Here we go again…

  • RQG@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Peaceful protests? There are less peaceful protests for gun control than shootings. Maybe start there.

    But I agree the US seems beyond screwed in that regard. NRA is too powerful, the two party system is stuck on the far right and society is divided into extremist views by propaganda and social media.

    So maybe leave the country? That’s what I’d do I think.

    • Uniquitous@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      There are fewer protests these days because people are catching on that they don’t accomplish dick. As to leaving, people have families. Not just their immediate family but think aunts, uncles, cousins. It’s not trivial to leave all that behind and move somewhere where you know no one and have no support structure, and maybe you don’t even speak the language. And to even consider it, you’ve got to have the time and money to expend on moving, and your destination country has to agree to let you in. It’s not a simple undertaking.