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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 23 hours ago

Hey, psssst, US, are you watching this? Take notes please.

[–] LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 197 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This is not about social media bans, it's against the corrupt government. It's being reframed. If you think about it, if the only problem was social media ban, they'd just all get vpns. They're not stupid. They're trying to frame it as silly kids, (because they're all gen z and Gen alpha, in their school uniforms, so as to be less likely to be shot) who can't live without social media. But it's not, it's protesting deep government corruption. If word gets out that it's a protest against government corruption, other people facing similar oppression, may become emboldened, so it's being buried.

[–] ssladam@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep. Running the standard playbook. They wouldn't do it, if it wasn't so effective. Today they'd be calling the Boston Tea Party a bunch of anti-caffeine health nuts.

[–] zrst@lemmy.cif.su 2 points 1 day ago

The American Revolution happened because colonizers didn't want to help repay Britain for its help in the French Indian War.

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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 177 points 1 day ago (3 children)

For anyone out of the loop (from the AP / quoted in the article) :

Why are people protesting in Nepal?

The demonstrations—called the protest of Gen Z—began after the government blocked platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.

But they spiraled to reflect broader discontent about a lack of opportunities and corruption.

In particular, many young people are angry that the children of political leaders—so-called Nepo Kids—seem to enjoy luxury lifestyles and numerous advantages while most youth struggle to find work.

[–] Noerttipertti@sopuli.xyz 216 points 1 day ago

Cops firing live rounds at kids, killing almost 20 and injuring about 100 might have something to do with them snapping as well...

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 124 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Typical Newsweek, I've seen several people who have worked in Nepal say that corruption was spiraling out of control and people have been livid about it for months. The protests were already ramping up, which is why social media platforms were cut off, so videos about the corruption and investigations and means to plan protests were cut off. The "they didn't register in time" excuse is for the government to save face internationally.

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[–] mc900ftJesus@lemy.lol 95 points 1 day ago (19 children)

These protestors understand how change works. Good on ‘em.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 27 points 1 day ago

🤨

My mind immediately went there.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 14 points 1 day ago

Hoping France learns their methods in time for tomorrow's protest 🙏

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[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago (12 children)

See this, you “No Kings” parade do-nothing virtue signalers?

This is “action.”

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Bear in mind that the riot in Nepal only started after the peaceful student protests was shot at by the police first. The No Kings protest hasn't been tried to be violently quelled to warrant a public riot, yet.

[–] RealSpiderLane@lemmy.zip 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

This.

I’ve been saying over and over (down in that R-named shithole that banned me for a short comment approving of revolution,) some folks are gonna have to take a big L to kick it off here.

The first 50 or so Luigi’s will be dealt with harshly as examples; the public will buy the reasons fed to them and think of them as fucking monsters.

50 or so and people will start to take notice and see what needs to be accomplished here. Why do so many people hate CEOs? Hell, today, why would some “crazy person” want to hurt Charlie Kirk???

One more of that 50 got his metaphorical wings today.

Hmmm.

They’ll think, and think, and think. Eventually, watching this play out while food becomes out of their price range, their job replaces them with a TV screen of a Filipino lady, a small house hits an average of $500k in price, etc.

Something’s wrong.

Nepal got it, man. Enough people put their thinkin’ caps on and figured it out.

I went to Kent State from 2014-2017. Even met Dean Kahler at a memorial event; he was hit in the spine by a National Guard bullet and paralyzed, confined to a wheelchair for life.

America isn’t a bright place, intellectually. It’s gonna take cold, raw, painful time for enough people to figure out what is going on and the one way it can be solved.

That block of time, which we’re in right now, is gonna Fucking. Suck.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are you sure this is the position you want to take?

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I highly doubt the fascist tRUMP and his like-minded cronies give a shit about people waving signs once every few months or so.
Or any form of peaceful protests.
They are probably laughing their voluminous man tits off about it.

You'll need to either get violent.
Or shutdown certain systems, such as roads, on a countrywide scale for extended periods of time before they even think about giving a shit.

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[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’re right, this is a half-measure. But I’ll be banned for speaking my mind, so we’ll stick with this.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Some of us can't do anything because we've got people depending on us to provide. Believe me, if there was ever a time where I could be more active, it would be right fucking now. But unfortunately, that kind of protest is the most I can do at the moment.

Put your money where your mouth is, go out and find those who are able to do more, and stop vilifying those who can't afford to.

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[–] KatakiY@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Go do action then lmfao

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[–] carlossurf@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Russia and china do it better, they control social media behind the scenes, if you ban it its too obvious

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

That probably requires the kind of resources Nepal doesn't have

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] faizalr@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago

That is brutal.

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