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[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I'll believe it when I see it. Police could bomb their own cities with plastic explosives and Americans won't do anything about it.

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I wonder how many mid-50s or older Americans are on Lemmy?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 months ago

Definitely more or fewer than you think. Unless you're absolutely phenomenal at guessing.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I have a little grey in my beard!

As someone who was only just alive in 1985 though, I'm curious where you were in the US in 1985 and if you remember how big or widespread the news coverage was on the MOVE bombing?

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was in H.S. in 85... I don't remember anything labeled MOVE bombing. Back then it was still big 3 networks for me, I had no cable. Everything was appointment TV including the news.

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks! Thats vaguely what I remember from the gulf war timeframe. I think we got cable a couple years after that.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You didn't need to be alive when the MOVE bombing happened in order to know about it.

We used to actually learn about shit like this sometimes in public schools...

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

That's true, and I did already know about it.

However, being 1 year old at the time it happened I wasn't in a position to speak up about it or to "allow" it to happen unchallenged.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean its going to be streaming on all channels, all day today, tomorrow, and the especially Saturday.

If you aren't seeing it, it might have more to do with where you are looking.

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The protests won't go far enough to make a difference and fizzle out like every other "movement" in American history.

[–] witten@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

You're right. We should stay indoors and do nothing instead, which will surely make the fascists give up.

None of them have done enough, but plenty have accomplished partial wins.

[–] rodneyck@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

Of course they won't, years of docile programming via reality TV shows, and ma sports!