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Can we bring back random people giving soapbox speeches on the street? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Imagine how cool it would be to see some person yelling about Lenin and Marx, waving their arms around like crazy, newspaper in hand. Wearing one of those old caps, like the one Lenin had.

I know we kind of have a version of it online, but it's much more atomising and lame. Yelling on internet forums will never compare.

The only people who do soapboxing these days are ultra religious nutters, screaming about the apocalypse or whatever. How the great have fallen, truly.

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[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

okay adhd side note coming in

the history of soap box speeches comes from the early days of the industrial workers of the world who would stand on soap boxes and try to radicalize and unionize workers. in america some of the first anti-free speech laws were passed to try and repress these comrades.

soap box speeches in america have a rich history among anarchists, socialists, and communists.