Föderation EN Di 28.05.2024 23:59:26 @JoeQuinlan @MxVerda @cobweb @cstross I'm voting for the lesser genocide. I think it's imperative to save every person we can during a genocide. Right now people can protest in the US facing the status quo level of police violence and repression. Under Trump, protestors will have to face federal forces, abduction on the streets, and deportation by the military. One path is objectively better for Palestinians and protestors. |
Föderation EN Do 30.05.2024 23:36:31 @weyoun6 @JoeQuinlan @MxVerda @cobweb @cstross Protestors are already getting beaten, maimed, abducted, and so on. "It could be worse" does not make what's ALREADY happening acceptable. At all. |
Föderation EN Do 30.05.2024 23:46:08 @violetmadder @JoeQuinlan @MxVerda @cobweb @cstross No one here is arguing that police violence against protestors is acceptable. The choice is between an unacceptable status quo and even more unacceptable escalation of violence against protestors and migrants. |