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Joinfortmill

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4. I hear you, but I still believe we should do it.

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 07:25 AM

17 hrs ago

Europeans are so much better at these mass protests than we are, and they work.

As for boycotting these mega merchants especially the behemoth, Amazon, it's a dream, I know, but it would be delicious if we could do it, even for a week.

The most important thing is to vote.

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There are parallels today in the United States to the English Enclosure Movement (1500's & 1600's) that made homeless [View all] artemisia1 20 hrs ago OP

it never stopped rampartd 17 hrs ago #1

We need to vote in HUGE numbers, while we still can. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #2

We can do #1 and #4. I don't see #2 and #3 happening LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #3

I hear you, but I still believe we should do it. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #4

I think the problem is we are too big and diverse to do that... too many problems to protest, we are too spread out LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #5

That is true. I'm just becoming more worried by the day. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #6

OMG yes. It seems forever until November but it is good time to campaign and do what we can locally LymphocyteLover 15 hrs ago #7

More than parallels. TommyT139 14 hrs ago #8