• huppakee@lemm.ee
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    10 days ago

    Well ‘massive’…

    “Thousands of demonstrators are taking part in global “Hands Off!” protests …, with hundreds rallying in “about a dozen” cities across Europe, a spokesperson for the mobilizing coalition told Newsweek on Saturday.”

    I mean good for them but I’ve seen protests much bigger than a few thousand people spread over a dozen cities.

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      10 days ago

      I mean it’s still quite impressive that the stupid actions of a President on the opposite side of the world can elicit a protest in the thousands.

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        10 days ago

        No that is definitely true, in relative numbers these protests are pretty big. But in absolute numbers it’s not like protests these days in Spain for better housing or the ones in Serbia for less corruption is all i’m saying.

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      10 days ago

      How many americans do you think would protest if the president of portugal were a pedophile criminal cunt? How many would know it’s a real place?

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        10 days ago

        How many would know it’s a real place?

        A lot of Trump supports certainly have never seen or been in a cunt.

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      10 days ago

      Any protest for a fucking American president outside ef America is massive. Get your stupid head out of your ass.

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        10 days ago

        also, they said the protests in the US were “tend of thousands” when it was actually millions…

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          10 days ago

          This article is about the protesters in Europe, I think that’s what the numbers you mention refer to. I checked the article, it says the following:

          A “Hands Off!” spokesperson told Newsweek that the coalition anticipates upwards of 1 million people to partake in events across the world.

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            10 days ago

            what i was referring to was the absolute underreporting of numbers… regardless It’s appreciated to see everyone to start standing up… especially the US which has grown fat and comfy. The curtain is finally being drawn back.