If it’s an illegal act, then let’s arrest some of the people who did it.

That’s the rough part of where we are now. Capital isn’t on our side. If the economy tanks hard, maybe that will change.

That movement really started in 2014 with the killing of Michael Brown, but your point stands. Still, I can’t call that too much of a victory since the point of the protests was to stop violent racially biased policing, and all we got were cameras. Better than nothing I suppose.

I see what you are saying, but the issue of having billionaires funding and supporting the movement is something most protest movements can’t count on.

Historically if peaceful protests are ignored long enough, the protests cease to be peaceful. That almost always backfires against the protestors because it’s so easy for the media to turn public opinion against them. The average citizen isn’t willing to sacrifice their peace and security unless there is an immediate tangible benefit to them.

We need a new tactic. Something the powers that be don’t have an answer for already. I’m from Chicago and during the pandemic there was a phenomenon called flash mobs that the police struggled to address. Large groups of people would arrange online a time and location, commit crime, and flee before authorities could react. Sometimes they would show up, beat up and rob whoever was on the street, and disappear onto public transportation. Other times they would hit high value corporate targets like the Gucci or Prada stores. Dozens of people would rush in, seal everything not nailed down, and escape.

I have to wonder hypothetically what would happen if this tactic was applied to banks. The money is insured by the government, so the public wouldn’t be losing anything. But the public HATES the banks and wouldn’t offer them sympathy. It would be even better if some of the stolen money was redistributed to the needy. Just wishful thinking on my part.

AstroTurf project funded by the Koch brothers and other wealthy conservative groups. Not a real protest

If the news covers it, sure. But they aren’t covering the protests that are happening.

Has any protest made a damn bit of difference in the US for the last 20 years? 30? 40?

Time for some malicious compliance. Print the lists in yellow ink on slightly crumpled 11x14 pieces of paper. If possible, randomly switch font and text size between names. Oh, and don’t alphabetize or arrange anything in any way.

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My love for unions eclipses my hatred for the TSA on this one.

Remember, if you see someone stealing food, no you didn’t.

My pessimistic side tells me that the judges see themselves as the same class as the CEOs. They can “overlook” a lot of problems with a case if they choose.

It would be absolutely hilarious if the workers took this opportunity to unionize and negotiate getting their jobs back with higher pay and better benefits.

Show me any government where there is only one social class.

If Conservatives were ideologically consistent they would be against government endorsing ANY marriage. It is of course about forcing Christianity down everyone’s throats.

In a democracy the people are the ruling class.

It might be worth mentioning that Andrew Johnson signed the Department of Education into law in 1867. It was elevated to a cabinet position in 1979 by Carter from it’s previous position within the Department of Health, Education, And Welfare.

The idea that the government has a constitutional interest in fostering the education of the public is NOT a new thing contrary to what conservatives would have you believe. An educated populace is an essential function of a representative democracy.

Those 3000 air traffic controllers though. That sounds like a lot of uncovered shifts and the people remaining getting overworked.

A good start.