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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 01:15 PM May 2020

The right does not understand that somethings rise organically.

They generally operate in a top down fashion, telling people what they should be doing.

If protests arise on "the left" they always have to blame someone - like George Soros, or Antifa, or Nancy Pelosi.

It would be amazing if anyone had the power to singularly organize and implement protests over the death of a black man in Minnesota all over the country, much less elsewhere. Republicans don't understand the magnitude of the issue or the source of the response, so all they can do is try to suppress it with force.

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The right does not understand that somethings rise organically. (Original Post) milestogo May 2020 OP
Indeed. They don't understand or believe in democracy C_U_L8R May 2020 #1
Great point. The Re-Open compared to this is a perfect example underpants May 2020 #2
That is why they are addicted to conspiracy theories DBoon May 2020 #3
The thing is matt819 May 2020 #4

C_U_L8R

(44,996 posts)
1. Indeed. They don't understand or believe in democracy
Sun May 31, 2020, 01:19 PM
May 2020

They need an inflatable orange idol to tell 'em how to march and what to think

underpants

(182,733 posts)
2. Great point. The Re-Open compared to this is a perfect example
Sun May 31, 2020, 01:20 PM
May 2020

My attempt at satire
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213509880

They started with making it about going to church and they grew it from there.

The only real comparison I can think of was watching the Women’s March. I knew of it but I had no idea - the press didn’t either- the size of it. That was truly organic and cake out of seemingly nowhere

DBoon

(22,353 posts)
3. That is why they are addicted to conspiracy theories
Sun May 31, 2020, 01:45 PM
May 2020

They can't imagine social change rising from below - it always has to be a secretive group in charge behind the scenes that wields power over society

Conspiracy theories are the sociology of fascism

matt819

(10,749 posts)
4. The thing is
Sun May 31, 2020, 02:06 PM
May 2020

None of the actions by the rw is organic. Every one of them is either astroturfed or extends from sn AstroTurf operation. And they are self contained. They don’t motivate masses of unaffiliated white people to join them. That’s why they blame someone for organizing the protests and demonstrations. Because that’s all they understand.

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