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Anomalous scenarios like a giant flashing school bus? :D

Uh it does.

Protests and public opinion have already contributed to Musk leaving D.C., which if you ask me is a pretty big accomplishment. And protests aren't usually one and done... It's about building a movement, and that takes time.

My favorite tax policy hack for that last part is for the government to require a billionaire to formally declare the value of each of their assets (for purposes of calculating taxes).. with the stipulation that the government can choose to buy such an asset from the billionaire at the declared value at any time.

Gets to market rate real quick.

With Teslas, Self Driving isn't even safer in pristine road conditions.

Okay, I'll bite. What, in your esteemed opinion, qualifies as "ANYTHING"? I'm looking for some sage wisdom here from my magnanimous northern neighbors.

You're painting with an awfully big brush there. And also, if I may say so, doing some world-class victim blaming. I'm pretty sure the people with a boot on their neck for "DECADES" didn't rename any french fries. And to your point about the long duration of this problem and apparent inaction about it: It's really quite tough to 1. organize, and 2. fight capital when you're experiencing economic precarity. The good news is that things may have finally reached a tipping point. So maybe those folks fighting the good fight here in the States could get some support from our friends to the north, eh?

What precisely is your understanding of how mass political change happens? The populace is just supposed to go from zero to violent overthrow of the government overnight?

Protests are part of building movements and flexing long-disused political muscles. You don't get change in a vacuum.

You seriously need to change your news sources.

Oh, well you should've asked that from the start! I'll copypasta one of my earlier comments on this topic:

The best way to resist fascism is the way that YOU will actually do. So if, for you, it's calling your congresspeople from the comfort of your home, do that. If it's going to protests, do that. If you'd rather be the hero escorting migrants from their court hearings, do that. If you're the type of person who gets a kick out of making a giant ruckus outside the hotels where ICE agents are staying so they can't sleep and ultimately get evicted, do that. And if your preferred means of resistance is, let's be honest, a little more naughty, do that.

The best way to do any of the above, IMO, is to get involved with a local resistance or advocacy organization. (Here's one place you can start.) Strength in numbers and everything.

My point though is that this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. It's not the time for infighting or purity testing or hand wringing. It's the time to fight.

Lol okay buddy you have no idea what you're talking about.

Nice try, FBI.