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by legitster 480 days ago
> Where are the millions in the streets forcing change?

Rioting in the US is viewed extremely unfavorably in the US. The country is so geographically dispersed that it's hard to significantly interrupt commerce. Also, because of the large rural/urban political divide in the US, the places these protests take place would largely be attacking their own voter bases.

There is lots of political mobilization in the US. Marches, protests, and most importantly there is a lot of citizen funded legal challenges. But at the end of the day, democracy does not have a lot of natural protections if the people of the country democratically choose to end democracy.
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heresie-dabord 480 days ago
> Rioting in the US is viewed extremely unfavorably in the US

Unless storming the Capitol to disrupt a democratic election.

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legitster 480 days ago
It was viewed overwhelming negatively by most of the country, and was a big part of the following campaigning that resulted in a lot of Republicans losing seats in the house.
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krapp 480 days ago
As with so many things in the US, civil disobedience is only considered a problem when "the left" does it.

See the police response to BLM vs the January 6th rioters.

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