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Baratunde responds to "headfake" criticism of Trump protests

January 31, 2017
A lot of people are saying there's a "real" game afoot by White House Occupant Trump and that protesting alone misses the point. Baratunde weighs in with a mild smackdown
· 31 Jan 2017

It's important not to take pieces like this too seriously. protest matters. It forges bonds and establishes links for more action

“The Immigration Ban is a Headfake, and We’re Falling For It” by @
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Don't trust anyone telling the people our voices don't matter

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The author argues that what REALLY matters is checks and balances. But that assumes institutions are functioning properly

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Our institutions are not functioning or we wouldn't be here. DNC hacked by russia (and incompetence). RNC hacked by Trump (and greed)

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Media enabling the situation over years. Business colluding to suck our power away. All we have is the will of the people

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The point that there's a REAL game going on is valid. The idea that we should just HOPE the system corrects itself is NAIVE and DANGEROUS

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Abdicating responsibility to institutions, like Congress and The Market, helped get us here

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We cannot internalize any voice arguing against the power of the people. It's ALL we have

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Also look at the SOURCE of the argument. Head of product for a big bank? Is your body on the line? If not, sit down and follow

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I'm tired of the armchair condescension lobbed at organizers as if they don't know how to think and can't see

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When we feel moved to write about how this or that tactic "misses the target" let's ask if WE are doing anything to hit it ourselves

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It is completely possible to flood the streets and the phone lines of Congress and the coffers of allied organizations at the same damn time

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reading at the article, the main point seems to be that protests can't be an end of itself but rather a beginning.

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Which is a stupid point that doesn't need to be made by anyone. We all know this. HELP the situation. No need to deride protest. Do more

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reading at the article, the main point seems to be that protests can't be an end of itself but rather a beginning.
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don't think he was deriding protests. People need to understand that it can't stop there. Not everyone might understand

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the verb most used in the end was "hope." That won't cut it. DO!

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I just published “Jack. I laid out a response here. ”

It's important not to take pieces like this too seriously. protest matters. It forges bonds and establishes links for more action
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