• DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz
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    6 months ago

    Calling for the arrest of protesters is antidemocratic. People who go around categorizing those they disagree with as enemies are, generally speaking, assholes.

    Following her difficult encounter with activists who should, in theory, be on her side on the Israel-Gaza argument, a tweet from December 2020 resurfaced online, in which she wrote: “The whole point of protesting is to make [people] uncomfortable.

    “Activists take that discomfort with the status quo & advocate for concrete policy changes. Popular support often starts small and grows. To folks who complain protest demands make others uncomfortable… that’s the point.”

    Also, you’re not using the word “propaganda” correctly. It’s a noun, not an adjective.

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      6 months ago

      STFU asshat. Harassment is not “protesting”. Where were you Jan 6? You are obviously an anti American troll.

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      6 months ago

      No, calling for their arrest is also allowed in a democracy, actually. It’s just as allowed as the protest itself. It’s kinda funny how that works, eh?

      Democracy is about people setting the rules. There are actually no rules that sit above the rule of people making the rules, and calling for how they wish to be interpreted.