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[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Meanwhile in America... 🀐🀫

[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The estimates for the Belgrade protest go as far as 800k participants.

Serbia has a population of 6.6 million.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

800k participants.

A little background info on number of the 1st picture: According to the comments of the Serbian Pic I stole:

-The initial numbers of participants were extremely underrereported (100 K) by Reuters.

-The whole city seemed packed according to witnesses. so all the streets and parks were full with people ( as seen on drone images), he reckoned to add the cities population of 1.5 M to the tally.

-Others said that the other ( smaller) cities & towns seemed empty.

-Therefore, he guesstimated: 1.6 M and counting..

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

he reckoned to add the cities population of 1.5 M to the tally.

That would mean 90% of Belgrade was in the streets that day. As intense the popular support of the protests is, that number is surely a strech. 800k is already quite mind-boggling by the standards of the country... actually, by the standards of any country.

Edit: "The number of protesters present in Belgrade at the protest is disputed: the official government figure provided by MUP was 107,000, an analysis by the Archive of Public Meetings found there were between 275,000 and 325,000 present "with the possibility that the number was even higher,"[499] and Božo Prelević [sr], the former MUP minister, estimated there were at least half a million protesters.[500]" (Wikipedia)

The Reuters number was simply taken from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), which obviously preferred to keep the number low.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What are they protesting in Italy? Ferrari's shit strategy in the AUS GP? (jk)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lewis really should've tried the k1 button

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

For real, I'm pretty sure there's a saying about the K1... If you think your race is done, press the K1

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But also seriously what are they protesting, haven't heard shit about this in the UK and everyone assuming I already know is not helping.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The main thing I've heard online is that it's a pro-europe movement, particularly in support or rearming the EU, particularly in response to current US actions.

I was speaking to an Italian guy at the pub on the weekend and he said that's totally wrong and it's just protesting general government corruption. I don't know if he's more credible than the internet, being Italian is a big plus but being a man at the pub means it's likely wrong. Maybe there are protests for both.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Italian here Your pub man is quite wrong. It's an event in support of UE, more UE consolidation, support for Ukraine, and so on. Some government parties were part of the event, some others weren't

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Your pub man is quite wrong. It's an event in support of UE, more UE consolidation, support for Ukraine

Indeed. See also for more context my earlier comment here.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

I am proud of my European brothers and sisters. πŸ’ͺ

[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 days ago (17 children)

Where's the picture of the protests in America?

...Oh yea...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Sir, we are on a European community. US is irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago
  1. There are many protests taking place.
  2. Do you understand the difference in size between these countries and the US? How exceedingly difficult it would be to stage one singular mass protest in DC compared to the majority of Europe in their capital cities.

I will however concede that there's probably a greater percentage of the country protesting than there are/ would be in the US. Probably because they get better education and workers rights to be able to devote the time, and more walkable cities with better public transport to get there.

[–] [email protected] 249 points 2 days ago (28 children)

They are being suppressed in media coverage, but there are people protesting. Media coverage paints a false picture that no one in the US is fighting back

Here's one from today with 1000 people in Boise, Idaho

Here's a super incomplete timeline with just a handful of the nationwide protests. I'm missing a lot, I'm just showing your the photos I had from recent memory


8 days ago there were national protest for science funding cuts. Here's the main one in DC


11 days ago there were nationwide protests in all 50 US state capitols + DC + Many cities within those states. This was part of the 50501 movement

Portland, Oregon

Monroe, Wisconsin

San Fransisco, California

Albany, New York

Raleigh, North Carolina

Richmond, Virginia

Austin, Texas

Protests Outside Fox News in New York City


16 days ago there were large protest in the Iowa Statehouse


19 days ago, a protest in Cherry Hill, New Jersy outside Tesla Showroom as part of a nationwide movement protesting Telsas. There have been tons more than just this one and these happen basically every day


21 days ago, large protests in DC for Ukraine aid


And so on. There's a lot more going on than just this

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago

The revolution will not be televised.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

Thank you for posting this. I'm so sick of ignorant people outside my country (US) spouting nonsense about nothing happening here.

These people are almost as bad as the US conservatives when it comes to believing only what they see on their news.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 days ago

Actual bravo.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago

If we had shitty rewards, I'd give you a Lemmy Latinum.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 days ago (30 children)

One thing to keep in mind is how geographically huge the US is comparatively and it makes it a lot harder to organize massive protests. Serbia is about the size of Wisconsin which is a relatively medium size state. Add that into the fact that the US is a very car dependent country where some people live 2 - 3 hours away from their capital or even a city. I'm not using this as an excuse, just a possible reason why ours in the US aren't big yet. I went to a couple in my state and I was extremely happy with everyone there but also extremely disappointed with the turnout. And I had to drive an hour and a half just to get there. I can't imagine how difficult it is for others in the bigger states.

It could be a lot of cope on my end, but I can't just assume everyone is just giving up. The last thing the US needs right now is apathy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Serbia also only has about 20% more inhabitants than Wisconsin. πŸ™‚

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I feel this is a lack oft creativity. Protests need to be peaceful, but disruptive. In a car based society, protest by car? If 5,000,000 cars "meet up" in any given metropolitan area, that areas productivity goes to zero, those in power won't even have any recourse, there aren't enough police/towtrucks to counter this, and if so it would take days or weeks. Only coordinated driving and parking/traffic jam required.

Effective protest should instill fear in those in power - the message is, with the sheer number of people right outside your building, could easily crush you if they so choose. A few guards can not offer protection in this case. The idea is, with this realization, that violence is not a good escalation, as in the end the powerful few will never come out on top.

This only works if the powerful few actually believe the masses will go as far as needed to effect the demanded change.

From outside, it appears the US protests favor comfort over conflict, thus are viewed as lacking credibility and therefore, pose no danger to the power class. As long as the individual prioritizes their selves before acting as a collective, including taking the risk of collective punishment, the protest remains unbelievable, therefore ineffective and easily ignored.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

Adding this in case it’s helpful:

Defending against LRAD:
https://youtu.be/CXKTBQBugIA

Defending against microwave: https://youtu.be/Lg_aUOSLuRo

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Solidarity wirh the people against corruption and for democracy.

Context: see links below and other Ops. Pics stolen and made a 'collage' in the same order as the title.

-Serbia

-Hungary

-Romania

-Italy

EDIT; link to most recent Romanian (pro Europe) protest, instead of older one

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Could you please also link something that gives context here? Thanks!

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