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mcar

(42,373 posts) Wed Apr 24, 2024, 10:44 PM Apr 24

Here's a really good point

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It’s not lost on me that people protesting chose to show up for a foreign conflict and not civil rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, or really anything that directly impacts their lives and the lives of people around them.

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Here's a really good point (Original Post) mcar Apr 24 OP

People only have so much bandwidth. JanMichael Apr 24 #1

These people go to $90,000/year schools mcar Apr 25 #3

The same way the GOP wants to solve a phony invasion of our southern border instead of addressing immigration or the FSogol Apr 24 #2

JanMichael

(24,890 posts)

1. People only have so much bandwidth.

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 10:54 PM

Apr 24

It is easy to say spend equally in energy to all causes but not feasible.

International videos of explosions and destroyed blocks of buildings and screaming or, dead, silent kids gets more instant emotions flowing than spread out suffering from legal malfeasance in one nation.

And there is nothing that says that some protestors are so free from time constraints that they aren't doing things supporting all of the worthy causes. Most people are not one trick ponies BUT people often trend to the immediate issues to act on.

So no I don't think it is a really good point.

mcar

(42,373 posts)

3. These people go to $90,000/year schools

Reply to JanMichael (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 01:17 PM

Apr 25

They should be able to think about more than one thing at a time.

The young women carrying out these protests are 2nd class citizens in this country, right now. Women are literally bleeding in ER parking lots because they cannot get health care.

FSogol

(45,526 posts)

2. The same way the GOP wants to solve a phony invasion of our southern border instead of addressing immigration or the