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gulliver

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24. Protests are lazy and dumb.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:20 AM

Apr 2025

Inevitably you get idiots like the one whose sign you saw. Threatening, stupid, weird, dumb. They all come out to the protest to bask in attention and make everyone there look stupid. And the media films the weirdest, craziest, and stupidest for the ad revenue.

Anyone who cares for good causes is against protests.

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!!! niyad Apr 2025 #23

Protests are lazy and dumb. gulliver Apr 2025 #24

Thank you so much for pointing out to all the clueless souls here on DU, niyad Apr 2025 #25

You don't do anyone any favors by encouraging them to be dumb. gulliver Apr 2025 #26

No, I understood you perfectly, and will bear it in mind. niyad Apr 2025 #27

Well, a lot of people are sure about a lot of things. gulliver Apr 2025 #28

Oh my dear, please do keep trying. We need the laughs. niyad Apr 2025 #29

I'll take that as a concession. gulliver Apr 2025 #30

You are free to take it however you like. But you might want to read niyad Apr 2025 #31

Sure, and you yours. gulliver Apr 2025 #33

I prefer 1917 Russia. Xolodno Apr 2025 #32

All we need to do is get some of the 90 million eligible people who did not vote Mysterian Apr 2025 #36