r/Bellingham • u/Owl-Amathyst • 18h ago
Good Vibes Hands Off Protest was Fun :)
Huge crowd good vibes more was less infornt of city hall and more interesting then li rays backyard but still was awsome. Even stret he'd around the entire Block ❤️🇺🇲
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u/whatcom_help 12h ago
As a next step, we can continue to build community and help each other. We started a mutual aid Signal App group in January 2025 (messaging app focused on privacy and security) to put anxiety into action. Although we are focused on helping each other and sharing information, not protesting. All are welcome. You need a signal account to follow the link: Whatcom For All
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u/Chinaski420 11h ago
Yeah hoping sharing pics and stories like this makes even more people come out for the next one. We need to be absolutely relentless
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u/Significant-Spring14 15h ago
I agree , I was surrounded by so much love and unity. I’m so proud of my hometown
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18h ago
Describing a protest as “fun” means it was absolutely useless.
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u/Maddyoso Local 18h ago
No. A fun protest means a person was able to not be harassed or maced.
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u/Suspicious_Yellow_16 14h ago
While I didn’t see anyone maced i definitely saw people harassing others who had opposing views
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u/Maddyoso Local 13h ago
Opposing views or someone who openly opposes human rights?
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u/smelly_farts_loading 11h ago
What human rights are people losing? First I’ve heard of this.
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u/Owl-Amathyst 15h ago
No it being fun means the right can't spin or demonizing it like they did the blm protests.
It being fun means more people will be inclined to participate in future protests.
It being fun means the regime is failing at making us miserable.
Other being fun means the movement will continue gathering momentum
It being fun means everyone their was able to stay safe.
Joy is Resistence!
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17h ago
There's no plan, no build up of a movement, no escalation. Just a big white liberal circle jerk before they go back home and say a job well done.
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u/Maddyoso Local 16h ago
This was literally a nationwide protest day so what exactly are you blabbering about?
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16h ago
What's the plan here? Because tomorrow there will be lay offs, deportations and genocide and I dont see what has been accomplished to stop that. Can you even say?
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u/Maddyoso Local 16h ago
So your solution is what exactly? Because outside of violence, protesting and lobbying is the only way to get change.
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16h ago
There are a ton of things that lie between violence and sign holding. Can you think of any?
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u/Maddyoso Local 16h ago
I can think of several! Civil disobedience, sit-ins, strikes (but again people need to work, the economy is in shambles and only rich people are fine right now), boycotts, marches (loud and disruptive but nonviolent), road blockades, occupying public spaces, property damage like vandalism and graffiti, heckling and probably even the occasional flash mob. It’s a good thing today’s protest wasn’t just sign holding and also consisted of road blockades, marches, and occupying public spaces, and definitely a little vandalism. :-)
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u/warrenlamb 16h ago
Yes, and demonstrations (like today's) work in service of those things. They build momentum, encourage engagement, and build group solidarity.
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16h ago
They diffuse momentum. That's why they are tolerated by the state, and encouraged by democrats.
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u/warrenlamb 16h ago
The vast majority of people aren't going to jump from being totally checked-out to doing something more radical. That's not realistic. Protests offer an on-ramp to engagement.
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15h ago
But you're working under organizational structures and cultures that encourage them to not escalate, that are telling them this is resistance. You're going 25mph and the fascists are going 90.
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u/BureauOfBureaucrats 16h ago
Using the on-ramp analogy, I just wish a far greater percentage of protesters fully accelerated to speed and actually entered the interstate. Far too many people only get to 40 mph and drift to the shoulder.
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16h ago
You could have ground every city to a halt with those numbers but you choose to be totally useless.
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u/Maddyoso Local 16h ago
By to a halt you mean walkouts of workplaces? People need money. Also protests that get more involved and start storming and occupying buildings are illegal. So again, what’s your solution?
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16h ago
Well then you've lost, before even trying cause that's exactly what's needed. I hope fascists respect your signs and your nonviolence and just give up.
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u/Maddyoso Local 16h ago
I do agree with you, but with the way things are right now, people just can’t risk their lives to be heroes. The ones who do are hailed as such. But not everyone can afford giving up their family and their life.
Peaceful protests are largely ineffective because government forces suppress them. This protest was “fun” for a lot of people because it wasn’t suppressed. Also, this protest was disruptive. They marched down the street, blocking traffic even when cars threatened them. People’s days were impacted because of the protest. So it was successful.
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u/peppermint_potts 14h ago
Every time I see your username pop up its always something negative or critical. If you have that much time to comment like that on Reddit then maybe do something you deem more productive. Being a keyboard Karen is just not a good look.
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u/pretzelcoatl_ 16h ago
Liberals refuse to take proper action. We need to deal with fascists like they did in WW2
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16h ago edited 16h ago
They're delusional. And they have not intention of actually protecting people.
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u/Alienescape 18h ago
Still going strong! If you're on the edge of coming, show up!