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[–] RootAccess@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's funny that in 2025 people still think that just saying shit on the internet means anything.

Sources, or stfu dude.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

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[–] RootAccess@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sources for over 3.5%: see the 2023 election results. 60 million people were willing to vote for a genocidal prick over trump.

This is the point I am discussing in this thread.

I, personally, did not come up with the 3.5% number. Rather, I read what was written by people who publish their findings and rationale. I've provided sources that informed my opinion. My opinion could be wrong. If so I look forward to changing it, and thank you for taking the time to inform me better.

To the point: I don't see how quoting election figures counters the 3.5% number regarding protests. 'Election' and 'protest' are not synonymous, and the relationship between them are not as simplistic as you infer.

To clarify, and to the (certainly unintentional) strawman-ing of some of what I have posted:

  • Re: No-Kings Protests - I've never suggested that all protests are effective. I don't believe that at all. I said protests the size of 3.5% of a population affect change. I'm not aware of any protest that has been that well attended yet.
  • Re: Violence - My point was to counter the incorrect claim that the 3.5% referred to violent protests. I'm not making any further claim beyond that. I've cited the source material
  • Re: Support - I've never claimed that 3.5% support will change anything. I've only stated that a protest of 3.5% population does cause change, historically.
  • Re: Idiocy - I can confirm that I am an idiot. That's why I read books, because I've found that the facts often are unintuitive. The good news is that if we read what people have figured out before critically, then we often don't have to relearn things the hard way. I highly recommend this process over the alternative.
  • Re: Sources - I've provided sources for you so you can verify that I'm not just pulling random statements out of my ass. I don't expect you will actually look at them, but objecting to them with anecdotes and unrelated reasoning seems like a fruitless way to spend your time. But please, continue if you'd like...