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[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 396 points 1 month ago (4 children)

honey look, freedom of expression and the right to protest in America just ~~got~~ dropped.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 297 points 1 month ago (85 children)
[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 143 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (19 children)

I swallowed my misgivings and voted Democrat, just like I've done at each election since I turned 18, but handwaving away valid criticisms is not how you get people to side with you. Pressure needs to be put on the democrats to be better, too.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 173 points 1 month ago (9 children)

I'm 100% for valid criticisms—I don't even consider myself a Democrat and I have no compunctions about criticizing them when I think they are wrong. But I'm pretty sure that meme is directed at those who withheld their vote.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 261 points 1 month ago (7 children)

“…illegal protest…”?

Oh right, the US Constitution doesn’t exist any more.

[–] seejur@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago (49 children)

Next time an american speaks about "muh first amendment", "USA only free speech country in the world" bullshit, show them this

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 244 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the same as the Zelensky trap. They're going to cut federal funding regardless. The just plan on getting you to bend the knee before hand.

[–] Olorin@lemm.ee 102 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This exactly. Higher education hurts them in the long run so it was never going to get a pass. It’ll be gutted so that private schools can take over. This is just a way to put the blame on the universities and students who don’t bend to their will.

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[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 228 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 month ago (35 children)

Apparantly, (in the US) any protest that needs to occupy the road requires a permit. Yea imagine how stupid it is, you want to protest the government and you need to apply for permission?!? I was shocked when my teacher told me about this. Seems like a huge First Amendment violation to me, but society just goes along with it. 😓

So unless your protest is strictly on the sidewalk, you need a permit. So fucking dumb.

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[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 203 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

1st ammendment to the constitution since conservatives love to claim they support it

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 114 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Ah! But it says "congress shall make no law," not that "the president shall tweet no bullshit!"

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 166 points 1 month ago (20 children)

Mask up. Leave your phones at home. Break shit.

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[–] houstoneulers@lemmy.world 145 points 1 month ago (16 children)

What's an illegal protest? I thought first amendment speech covered that

Also, how can he expel a student from a school he doesn't control? or does he mean expel students from the country?

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 54 points 1 month ago (3 children)

An illegal protest, according to conservatives, is any protest they disagree with. Waving picket signs or blocking traffic is disruptive, destructive, and illegal. Storming the capitol is, on the other hand, a perfectly acceptable peaceful protest.

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[–] something_random_tho@lemmy.world 126 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

This happened before: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl

a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. She was convicted of high treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich(LMU) with her brother, Hans.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 86 points 1 month ago

"Such a splendid sunny day, and I have to go. But how many have to die on the battlefield in these days, how many young, promising lives... What does my death matter if by our acts thousands are warned and alerted. Among the student body there will certainly be a revolt."

She's bae.

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 126 points 1 month ago (5 children)
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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 114 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

The amount of times I've heard salty right wing grifters complain about Orwellian censorship on literally everything. But I guess it's just fine if cult leader Trump does it, because he stands for what's right and sticks it to those progressive plebs, right?

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 106 points 1 month ago

All federal funding will stop

That's the only part here anyone needs to know.

He'll threaten to pull funding for his stupid pet issues first, then pull it anyways for everyone else.

Therefore, fucking ignore his threats, nothing you can do will ever appease him and he will go back on his own word like it's a bodily function.

[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 91 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ill do whatever the fuck I want bitch, shut the fuck up and go suck Elons dick.

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[–] birne@feddit.org 88 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Does "NO MASKS" mean that choosing to wear a mask to protect your health is now forbidden at colleges or is there another meaning that I don't understand? It is so random and has nothing to do with the rest of the post except for being "woke".

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 69 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Probably making wearing any mask while protesting illegal, regardless of the legality of the protest itself.

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[–] art@lemmy.world 79 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah yes, that free speech that Musk is always taking about.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 76 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Hey Muricans, this is what you wanted and voted for (or could't be bother voting to prevent)... enjoy

or, hit the streets and remove the fascist gov you elected

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 72 points 1 month ago (36 children)

I feel like the overlap of fediverse users and trump voters is close to 0

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[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 74 points 1 month ago (7 children)

This is absolutely absurd. People have a right to a lawful assembly.

Anyone supporting this guy is insane. Literally trying to become an emperor

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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 71 points 1 month ago (8 children)

What does he think "illegal" means? Is he getting rid of the first amendment?

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That word doesn't mean anything to him, except as a tool to prosecute people he doesn't like. Obviously laws and illegality don't mean shit when it's him breaking the law.

Pretty sure there is enough evidence for treason at this point, but Congress won't act on it.

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 70 points 1 month ago

Well there you go kids, he just explicitly named exactly all the things you should be doing.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 67 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago (8 children)
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[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 65 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Then they came from the students, and I watched my parents still beg for more fascism because they thought they were going to be billionaires any day now

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 64 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I remember when the Democrats brought down the hammer hard on anti-genocide protestors in universities. Trump is doing the same, but expanding it to all protests.

May 10, 2024 Map: Where university protesters have been arrested across the United States

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[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 month ago (18 children)

Isn't this the exact type of thing the 2nd Amendment types were supposed to have their guns and militia to guard against?

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[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah there goes another thing that distinguished the USA from China and Russia.

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[–] elrik@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago

Well that's easy. The protests aren't illegal. Therefore this amounts to nothing.

Fuck this dude.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I didn’t think it was possible to hate this fucker more and more each day and yet here we are.

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

John F. Kennedy

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (18 children)

Blue states need to start up their own shadow government, fund their own shit.

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[–] TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 56 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

God I hope not.

EDIT - It's real.

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[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 55 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Americans, you are living under a fascist regime.

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[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago (6 children)

ive seen a lot of nazi protesters with masks on though. what about those cunts?

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 53 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are manifestation which are legal, even with masks, in the US

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[–] ChiefGyk3D@infosec.pub 48 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"illegal protests" Pretty sure Freedom of Speech and Assembly is part of the first amendment. He's a putz

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