The alternatives to Intel/AMD/Nvidia, Visa/Mastercard/American Express/Discover and IOS/Android need to be more developed.

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    Something like 60-70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Most people can’t afford to protest. And healthcare insurance and other things are tied to our jobs.

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      You guys earn way more than us, but we still find ways to protest more often.

      It really is about finding ways, its never gonna be a convenient thing you do on a sunny afternoon…

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        yall have free healthcare, if a cop injures me at a protest, its even more debt

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        The average US salary is more than most European countries average salary because we work more hours on average, have less time off, and have higher expenses for things like healthcare, groceries, utilities, etc.

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          I understand that, my point is the size of the salary has nothing to do with your capacity to protest, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to do it over here.

          I can assure you we are not leaving our jobs just to protest, and also a majority of people love paycheck to paycheck. You need to find the time and organize.

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            yall have like no land, dense ass populations, it takes like 3 hours of driving to leave a country lol (it takes me 6 hours to get halfway through my state) we are spread the fk out and have car based cities/towns, we dont have a sense of community lol

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              How long do you think it takes to go from Madrid, Paris, Berlin or Rome to the frontier?

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        I think it’s their lack of free time. They have no protections if they want to take half a day off to protest.

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      can’t afford to protest.

      I sincerely hope ruminating about the economics of your past lives are enough to keep you mentally occupied and busy while you’re in a detention facility.