (assuming you’re American). However, telling me to be silent doesn’t seem very useful or logical. This is especially true when I’m not seeing any other action advocated by them or you except the idea of “don’t protest”.
Wait, so you’re saying the appropriate action is to go from absolutely no public protests to something so big that you fear substantial retaliation by the government? You’re going to go from 0-100 MPH (or km/h as we’re also talking about Canada here) with nothing in between?
Did you forget the starting point of this conversation was the person saying “bunch of stupid fucking signs isn’t going to cut it.”? Is there a reason that that gets a free pass by you, but a response to that doesn’t?
That sounds rather smug doesn’t it? So is that now okay too? Whats with all of your double standards?