▲ 539 ▼ If So Many Americans Care About Climate, Why Don’t They Vote Like It? 11.2 million. That’s the number of Americans who rank climate as a their top priority but didn’t vote in the 2024 US elections (coveringclimatenow.org) submitted 3 weeks ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 369 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago (8 children) French police don't usually kill protesters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) They’ve already mutilated a few people. Besides, if your police are the type to pop off a few murders that should be even more reason to get mad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) The USA had the largest sustained series of protests in human history in 2020 about specifically this issue and vanishingly little was accomplished in terms of actual police reform/laws changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago Yes, because the rich in the US know that, once people get it out of their system, they stop fighting. After all those protests, they still got to see Trump elected, both because the idiots voted for him and the DNC barreled on with Blue-no-matter-who(read: Ignore the will of the people and be complicit in your opponent’s win). Protests need to come with SOME kind of consequences. The US does not practice consequences for the rich and powerful at nearly any level. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 weeks ago . Besides, if your police are the type to pop off a few murders that should be even more reason to get mad. "If your cops are trigger happy go stand in front of their guns." Sounds like shit advice to me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Sounds like reforming your police is radical enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Guess I'll just flip my "reform the police" switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I think you missed my point. If you're afraid of the police, reform is not enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago And I think you missed my point. Comparing Americans to the French is stupid when the difference in police is so vast permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) They’ve already mutilated a few people. Besides, if your police are the type to pop off a few murders that should be even more reason to get mad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) The USA had the largest sustained series of protests in human history in 2020 about specifically this issue and vanishingly little was accomplished in terms of actual police reform/laws changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago Yes, because the rich in the US know that, once people get it out of their system, they stop fighting. After all those protests, they still got to see Trump elected, both because the idiots voted for him and the DNC barreled on with Blue-no-matter-who(read: Ignore the will of the people and be complicit in your opponent’s win). Protests need to come with SOME kind of consequences. The US does not practice consequences for the rich and powerful at nearly any level. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 weeks ago . Besides, if your police are the type to pop off a few murders that should be even more reason to get mad. "If your cops are trigger happy go stand in front of their guns." Sounds like shit advice to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) The USA had the largest sustained series of protests in human history in 2020 about specifically this issue and vanishingly little was accomplished in terms of actual police reform/laws changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago Yes, because the rich in the US know that, once people get it out of their system, they stop fighting. After all those protests, they still got to see Trump elected, both because the idiots voted for him and the DNC barreled on with Blue-no-matter-who(read: Ignore the will of the people and be complicit in your opponent’s win). Protests need to come with SOME kind of consequences. The US does not practice consequences for the rich and powerful at nearly any level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago Yes, because the rich in the US know that, once people get it out of their system, they stop fighting. After all those protests, they still got to see Trump elected, both because the idiots voted for him and the DNC barreled on with Blue-no-matter-who(read: Ignore the will of the people and be complicit in your opponent’s win). Protests need to come with SOME kind of consequences. The US does not practice consequences for the rich and powerful at nearly any level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 weeks ago . Besides, if your police are the type to pop off a few murders that should be even more reason to get mad. "If your cops are trigger happy go stand in front of their guns." Sounds like shit advice to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Sounds like reforming your police is radical enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Guess I'll just flip my "reform the police" switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I think you missed my point. If you're afraid of the police, reform is not enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago And I think you missed my point. Comparing Americans to the French is stupid when the difference in police is so vast permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Guess I'll just flip my "reform the police" switch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I think you missed my point. If you're afraid of the police, reform is not enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago And I think you missed my point. Comparing Americans to the French is stupid when the difference in police is so vast permalink fedilink source parent
[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I think you missed my point. If you're afraid of the police, reform is not enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago And I think you missed my point. Comparing Americans to the French is stupid when the difference in police is so vast permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago And I think you missed my point. Comparing Americans to the French is stupid when the difference in police is so vast permalink fedilink source parent