I’m shocked that I haven’t seen one protest yet. Is the media suppressing them? If there aren’t any, why?

  • it_depends_man@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    There are protests, they are just way too small.

    Trump hast at least 40% of the population behind him, and a good 20-30% don’t care. Still.

    You can’t organize “mass protests” with 20-30% of the population.

    I mean, you can, but they are literally a loud minority.

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      3 months ago

      That’s just wrong

      Put 20/30% of the population of any city or county out on the streets and it will make headlines

      It’s technically a loud minority but a very loud and significant minority

      The problem is that of those 20/30% only 10% will actually get out on the streets so you are left with around 2% of the general population. And that ain’t much

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        The problem is that of those 20/30% only 10% will actually get out on the streets so you are left with around 2% of the general population. And that ain’t much

        So you do agree?

        Getting mass protests organized is a tremendous effort. If you have 80-90% support for something, getting 30-40% on the street is a huge accomplishment. If only 30% support the idea in the first place, there is no chance.

        The “mass protest” has to be at a scale, where it’s basically a general strike where society shuts down because people are protesting.

        That it doesn’t work right now doesn’t mean they should stop trying.

        but a very loud and significant minority

        This is meaningless in a country that chooses to ignore public voices. Authoritarian regimes can stay stable with 10-15% support of the population, ignoring protests and complaints.