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Resist: It's Time

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We are still in this together, but "this" is going to be real different in the very near future. This demands a different kind of "we."

The French Resistance during Nazi occupation played important roles delivering downed Allied airmen back to safety, supplying military intelligence, and acts of sabotage.

The Underground Railroad is estimated to have brought 100,000 freedom seekers to safety between 1810 and 1850.

It's time.

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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/Resist@fedia.io
 

I was sent this by a friend who saw it trending around various social media which I don't use.

Personally, I think it would do good to lengthen the economic blackouts to 3-7 days. But, any coordination helps, and I think the weeklong corporate boycotts will at least send a message.

I'm looking for other places to share this. I checked BuildTheResistance, but I couldn't figure out a way to submit dates for a protest without a link to a site. I have a link for the February 28th blackout, and I would be grateful to anyone that could help me in sourcing these other protests.

EDIT: found the sources! They're all by The People's Union USA. It's just that all the boycotts besides the 28th are tucked away in their FAQs page.

I should say, as well: I think general boycotts are a good idea, and I support the idea of protesting on these dates. However, I don't necessarily trust The People's Union USA. They have a login feature. Don't be so foolish as to make an account on a fucking resistance website.

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I assume because this is more for the normies. I plan to keep my wallet away from these companies regardless, but some people need a little push.

If they can give up Amazon for a week, maybe they realize they can live without it. But I think more politically inactive people can be convinced with "only for a week" than "boycott this corporation that you've been dependent on your whole life forever." Sometimes it's about getting people to take that first step.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

This exactly. Much easier to convince friends and family members to swallow a day, then a week, rather than push a “radical” view and meet resistance, and subsequently be brushed off as a crazy hippie.

Just like corporations slowly boiled the frogs, we have to take baby steps to get our loved ones and communities back.